| Author (Corporate) | Council of the European Union, European Parliament |
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| Series Title | Official Journal of the European Union |
| Series Details | L 191 |
| Publication Date | 15/07/2016 |
| Content Type | Legislation |
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Summary: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 establishing a management plan for the Baltic stocks of cod, herring and sprat. Further information: Cod, herring and sprat are the subject of important fisheries in the Baltic Sea. Scientific advice from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has indicated that the current exploitation rates for some of these stocks are not consistent with achieving maximum sustainable yield (MSY). A management plan for the Baltic Sea cod stocks has been in place since 2007 but the stocks of herring and sprat are not yet subject to a management plan. This hinders the sustainable management of these fisheries, and does not provide stability of fishing opportunities for the fishermen operating in these fisheries. In addition to providing the basis for capture fisheries, cod, herring and sprat are also important components of the Baltic ecosystem and there are also strong biological interactions between them. Cod predate on sprat and herring meaning that the size of the cod stock affects the size of the herring and sprat stocks and vice versa. There are some indications from scientific analyses that the biological interactions within and between these species in the Baltic may mean that higher fishing pressures than are currently advised may be sustainable. However, the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) have advised that more scientific work is needed in order to understand the risks of fishing at these higher values. The objective of this Regulation is to establish a management plan for the Baltic stocks of cod, herring and sprat. The plan will ensure the sustainable exploitation of these stocks, and provide stability of fishing opportunities, while ensuring that management is based on the most up to date scientific information on interactions within and between the stocks and with other aspects of the ecosystem and environment. The specific objective of the initiative is to ensure that the Baltic stocks of cod, herring and sprat are exploited in a sustainable way according to the principles of maximum sustainable yield and of the ecosystem approach to fisheries management. |
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| Source Link | https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2016.191.01.0001.01.ENG |
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| Subject Categories | Internal Markets |
| Subject Tags | Common Fisheries Policy [CFP] |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
