The document summarizes key elements of the new Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) that was politically agreed to in July 2013, including:
1. The CFP's objectives to ensure sustainable fishing and aquaculture activities that achieve economic, social and employment benefits while contributing to food supply.
2. The CFP's goals to restore and maintain fish populations above levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield (MSY) by 2015 where possible and by 2020 for all stocks, and implement an ecosystem-based approach.
3. Details on implementing the landing obligation, achieving MSY targets, regional cooperation, science and data collection, control and enforcement, and financing instruments.
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4. Fisheries management conservation
•Annual exercise – Baltic, Atlantic – or biannual –
deep sea
•Scientific advice (ICES/STECF) => COM proposal
=> negotiations with MS => TAC and quota
Regulation
•MSY, data limited, management plans
•Technical measures, closures, etc.
•Environmental issues: prohibited species
•RACs
•Data collection
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7. 1. … ensure that fishing and aquaculture activities are
environmentally sustainable in the long term and are
managed in way consistent with the objectives of achieving
economic, social and employment benefits, and of
contributing to the availability of food supplies
2. … apply the precautionary approach and shall aim to
objectives andthat exploitation restores and maintains
ensure MSY
populations of harvested species above levels which can
produce the maximum sustainable yield … the
maximum sustainable yield exploitation rate shall be
achieved by 2015 where possible and on a progressive,
incremental basis at the latest by 2020 for all stocks
3. … implement the ecosystem based approach to fisheries
management to ensure that negative impacts on the
ecosystem are minimized, and endeavour to ensure that
aquaculture and fisheries activities avoid the degradation
of the marine environment
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8. aspiration?
stocks above the levels capable of
producing MSY
leading target?
exploitation rate at MSY
zoom in on MSY
timing?
by 2015 where possible and
progressively by 2020 at latest for
all stocks
all stocks at MSY?
multiannual plans may contain
specific provisions to address
achieving MSY for mixture of stocks
where no further selectivity is
possible (based on ecosystem
approach)
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9. priority to achieve the MSY target
single-species or mixed fisheries/several stocks
proportionate measures, accounting for economic/social impact
conservation and sustainable exploitation:
multiannual plans
address specific problems of achieving MSY in mixed fisheries
mandatory elements
(scope, objectives, quantifiable targets, time frames, conservation
reference points, objectives and measures for the discard ban,
safeguards on ensuring quantifiable targets)
optional elements
(discard elimination measures, monitoring indicators, objectives for
freshwater part of ana/catadromous species)
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10. Union endeavors to establish protected areas
conservation and sustainable exploitation: of small fish,
biological sensitivity, heavy concentration
spawning grounds
stock may be restricted
fish fishing recovery areas or prohibited
Union continues to protect existing biologically sensitive areas
MS may develop joint recommendations (regionalization)
COM may be empowered (under multiannual plan) to establish
the protected areas
COM reports to EP and Council on protected areas
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11. conservation and sustainable exploitation:
MS may adopt measures for own vessels to comply with Natura
2000/MSFD (area protection)
compliance with Union needed, COM empowerment under
when Union measured environmental legislation
regionalization:
initiating MS provides relevant information
joint recommendations MS with direct management interest
no joint recommendations:
COM co-decision proposal
in urgent cases: COM measures (1 year, plus 1 year)
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12. COM measures when serious threat to resources
conservation and sustainable under comitology
exploitation:
urgency procedure
MS measures applicable to own vessels
no less stringent than existing Union legislation
other Commission and Member States measures
MS emergency measures
in own EEZ, COM can ask for amendment or
repeal
MS measures within 12 miles
to all vessels, non-discriminatory, COM can
request amendment or repeal
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13. by fishery:
• 2015: small & large pelagic fisheries, industrial
fishery, Baltic salmon
• 2015-17: Baltic (remaining species)
• 2016-2919: North Sea, north-western and southwestern waters (fisheries for cod, haddock,
whiting, saithe; for Norway lobster; for common
sole and plaice; for Northern prawn; other
fisheries for species subject to catch limits)
• 2017-2019: Mediterranean, Black Sea, other
relevant waters (remaining species)
landing
obligation
phasing in
• first year species defining the fishery, remaining
species in later years
scope
• catches subject to catch limits and in Med subject
to minimum landing sizes
• without prejudice to international obligations
• MS can ask for application to additional species
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14. exemptions
• species for which fishing is prohibited by Union Act
• species with scientific evidence of high survival rates
• catches under de minimis exemptions
landing
obligation
implementation details in multiannual plans (co-legislated)
• species covered in each fishery
• exemption for species with high survival rate
• de minimis provisions (maximum 7 % in first year,
then 7, 6, 6, and 5 % in subsequent years) – not
counted against quota
owhere no more selectivity is possible (science)
oto avoid disproportionate handling costs
• provisions on documentation of catches
• fixing of minimum conservation reference sizes
no multiannual plans? discard plan
• regionalization (joint MS recommendations)
• COM adopts discard plan (delegated Act)
no discard plan? COM adopts de minimis (up to 5 %) upon
entry into force of landing obligation
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15. quota flexibility
• count catches of non-target species
against quota of target spec
o maximum 9 %
o non-target stock has to be within
safe biological limits
• interannual flexibility (banking and
borrowing)
o maximum 10 %
landing
obligation
minimum conservation reference sizes
• catches below mcrs for non-human
consumption only
MS ensure detailed and accurate
documentation
• inter alia observers, CCTV, others
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16. TACs consistent with the objectives (MSY)
relative stability respected
TAC adjustments with discard ban
MS may request in-year TAC increase when scientific evidence
MS decide on allocation
fishing opportunities
account of likely catch composition
transparent and objective criteria (shopping list)
MS may swap quotas
COM reports annually on progress on delivery of MSY
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34. data collection obligation for MS (and submission to COM)
biological, environmental, technical, socio-economic
MS annual report on implementation data collection program
COM assessment of MS report
MS ensure national and regional coordination with other MS
relevant EU funding may be suspended/interrupted – if no
data collection or timely submission
science and data
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35. COM non-binding guidelines on priorities and targets
MS develop multiannual national strategic plan (2014)
• objectives, timetable
• administrative simplification, access arrangements,
sustainability indicators, assessment crossbordering effects, research synergy, practices to
enhance positive environmental/fish resources
effects
MS exchange information and best practices (open method of
coordination), COM facilitates
aquaculture Advisory Council
aquaculture
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36. ensure compliance with CFP rules
• Union framework, MS adopt appropriate measures
• MS may require contribution from operators
comprising among others:
• cooperation MS, COM, Control Agency
• cost-efficiency and proportionality
• efficient control technologies on fisheries data
• risk-based strategy
• development of culture of compliance
expert group on compliance (MS representatives and COM)
• review issues of compliance/implementation
• advise in relation to implementation CFP, including
funds
• exchange information on control/inspection
control and enforcement
pilot projects on new control technologies/data systems
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37. four new Advisory Councils:
• outermost regions (three sections)
• aquaculture
• markets
• Black Sea
tasks:
• submit recommendations to COM and MS
• inform COM of problems and propose solutions
• contribute to data collection/analysis
AC consulted on joint recommendations (regionalization)
COM reply within two months, with detailed reasons
composition: 60 % fishermen/processing/marketing; 40 %
other interest groups
consultation – Advisory Councils
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38. financial assistance to MS conditional upon compliance CFP
non-compliance may result in interruption/suspension of
funding (proportionality)
financial assistance to operators conditional upon compliance
CFP
serious infringements shall result in temporary/permanent
ban on access to Union assistance/financial reductions
(dissuasive, effective, proportionate)
financial assistance only when no serious infringement
sanctions (1 year)
financial instruments
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39. Financing the CFP
• European Fisheries Fund 2007-2013 (EFF):
implementation
• European Maritime and Fisheries Fund 2014-2020 (EMFF)
• part of the European Structural and Investment Funds
(ESIF)
• Common Provisions Regulation (CPR)
• implemented through the Partnership Agreement (PA)
• and the EMFF Operational Programme (OP) 2014-2020
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40. Current state of play and further steps on
the legislative acts
• Partnership Agreement: informal dialogue; CPR adoption;
formal dialogue; PA submission and adoption
• EMFF OP: informal dialogue; EMFF Regulation adoption;
formal dialogue; OP submission and adoption
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41. How to influence the use of the EMFF?
• Phase 1: negotiations on the CFP and EMFF Regulations
• Phase 2: development of the OP:
• partnership dialogue
• multi-annual national strategic plan on aquaculture
(Advisory Council for Aquaculture)
• Phase 3: implementation of the OP:
• identification, submission and undertaking of projects
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42. Objectives of the EMFF proposal
• EMFF should support the reform of the CFP
• Focus of the Fund is on people and communities
dependent on fisheries
• Boost the development of EU aquaculture
• Ensure stable financing for the EU's Integrated Maritime
Policy
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43. EMFF – new focus on fisheries (1)
Commission proposal moves away from traditional fleet
measures which are not cost-effective and have no
discernible impact on fleet capacity.
Instead, the EMFF should focus on fisheries through :
Social sustainability:
•support to communities dependent on fishing
•health and safety on board
•lifelong learning, new skills
•business start-ups
•gender equality and social dialogue
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44. EMFF – new focus on fisheries (2)
Economic sustainability:
•Innovation
•Adding value to fishery products
•Modernisation of fishing vessels linked to safety and health
on board, selectivity, energy efficiency, catch quality
•Additional sources of income through differentiation of
economic activity
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45. EMFF – new focus on fisheries (3)
Environmental sustainability in line with the new CFP:
•Limiting the impact of fisheries on the maritime
environment (support to MSY)
•Increased selectivity and no-discards fishing
•Partnerships between fishermen and scientists
•Eco-innovation
•Participation of fishermen in environmental protection
•Mitigation of climate change
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46. EMFF – new focus also on: (4)
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Boost for aquaculture
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Local development: FLAGS
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Market measures
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Control (shared management)
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Data collection (shared management)
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IMP (direct management)
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