ICES work 2015 and beyond NSAC 11 th Mach 2015 Cristina Morgado

ICES work in 2015 Benchmarks early 2015: – WKNSEA NS cod (cod-347d) Red mullet (mur-347d) NS sole (sol-nsea) – WKPLE Several plaice stocks (ple-eche, ple-skag, ple-2123, ple-24-32) Recurrent TAC advice – Sandeel (already released in February) – NS main package (30 Jun) – Norway pout (~ end September) – NS ray and Skates (9 Oct) – Pandalus (13 Oct)

ICES work in 2015 Non-recurrent advice – DG-Env request on MSFD (20 March) – FMSY ranges (31 March) – Bycatch of cetaceans and other protected species(14 April) – Vulnerable Marine Habitats (NEAFC and EU) (24 April) – A common monitoring protocol for plastic particles in fish stomachs (OSPAR) (1 June) – Review of Eutrophication Guidelines on phytoplankton (OSPAR) (16 June) – Biodiversity indicators 1,2,4 and 6 (benthic habitats) (OSPAR) (25 August)

Where is the information ICES Advisory process work can be followed – On the ICES webpage: process/Pages/default.aspx process/Pages/default.aspx – In details /real time on SharePoint: px px – ICES meeting calendar: events/meeting-calendar/Pages/default.aspx events/meeting-calendar/Pages/default.aspx

Where is the information

Other developments Approach and methods development – w implications for advice – F MSY proxies for category 3 and 4 stocks – Criteria for the frequency of the assessment – Risk based approach to by-catch species – Landing obligation – methods for survival. WKMEDS process – New advice format for fisheries focus and integration Popular advice – Publication of ‘popular advice’ sheets shortly after main advice – Further development of overview and availability – Feed back and suggestions very welcome!

Benchmarks NS 2016 Sandeel in Division IIIa and Subarea IV SA1, SA2, SA3 and SA4 Dab in Subarea IV and Division IIIa Witch in Subarea IV, and Divisions IIIa and VIId Whiting in Division IIIa (Skagerrak - Kattegat) Saithe in Subarea IV (North Sea) Division IIIa West (Skagerrak) and Subarea VI (West of Scotland and Rockall) Nephrops in Division IIIa (Skagerak Kattegat, FU 3,4) Nephrops in Norwegian Deeps (FU 32)

Benchmarks NS 2016 Inform the secretariat about participation and collaboration Helle Gjeding Jørgensen

Landings obligation – survival guidelines Workshop on Methods for Estimating Discard Survival (WKMEDS) – Develop guidelines and where possible identify best practice for undertaking discard survival studies (using the framework detailed in the report of STECF Expert Working Group EWG 13-16) (2014 Workshop); – Identify approaches for measuring and reducing, or accounting for, the uncertainty associated with mortality estimates; – Critically review current estimates of discard mortality, with reference to the guidelines detailed in 1, and collate existing validated mortality estimates; – Conduct a meta-analysis, using the data detailed in 3, to improve the understanding of the explanatory variables associated with discard mortality and identifying potential mitigation measures; Resulting in guidelines Meetings 2014 (February and November), 2015 developing sections of guidelines

New advice format Address fisheries issues (mixed fisheries issues, bycatch, ecosystem impacts) Integrate with ecosystem advice (interactions between fisheries and other sectors) Simplification Multiple communication uses Efficiency

Structure of recurring advice For each ecoregion Ecosystem overviews with Ecosystem advice Advice linked to interaction between economic sectors Fisheries advice Interactions between fisheries, mixed fisheries and ecosystem impacts of fisheries Single stock advice

Stock advice Latest single stock advice sheets StockAdviceLink to stock sheets Date of release Brill in Subarea IV (North Sea) and Divisions IIIa (Skagerrak – Kattegat) and VIId,e (English Channel) New data (landings and lpue and effort data) available for this stock do not change the perception of the stock. Therefore, the advice for this fishery in 2015 is the same as the advice for 2014: ICES advises on the basis of the ICES approach to data limited stocks that catches should be no more than 2727 tonnes. All catches are assumed to be landed. Cod in Subarea IV (North Sea) and Divisions VIId (Eastern Channel) and IIIa West (Skagerrak) ICES advises on the basis of the EU–Norway management plan that catches in 2015 should be no more than tonnes. If discard rates do not change from those in 2013, this implies landings of no more than tonnes. Cod in Division IIIa East (Kattegat) New data (catch and surveys) available for this stock do not change the perception of the stock. Therefore, the advice for 2015 is the same as the advice for 2013 and 2014 : ICES advises on the basis of precautionary considerations that there should be no directed fisheries and bycatch and discards should be minimised.

Next steps towards EAF support - ICES Fisheries: Incorporate species interactions – 'considerations' Incorporate drivers and impacts Baltic cod as demonstration case Integrated assessments IA groups now established for all east Atlantic ecoragions (incl NS and Baltic) plus NW Atlantic Demonstration integrated advice ICES contributes to MSFD development Descriptor updates Integrated monitoring Main challenge: the institutions we speak to do not communicate efficiently nor have matching competences

Thanks

Integrating mixed evidence & objectives Data & knowledge provision for yield Data & knowledge provision for biodiversity & ecosystem function high medium low Cat 1 Cat 2 Cat 3 Cat 4 Cat 5 Cat 6 Data for classical fisheries assessments AND ecosystem impact assessment

Risk based approach to by-catch species - PSA High risk – technical measures/ mitigation Low risk – No immediate regulation, observe WKLIFE