Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) – Assessment of balance indicators for key fleet segments and review of national reports on Member States efforts to achieve balance between fleet capacity and fishing opportunities (STECF-20-11)
The Commission requests that an analysis of balance between fleet capacity and fishing opportunity be made using a standard approach across all EU fleet segments, based on DCF information and in line with the Commission Guidelines. Using data submitted by Member States under the 2020 DCF Economic data call and the most recent scientific assessments on stock status and their exploitation rates, values for the technical, economic and biological indicators were computed for the years 2009-2018 and analysed as specified in the European Commission Guidelines, by the STECF EWG-20-11 virtual meeting, held from the 21–25 September 2020. In addition, values for several additional indicators were computed and observations were made regarding their robustness and sensitivity in relation to data availability and suitability for assessing the balance between capacity and fishing opportunities. Where relevant, indicator values using data from the 2020 Fisheries Dependent Information (FDI) data call were also computed and compared with equivalent values derived from data submitted in response to the Annual Economic data call. For each Member State, country chapters are provided and include: (1) an overview of whether, according to the Commission Guidelines, fleet segments can be considered in or out of balance with their fishing opportunities; (2) an assessment on whether the Member State fleet report provides a sound and comprehensive analysis of balance between fleet capacity and fishing opportunity; (3) a comparison of the indicator values, trends and assessment of balance by fleet segment found in the fleet reports with those calculated by the EWG, highlighting any discrepancies and, where possible, identifying the reasons for such discrepancies and (4) an assessment on whether the measures in the new or revised action plans are appropriately targeted, timebound and likely to contribute to redressing the imbalance in the fleet segments concerned. The EWG was also requested to list the fleet segments in the EU Outermost Regions that were indicated to be out of balance with their fishing opportunities, together with the fish stocks and fishing areas on which they rely as well as a list of fleet segments for which information available does not allow to calculate the indicators and conclude on balance.
CASEY John;
DENTES DE CARVALHO GASPAR Natacha;
2020-12-11
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC123057
978-92-76-27163-5 (online),
2467-0715 (online),
1831-9424,
EUR 28359 EN,
OP KJ-AX-20-011-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC123057,
10.2760/414107 (online),
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