Transcript Fisheries Measures in the North Sea State of Play

Fisheries Measures in the North Sea
State of Play
Ton IJlstra
Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and
Innovation (Netherlands)
History
• Implementation of the Birds & Habitats Directives for the
marine environment
• December 2008: submission of the Netherlands to the
EC containing the proposed sites (map)
• Conservation objectives: Imares report of August 2009
• October 2009: Start of the project “Fisheries Measures in
Protected Areas” (FIMPAS) with the International
Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) in the lead
• February 2010: Approval of Netherlands Natura 2000
sites on the List of Sites of Community Importance
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MPA’s in the Dutch North Sea
SCI Code
MS
SCI Name
Area (ha)
Longitude
Latitude
North Sea area
Dutch coastal zone (< 12 nm)
NL2003062
NL
North Sea Coastal
Zone I
24838
E 5 48
N 53 28
NL2008004
NL
North Sea Coastal
Zone II
118658
E 5 34
N 53 29
NL2008003
NL
Vlakte van de Raan
18848
E 3 18
N 51 29
NL4000017
NL
Voordelta
88942
E 3 40
N 51 45
Dutch EEZ
NL2008001
NL
Dogger Bank
471750
E 3 29
N 55 8
NL2008002
NL
Cleaver Bank
123733
E35
N 54 1
NL
Frisian Front
288057
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MPA’s in
the Dutch
North Sea
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European dimension
• Guidance by the EC (FISHERIES MEASURES FOR
MARINE NATURA 2000 SITES)
• Entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty
• Discussions with the EC on procedures on the
implementation of fishery measures in September 2010
• Revision of the CFP/Amendment of Technical Measures
Regulations
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International dimension
• February 2009: presentation to the NSRAC in Berlin
session
• October 2009: Start of the project on Fisheries Measures
(FIMPAS) in the North Sea
• February 2010: 1st workshop on data analysis
• June/July 2010: 2nd workshop on conflict analysis
• January 2011: 3rd workshop on management options
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Key question for FIMPAS project
This project aims at identifying two questions:
• To what extent do specific fishing activities significantly
threaten attainment of the conservation objectives of the
Natura 2000 sites?
• What management measures would reduce these
conflicts and how effective would they be at helping to
ensure the favourable condition of these sites?
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Results of the 2nd workshop on conflict analysis
CONSERVATION
OBJECTIVES
Beam
trawl
Otter
trawl
Seine
nets
Gill nets
Mid-water
trawl
Habitats
Dogger Bank
H1110_C Inundated sandbanks
High
Medium
Low
[Low]
Not Relevant
Cleaver Bank
H1170 Open-sea reefs
High
High
[Medium]
[Low]
Not Relevant
Marine mammals
Harbour porpoise
Low
Low
[Low]
Medium
[Low]
Harbour seal
Low
Low
[Low]
Low
[Low]
Grey seal
Low
Low
[Low]
Low
[Low]
Seabirds
Great skua
Low
Low
[Low]
Low
[Low]
Great black-backed gull
Low
Low
[Low]
Low
[Low]
Guillemot
[Medium]
[Medium]
[Medium]
High
[Low]
Lesser black-backed gull
Low
Low
[Low]
Low
[Low]
[...], if insufficient information, rating based on reasoning and/or expert judgement.
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Conclusions
Dogger Bank
• Disagreements among the participants with industry
versus scientists:
• Discussion points were the impacts that beam trawls
have on the bottom compared to the natural impact e.g.
from storms
• Concerning the impact by gillnetting the concern is on
the differences that different gillnets may have on
bycatch
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Third workshop: management options
• Venue: Den Helder, Netherlands
• Date: 24 – 26th January 2011
• Subject: development of fishery measures for the
protection of Dogger Bank, Cleaver Bank & Frisian Front
• Economics of MPA’s
• Harbour porpoise protection
• Dogger Bank: how to proceed
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Other issues
• Dogger Bank: development of a common regime
between NL, G and UK for the protection of the Dogger
Bank
• Harbour porpoise: NL develop a species protection
regime for the harbour porpoise more than an area
oriented regime
• Socio-economics: an extensive study of the economics
of the MPA’s is made by the Dutch LEI
• Intersessional meeting in December 2010
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FIMPAS procedure to come
• Third workshop on management options in
January 2011
• Referral to International Council for the
Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Advisory
Commission: February/March 2011
• ACOM Advice in August 2011
• NL proposal to EU/EC fall 2011
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More information
• Contact at International Council for the Exploration of the
Sea (ICES):
– Hans Lassen: [email protected]
• +45 33 38 67 00
• NL Project leader/FIMPAS Steering group:
– Ton IJlstra: [email protected]
• +31 7 03 78 56 20
• Site: http://www.noordzeenatura2000.nl
• Register: [email protected]
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