Working Group II 13:55 Southern horse mackerel Evaluation of - PDF document

06/03/2019 Agenda 13:15 Opening of the meeting 13:20 Adoption of the agenda 13:25 Follow-up on action items 13:35 Northeast Atlantic mackerel • Evaluation of 2018 • Priorities in 2019 Working Group II 13:55 Southern horse mackerel • Evaluation of 2018 meeting • Priorities in 2019 14:05 Western horse mackerel • Evaluation of 2018 • Update Focus Group/ICES MSE workshop • Priorities in 2019 28 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark Working Group II, 28 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark 1 2 Agenda Agenda 14:25 Herring in 6a and 7b,c 15:20 Boarfish • Evaluation of 2018 • Evaluation of 2018 • Update on herring survey results by Steve Mackinson • • Priorities in 2019 Update from Focus Group • Priorities in 2019 15:30 Control Focus Group 14:55 Celtic Sea herring • Draft position paper revision of Control Regulation • Evaluation of 2018 15:50 Implementation of the Landing Obligation (discussion) • Draft recovery plan/rebuilding MSE 16:00 AOB • Priorities in 2019 16:15 End of meeting 15:10 Irish Sea herring 16:15 – 16:30 Coffee break • Evaluation of 2018 • Priorities in 2019 Working Group II, 28 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark Working Group II, 28 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark 3 4 Action items Action items Celtic Sea herring General • Find out whether year classes seem to have disappeared from the • Circulate latest MIACO report when received from ICES (Secretariat) ✓ assessment (Chairman, Colm Lordan/Eskild Kirkegaard) ✓ • At the next MIACO meeting list and agree the action items during the meeting (MIACO participants) - in progress • Circulate draft recovery plan (chairman, Andrew Campbell) ✓ • Draft internal guidelines on management strategies and rebuilding plans Boar Fish (Gon ҫ alo Carvalho, Martin Pastoors) ✓ • Continue work on the assessment model- carried forward (Marine • Circulate SWW discard plan to Pelagic AC members (Chairman, secretariat) ✓ Institute, Working Group members) on going Working Group II, 28 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark Working Group II, 28 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark 5 6 1

06/03/2019 Action items Action items Herring in 6a and 7b,c Western horse mackerel • Ask Commission to include genetic sampling in Data Collection • Framework once a protocol has been developed – carried forward from Develop management strategy and MSE and submit outcomes to the Commission for review by ICES (Focus Group) - ongoing previous report and no longer valid • • Draft a briefing for DG Research on genetic sampling project, and secure Continue stock ID project (Focus Group) – ongoing DG Research attendance at future meeting (Chairman, Secretariat) - in • Continue PFA research project (PFA) - ongoing progress • Ask Martin Pastoors to present the PFA self-sampling • Continue genetic, acoustic and morphometric research (NPWG) - in programme final report at the February meeting – moved to July progress meeting • Present results for 6a north herring survey at February 2019 meeting • Have Landmark analyses present at ICES MSE workshop (Martin (Martin Pastoor/Steve Mackinson) ✓ Pastoors) ✓ • Discuss data requirements for rebuilding plans at MIACO meeting • Ask Martin Pastoors to present the conclusion of the work at the (Gon ҫ alo Carvalho, Martin Pastoors, Chairman) ✓ February or April meeting in 2019 (Chairman)- ongoing Working Group II, 28 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark Working Group II, 28 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark 7 8 Action items Northeast Atlantic mackerel Northeast Atlantic mackerel • Follow up on choke mitigation measures (Working group members, Catches in 2019 should be no more than chairman) - in progress 318,403 tonnes. • Push for inclusion of the North Sea in the mackerel egg survey Call for urgent Inter-benchmark to review inclusion of RFID (Chairman, Martin Pastoors) ✓ (unsuccessful) tagging data. Southern horse mackerel Industry stakeholders note a lack of confidence in ICES advice Request Coastal States to ask ICES to re-evaluate the • Draft language on seperation of three species under the TAC, in line mackerel assessment with previous ICES recommendation (Gonçalo Carvalho, chairman) ✓ Support 2019 mackerel egg survey and request inclusion of Control Focus Group North Sea Hold FG meeting on 7 th December on the revision of the Control • 653,438 tonnes Regulation. Invite Commission and EFCA (chairman, secretariat) ✓ Council Working Group II, 28 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark Working Group II, 28 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark 9 10 Northeast Atlantic Mackerel Southern horse mackerel Priorities 2019: Catches should be 94,017 tonnes • Actively participate inter-benchmark (MSY) • Actively participate workshop May 2019 TAC = 46 368 tonnes (management plan) Bremerhaven Request clarification EU Commission why management plan was not followed • Follow international egg survey Ask council and Commission to take steps to separate species under combined TAC • Follow up de-minimis 7% in Discard Plans TAC = 94,017 tonnes • TAC advice for 2020 Council Working Group II, 28 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark Working Group II, 28 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark 11 12 2

06/03/2019 Southern horse mackerel Western horse mackerel Priorities 2019: Catches should be 145,237 tonnes (MSY) • Follow up why PelAC advice not used • Follow up why ICES advice not used TAC = 145,237 Continue development of new long-term following management plan evaluation management strategy • Follow up de-minimis 7% in Discard Plans Request inter-benchmark for early 2019 • TAC advice for 2020 TAC = 137,976 tonnes Council Working Group II, 28 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark Working Group II, 28 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark 13 14 Western horse mackerel Western horse mackerel Update ICES MSE workshop ➢ ICES Workshop Guidelines Management Strategy Results of Focus Group meeting Evaluation (MSE) 4-8 February 2019 • Continue the development of recovery plan ➢ 30 MSE carried out 2013 and 2018, ➢ 19 different methods • Collaboration Landmark Fisheries pilot MSE ➢ Only 6 methods were used more than once. framework to support development rebuilding plan ➢ Lack of standardization. • Genetic stock identification ongoing ➢ Guidelines to improve the standardization of MSE by ➢ Guidelines are more ‘options’ than ‘instructions’ • PFA research project ongoing ➢ Specific recommendations evaluation rebuilding plans • Next meeting of the Focus Group: April/May 2019 ➢ The report expected finalized end of this week Working Group II, 28 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark Working Group II, 28 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark 15 16 Western horse mackerel Herring in 6a and 7b,c Priorities 2019: Zero catch, rebuilding plan • Check why difference in figures MSY v Council Monitoring TAC, subject to the evaluation of the rebuilding plan developed by the PELAC • Continue development of management strategy Request immediate evaluation revised rebuilding plan • Continue genetic and PFA research Monitoring TAC = 5,800 tonnes • Follow international egg survey Split VIa North = 4,170 • Follow up de-minimis 7% in Discard Plans VIa South, VIIbc = 1,630 Council • TAC advice for 2020 Working Group II, 28 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark Working Group II, 28 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark 17 18 3

06/03/2019 Herring in 6a and 7b,c Herring in 6a and 7b,c Priorities 2019: • Presentation herring survey results (Steve • Continue ongoing research (genetics, Mackinson) acoustic surveys & morphometrics) • Results of Focus Group meeting • Follow up revised rebuilding plan and evaluation • Seek benchmark early 2020 • TAC advice for 2020 (including scientific monitoring TAC) Working Group II, 28 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark Working Group II, 28 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark 19 20 Celtic Sea Herring Celtic Sea Herring Draft recovery plan Catches should be ≤ 4,742 tonnes (MSY) Michael Gras MI Follow ICES MSY advice Mixing issue with Irish Sea needs to be addressed. TAC = 4,742 tonnes Council Working Group II, 28 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark Working Group II, 28 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark 21 22 Celtic Sea Herring Irish Sea Herring Catches should be ≤ 6,896 Priorities 2019: tonnes (MSY) • Finalize recovery plan & submit for evaluation • TAC advice for 2020 Follow ICES MSY advice TAC = 6,896 tonnes Council Working Group II, 28 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark Working Group II, 28 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark 23 24 4