The EC Data Collection Regulation (DCR) has been implemented since 2001 with the aim of harmonising the collection of fisheries biological and economic data across the Member States. Despite the recognised benefits brought about by the DCR, the scientific community and managers acknowledged that the current procedure of collecting biological data on a stock basis and economic data on a fleet basis did not favour the provision of relevant inputs to fishery-based management advice. The review of the DCR started in 2005 and was an opportunity to integrate the fishery-based approach in the future collection of bio-economic data. The SGECA-SGRN 08-01 meeting was the final opportunity for independent experts to give scientific input to the fisheries fleet matrix, previously defined by the scientific community. The participants of the meeting were split into two sub-groups depending on the area of expertise. Transversal data (relevant for both Economists and Biologists i.e. effort, landings) where discussed in plenary. The experts were asked to address: a) Review the fleet-fishing activity matrix at both EU and regional levels b) Propose or update stratification for regional length vessel classes c) Establish a regional design and regional protocols for the collection of biological and economic data in the view of the fleet based approach and SGRN recommendations. The proposal should include suggestions for the sampling strata, the sampling intensities and precision levels wherever possible, and for criteria for allocation of the fishing activity (dominance/exclusivity criteria) d) Propose operational guidelines for the implementation of the new data collection framework (both for collection of biological and economic data). The results of the meeting is planned to be incorporated in the draft of the new DCR and presented to the management committee at three occasions during the spring of 2008.

DAURES Fabienne; 

NORD Jenny; 

2009-06-11

OPOCE

JRC52219

978-92-79-12606-2,   

1018-5593,   

EUR 23849 EN,    OP LB-NA-23849-EN-C,   

https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC52219,   

10.2788/198,