Regulation (EU) 2016/1139 establishing a multiannual plan for the stocks of cod, herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks

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The Council held an exchange of views on a proposal for a regulation establishing a multiannual plan for the stocks of cod, herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea. Member states generally welcomed the proposal considering that it would be a test case for a new generation of multiannual management plans. Some issues need further discussion, such as the legal basis or the detail of the acts delegated to the Commission. Accordingly, the Presidency hoped to reach a draft Council position on the proposal before the end of the Presidency in order to launch the negotiations with the Parliament as soon as possible. The Committee on Fisheries adopted the report by Jarosław WALESA (PPE, PL) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual plan for the stocks of cod, herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007. The parliamentary committee recommends that the European Parliament position adopted at first reading following the ordinary legislative procedure modify the Commission's proposal as follows: Scope : the Commission proposal provides for the plan to also apply to plaice, flounder, turbot and brill (flat fish) in the Union waters of the Baltic Sea caught when fishing for the stocks concerned (that is, cod, herring and sprat). The report wants to shift the importance from flatfish to the main species covered; otherwise the proportionality of the whole proposal might be disturbed. Therefore, it is suggested that the regulation provides, in addition, technical measures relating to by-catches of plaice, flounder, turbot and brill , which apply when fishing activities targeting the stocks concerned. The technical conservation measures relating to plaice, flounder, turbot and brill may be adopted by delegated acts including the participation of the European Parliament and the consultation committees concerned . Plan objectives : the plan shall ensure the achievement of the objectives of the common fisheries policy (CFP), in particular: · restoring and maintaining the stocks concerned above biomass levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield; · contributing to the conservation of the stocks of plaice, brill, flounder and turbot through management of by-catches, in line with the precautionary approach; · contributing to the elimination of discards , taking into account the best available scientific advice, by avoiding and reducing unwanted catches. Coherence with Union environmental legislation : the Members demanded that the plan apply the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management. In order to ensure that negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem are minimised, the plan shall contribute to achievement of the objectives of, the Marine Strategy Framework Directive so as to achieve good environmental status by 2020. Objectives target ed : the fishing mortality target shall take into account the most recent scientific advice and shall, where possible, be achieved by 2015 and, on a progressive, incremental basis, by 2020 at the latest, and…

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