Working Group II 13:40 Southern horse mackerel Evaluation of - PDF document

05/03/2018 Agenda 13:30 Opening of the meeting 13:35 Adoption of the agenda 13:35 Follow-up on action items 13:35 Northeast Atlantic mackerel • Evaluation of 2017 • Priorities in 2018 Working Group II 13:40 Southern horse mackerel • Evaluation of 2017 meeting 13:50 Western horse mackerel • Evaluation of 2017 • Results of Focus Group meeting • Priorities in 2018 1 March 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Working Group II, 1 March 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Agenda Agenda 14:20 Herring in 6a and 7b,c 15:10 Boarfish • Evaluation of 2017 • Evaluation of 2017 • Results of Focus Group meeting • • Priorities in 2018 Revised recovery plan • Priorities in 2018 15:20 Control Focus Group (information) 14:50 Celtic Sea herring 15:40 Implementation of the Landing Obligation (discussion) • Evaluation of 2017 15:55 AOB 16:00 End of meeting • Outcome of WKPELA with reference to Celtic Sea herring • Priorities in 2018 15:00 Irish Sea herring • Evaluation of 2017 • Priorities in 2018 Working Group II, 1 March 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Working Group II, 1 March 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Action items Action items General Irish Sea herring • • Discuss with ACOM and at MIACO meeting that stakeholders should have Continue development of management strategy (Ian Gatt, Steven the right to withdraw their information if it is going to be changed in the Mackinson, Alan McCulla) advice sheets (Carmen Fernandez, chairman) ✓ • Participate in WKIRISH (chairman, interested Working Group members) • Follow-up on gramme size project at the next PELAC meeting (chairman, ✓ EFCA) • Follow-up on mixing issue with Celtic Sea herring (chairman, ICES) ✓ • Mention the gramme size project at the workshop on the evaluation of the control regulation in November (chairman) ✓ • Seek endorsement from the Executive Committee to ask Dominic Rihan to present the results of the choke mitigation tool for stocks relevant to the Pelagic AC (chairman) ✓ Working Group II, 1 March 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Working Group II, 1 March 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands 1

05/03/2018 Action items Action items Herring in 6a and 7b,c Herring in 6a and 7b,c • Develop a genetic sampling protocol (6a herring focus group) - in • Peer-review herring genetics project (Ken Whelan, AST) - in progress progress • Continue genetic, acoustic and morphometric research (NPWG) - in • Arrange a genetics workshop with ICES once the sampling protocol is progress available (6a herring focus group, Ken Whelan) • Provide update on genetic analysis at February meeting (Edward Farrell) • Ask Member States and Commission to include genetic sampling in Data ➢ Done at the focus group Collection Framework once a protocol has been developed (Pelagic AC) - • Provide update in acoustic surveys at February meeting (Steven in progress Mackinson, Martin Pastoors) • Include genetic sampling at WKSPLIT (Martin Pastoors) ✓ ➢ Done at the focus group • Arrange meeting with DG RESEARCH to seek funding for broad pelagic genetics project (Ken Whelan) ✓ • Address issue of bycatch in other fisheries through choke mitigation tool (focus group on choke mitigation tool) ✓ Working Group II, 1 March 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Working Group II, 1 March 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Action items Action items Southern horse mackerel Celtic Sea herring • Seek endorsement from the Executive Committee for the draft • Participate in WKIRISH (interested Working Group II members) ✓ management strategy (chairman) ✓ Northeast Atlantic mackerel Western horse mackerel • Follow-up on technical issues in relation to the IESSNS versus the • Arrange the next focus group meeting in October or November egg survey and the RFID tagging data (Working Group II, ICES) 2017 (chairman, secretariat) ✓ Boarfish • Continue genetics project (NPWG, PFA) - in progress • Submit letter to the chair of the NWW regional group asking for • Continue PFA research project (PFA) - in progress implementation of the boarfish closures (chairman, secretariat) ✓ • Continue to develop management strategy (focus group) - in • Continue work on analytical assessment in progress progress Working Group II, 1 March 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Working Group II, 1 March 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Northeast Atlantic mackerel Northeast Atlantic Mackerel Priorities 2018: Catches in 2018 should be no more than 550 948 tonnes. • Input into 2019 Mackerel egg survey • TAC advice 2019 Follow management strategy if precautionary and in line with article 2.2 of the CFP. • Follow up on choke mitigation measures discard ban Otherwise, follow ICES MSY approach • Follow-up on technical issues in relation to the 816 797 tonnes in accordance with IESSNS versus the egg survey and the RFID tagging management strategy data Council Working Group II, 1 March 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Working Group II, 1 March 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands 2

05/03/2018 Southern horse mackerel Southern horse mackerel Priorities 2018: • Catches should be ≤ 55 555 tonnes Approval of management strategy by ICES (expected date: 20 March 2018) (MSY) • TAC Advice 2018 TAC = 55 555 tonnes • Follow up on choke mitigation measures discards Evaluate management strategy ban TAC = 55 555 tonnes Council Working Group II, 1 March 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Working Group II, 1 March 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Western horse mackerel Western horse mackerel Results of Focus Group meeting Catches should be ≤ 117 070 tonnes (MSY) • A recovery plan focusing on the long term should be developed TAC = 117 070 • Genetic stock identification ongoing Continue development of new long-term management strategy • PFA research project ongoing • Follow up on natural mortality TAC = 117 070 tonnes • Next meeting of the Focus Group: 11 April Council Working Group II, 1 March 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Working Group II, 1 March 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Western horse mackerel Herring in 6a and 7b,c Priorities 2018: Zero catch, rebuilding plan • Development of a Recovery plan (major priority) Monitoring TAC, subject to the • Continue genetic and PFA research evaluation of the rebuilding plan • developed by the PELAC TAC Advice 2019 • Follow up on choke mitigation measures discards ban Monitoring TAC = 5.800 tonnes Split VIa North = 4.170 VIa South, VIIbc = 1.630 Council Working Group II, 1 March 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands Working Group II, 1 March 2018, Den Haag, The Netherlands 3