Development of a joint marine and fisheries agenda Presentation WMD meeting 9 June 2016
Introduction Health of marine environment and fisheries are intricately linked, pressure on marine ecosystem is high, there are also opportunities for cooperation. Joint Marine, Water and Nature Directors 26-27 November 2015 (Luxembourg): closer dialogue with agriculture, forestry and fisheries policies (national and EU). Netherlands offered help to prepare a discussion in one of the upcoming Presidencies.
Results questionnaire Respons from 10 Member States, OSPAR, ICES, CCB 5 Memberstates’ respondents talked to their fisheries colleagues/2 are in charge of fisheries themselves
Top 4 Issues addressed by MS Fisheries management in Marine Protected Areas and Natura 2000 areas (6) Increase synergies between the objectives of the CFP and the MSFD (4) Fisheries measures: sustainable fishing techniques (4) Joint monitoring and sharing data (3) Other issues Possibilities for using EMFF funds (3) Coordination of designation of MPA’s (2) Common roadmap for contributing to UN SDG 14 (1) Recreational fisheries (1) Aquaculture(1) Marine Litter (1) Link with Maritime Spatial Planning (1)
Follow-up Initial proposal: Joint directors meeting in 2017 Workshops for preparation in second half 2016 and 2017 Additional ideas or alternatives: Developing a cross-sectorial calender of key milestones Regional approach: sharing best practises in a regional sea basin-setting Operational approach: joint development and adoption of international monitoring programmes
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