The reform and the landing obligation Dominic Rihan, DGMARE, A2
State of Play and Timelines • GA agreed last June • Council Position on discards in February • PECH Committee vote last December • Vote in EP Plenary – February • Trilogues began March • Further discussion at April Council • High-level discussions • Agreement by June?
Progress in Trilogues • 4 held to date • Supported by technical working group • And a drafting working group • Consensus on many issues • Room for flexibility on others • A deal possible! • But…….
Big Ticket Issues! • MSY • Fleet Management • Regionalisation • Multiannual Plans • Institutional Issues • And the discard ban!
Council Parliament • Quota species • All harvested and regulated species (except boarfish) • 2014, 2015-18, 2016-19, 2017- 19 • 2014,2016,2017 • Exemptions for protected, high • Exemptions for live bait, high survival, de minimis survival • MAPs & Discard plans • MAPS • 7% de-minimis with transition • 3% inter-species flexibility • 10% year-to year quota flexibility • No de-minimis • 10% inter-species flexibility • CRS (Age at 1 st capture) • 5% demersal fish for 2 year • 5% year-to-year quota flexibility period not counted against quota • Non-human consumption& • CRS to protect juveniles charitable purposes • Non-human consumption • Revenue used for control & science • Control & monitoring • Proportionate control • TACs to reflect discards
Implementation issues? • Vehicle for implementation • Fisheries to cover • Setting TACs for 2014 – Data Issues • Exemptions – Survivability, De minimis • Practical/Operational Issues • Technical Measures • Control Issues
Omnibus! • Technical measures • Catch composition • MLS • Bycatch provisions • Control • Recording of catches • Stowage • Role of observers • Penalty-points • REM
Issues for the PELRAC? • Data Issues • Defining the fisheries • Practical/Operational Issues • Technical Measures • Control Issues
Thank you for your attention!
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