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Working Group I meeting 25 April 2019, Den Haag, The Netherlands

Agenda 10:00 Opening of the meeting 10:05 Adoption of the agenda 10:10 Follow-up on action items 10:30 Effects of seismic surveys on herring spawning grounds • Documents provided by Irish South & West PO • Way Forward 11:00 North Sea herring • Update MSE by Benoit Berges 11:30 Blue whiting • Presentation Fmsy project by Henrik Sparholt Working Group I, 25 April 2019, Den Haag, The Netherlands

Agenda 12:00 Herring genetics project DTU Aqua • Presentation by Dorte Bekkevold 12:30 AOB 12:45 End of meeting Lunch will be served from 12:45 to 13:45 hrs. Working Group I, 25 April 2019, Den Haag, The Netherlands

Action items General • Discuss possibilities for continuation of PELAC Ecosystem FG with other NGO’s – ongoing (Gonçalo Carvalho) • Monitor wording around mesh sizes in pelagic fisheries in new draft proposal TM regulation (chairman, Working Group members) – ongoing • Invite DTU Aqua to present genetics project at April WGI meeting (chairman, secretariat) ✓ • Raise formal request to Commission and MS on accounting for the de minimis exemption in setting of TACs (chairman, secretariat) ✓ Working Group I, 25 April 2019, Den Haag, The Netherlands

Action items North Sea herring herring • Map effects of seismic surveys on herring spawning grounds- carried forward (Ecosystem FG) • Bring issue of seismic surveys and herring spawning grounds forward to NSAC Ecosystem FG agenda, follow this FG and liaise back to PELAC (Irene Kingma, secretariat) - ongoing • Return to topic of seismic surveys and herring spawning grounds at April meeting (chairman, secretariat) ✓ • Write letter to Commission regarding banking and borrowing principles - carried forward (chairman, secretariat) - ongoing • Develop long term management strategy (WMR)- ongoing Working Group I, 12 April 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands

Action items Atlanto - Scandian herring • Secure quality of the stock assessment (chairman, WG members) - ongoing • Follow developments on reference points (chairman, WG members) - ongoing Western Baltic spring spawning herring • Secure quality of the stock assessment (chairman, WG members) - ongoing • Coordinate efforts with BSAC on rebuilding plan (chairman, secretariat) - ongoing • Follow EU/NO negotiations on TAC setting mechanism for 3a (chairman, WG members) – Autumn 2019 Working Group I, 25 April 2019, Den Haag, The Netherlands

Action items Blue whiting • Develop management strategy to address recruitment fluctuations (Focus Group) - ongoing • Invite Coastal State stakeholders and coordinator of international blue whiting egg survey to blue whiting FG in April (secretariat, chairman) ✓ (but unsuccessful) • Draft explanation for why standard ICES Fmsy rule is problematic for a stock like blue whiting (Claus Reedtz-Sparrevohn, chairman) - ongoing • Invite Henrik Sparholt to present Fmsy project at April meeting (chairman, secretariat) ✓ Working Group I, 25 April 2019, Den Haag, The Netherlands

Action items North Sea horse mackerel • Continue genetic stock ID project and work on historical catch rates – carried forward (industry members) • Explore options with the demersal sector on how to reduce bycatch (all) - ongoing • Provide secretariat with info on North Sea horse mackerel bycatch – carried forward (all) (no input received) Working Group I, 25 April 2019, Den Haag, The Netherlands

Effects Seismic surveys on herring spawning grounds • Documents provided by Irish South and West Fish PO • Minutes NSAC Ecosystem FG held 19 March Working Group I, 25 April 2019, Den Haag, The Netherlands

North Sea herring • Presentation management strategy evaluation by Benoit Berges Working Group I, 25 April 2019, Den Haag, The Netherlands

Blue whiting • Presentation Fmsy project by Henrik Sparholt Working Group I, 25 April 2019, Den Haag, The Netherlands

Herring genetics project DTU Aqua • Presentation by Dorte Bekkevold Working Group I, 25 April 2019, Den Haag, The Netherlands

AOB Working Group I, 25 April 2019, Den Haag, The Netherlands

Thank you! Working Group I, 25 April 2019, Den Haag, The Netherlands