Commission Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing specific conditions to fishing in international waters of the North-East Atlantic and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2347/2002 COM(2012) 371 final, 19 July 2012 Complementary information to the Commission's Impact Assessment European Parliament Meeting of the Fisheries Committee Brussels 18 June 2013 Fuensanta Candela Castillo Head of Unit Fisheries conservation and control Atlantic and outermost regions, European Commission, DG MARE C/2
Bakground EP request to Commission for complementary IA information: Integrate data from DEEPFISHMAN Clarify consultation process Quantitative impact data Impact on SMEs
Small and Medium Entreprises We can build a list of vessels with a deep sea fishing authorisation, but data on vessels does not include the company they belongs to. Name of owners available, but not company. A single owner may run several companies, a single company may run vessels with different owners. Data of fishing companies and data of vessels with a deep sea fishing authorisation cannot be crossed. No specific definition of "fishing" SMEs Approx, 80% of all EU vessels are considered small-scale (CFP EMFF Reform proposal). They represent 26% of the value of landings and around 50% of total jobs in the sector,
Findings from GIS Geographical Information System : Basis Data processed : 14 million records Logbook data for 4 456 vessels VMS data for 2 835 vessels Catches logs contain 1 116 different code species 39 different gear codes
Findings from GIS Geographical Information System 1. Overall location of activities of fishing vessels catching both DSS and other species
Findings from GIS Geographical Information System 2. Roundnose Grenadier
Findings from GIS Geographical Information System 3. Black Scabbardfish
Findings from GIS Geographical Information System 4. Ling
Findings from GIS Geographical Information System 5. Red Seabream
Findings from GIS Geographical Information System 5. Red Seabream (2) Zoom in areas where deep water is closer to shore
Findings from GIS Geographical Information System Catches: Gears and Species composition Gears share Species share
Findings from GIS Geographical Information System Catches: Share of key species by flag
Findings from GIS Geographical Information System Catches: Catch composition by flag
Findings from GIS Geographical Information System Catches: Share by gear for key species
Findings from GIS Geographical Information System Deep sea species avge. catch/value(cross with DCF total catch data) All fleet segments Trawlers and gillnetters Longliners, MW trawls, pots
Findings from GIS Geographical Information System Deep sea species avge. catch/value(cross with DCF total catch data) Per fleet segments 10-12 m length 12-18 m length Trawlers and gillnetters Longliners, MW trawls, pots
Findings from GIS Geographical Information System Deep sea species avge. catch/value(cross with DCF total catch data) Per fleet segments 18-24 m length 20 40 m length Trawlers and gillnetters Longliners, MW trawls, pots
Findings from GIS Geographical Information System Deep sea species avge. catch/value(cross with DCF total catch data) Per fleet segments >40 m length Trawlers and gillnetters Longliners, MW trawls, pots
Findings from GIS Geographical Information System Quantification of fleets involved and targeted activity : Vessel numbers Total EU Atlantic Fleet (Eurostat 2011): 37 579 units Total vessels in GIS set: 4 456 = 12% of EU Atlantic Fleet How many trawlers and netters? 1 245 (about 1/3,5) - How many T+ N with DSS catch >100Kg? 935 (<1/4) At least by-catch permit. By-catch trawling and gillnetting not affected How many T+ N targeted DSS?: 771 (1/5) = 2% of EU Atlantic fleet» This is the group for which phaseout of autorisation is proposed - Max 3 days of targeted DSS catches per trip 98% of Atlantic fleet not concerned by phase-out (Report Table 2, p. 30 )
Findings from GIS Geographical Information System Quantification of fleets involved and targeted activity : Fishing trips Catch of DSS >10% (targeting threshold) isreported in 33% of T + N fishing trips This is 1/3 of fishing trips during which any DSS catch is reported, not the total fishing trips of the fleet To estimate % of targeted DSS fishing over the total activity of the fleet: Spanish case study (total fishing trips estimate available) The Spanish case yields a share of "targeted" fishing trips for 2011 = 2,8% of the total annual fishing activity (Report, table 4, p. 32)
Options for fishermen: switching to longlines? Worth considering. Estimated avge. cost for a 35-40m trawler to reconvert into longliner: 300 000 to 320 000. Not comparable to cost of custom-built longliner. Fuel saving studies indicate large trawler use almost x2 fuel per kilo of fish delivered to consumer compared to longliner in similar segment. Rate volume of catches to value in longliners much higher than trawls (see section on DSS share earlier) Option to use mid-water trawls in some key fisheries (eg RNG) also open, as is to reduce DSS catches to by-catch levels,
Economic and social aspects: GIS + DCF What is the economic and social weight of DSS in EU Atlantic ports? Methods: Each vessel in GIS reports home port. Employment and GVA is measured in port surrounding areas Jobs on-board vessels are estimated per vessel type in three length classes (<12, 12-24, >24) from DCF GVA for fisheries is calculated as labour productivity * estimated employment Caveats (see p. 34 report): Not all ports considered (some are not geo-coded, geo-coding was considered acceptable in 1,756 cases = 86%). No available data for individual vessel employment. These fleets catch (on average) at least 90% species other than DSS. Jobs and GVA are not only relying on DSS catches Estimates of rates for on-board to quayside jobs go from 1:2 to 1:4 depending on regions
Economic and social aspects: GIS + DCF How do the fleets distribute along the EU Atlantic coastline? ALL VESSELS
Economic and social aspects: GIS + DCF How do the fleets distribute along the EU Atlantic coastline? TARGETERS
Economic and social aspects: GIS + DCF How many jobs on-board per home port? ALL VESSELS
Economic and social aspects: GIS + DCF How many jobs on-board per home port? TARGETERS
Economic and social aspects: GIS + DCF What % represent on-board jobs of coastal community employment? ALL VESSELS
Economic and social aspects: GIS + DCF What % represent on-board jobs in coastal community employment? TARGETERS
Economic and social aspects: GIS + DCF How much Gross Value Added do these vessels bring to their port communities? ALL VESSELS
Economic and social aspects: GIS + DCF How much Gross Value Added do these vessels bring to their port communities? TARGETERS
Economic and social aspects: GIS + DCF What % does that GVA represents over the GVA generated in the port communities? ALL VESSELS
Economic and social aspects: GIS + DCF What % does that GVA represents over the GVA generated in the port communities? TARGETERS
Review of published science from EU-funded projects (1) ICES advice (every two years) on DSS stocks. Latest 2012, Stocks in good condition: Roundnose Grenadier, Black Scabbarfish Stocks in poor condition: DS sharks, Orange Roughy, Alfonsinos, Blue ling, Red seabream Stocks with stable or slightly decreasing trends: Forkbeards, Greater silver smelt (argentines), ling, ICES advice on Deep Sea conservation (VMEs) to NEAFC: recommended extension of closure around Rockall (published 14 June). New discoveries in a trawled area. http://ices.dk/sites/pub/publication%20reports/advice/2013/special%20requests/neafc_vulnerab le_deep-water_habitats.pdf.
Review of published science from EU-funded projects (2) DEEPFISHMAN - Management and monitoring of deepsea fisheries and stocks Total costs: 3 765 139 EU contribution: 2 924 156 Duration: April 2009 - September 2012 Publications : 7 http://cordis.europa.eu/projects/rcn/90982_en.html Results: important advances in stock management techniques / assessment of the state of the resources and Industry contribution to scientific advice
Review of published science from EU-funded projects (3) HERMIONE - Hotspot ecosystem research and Man's impact on European seas Total cost: EUR 10 982 142 EU contribution: EUR 7 998 955 Duration: April 2009 September 2012 Publications : 202 http://cordis.europa.eu/projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.details&txt=hermione&frm=1&stp=10&sic= &PGA=&CCY=&PCY=&SRC=&LNG=en&REF=92899 Results: Better knowledge of bio-communities and VME localisation. CWC hotspots of carbon cycling; fishing impacts most important than all other human impacts combined, including silting;
Review of published science from EU-funded projects (4) CORALFISH - Assessment of the interaction between corals, fish and fisheries, in order to develop monitoring and predictive modelling tools for ecosystem based management in the deep waters of Europe and beyond Total cost: EUR 10 885 692 EU contribution: EUR 6 499 905 Duration: June 2008 February 2013 Publications : 11 http://cordis.europa.eu/projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.details&txt=coralfish&frm=1&stp=10&si C=&PGA=&CCY=&PCY=&SRC=&LNG=en&REF=89331 Results: Basis for modelling where VMEs can be located. VMEs coexist in close vicinity with current trawling areas; move-on rule does not work well (may actually be counterproductive)
The consultation process 18 months of dialogue: Dec 2010 Jul 2012 12 Member States and 5 RACs consulted. Written feedback received from 6 MS and 2 RACs COM has interacted with individual groups as well during the period (eg Industry-only and NGO-only exchanges) Final 5 options analysed in Impact Assessment are the results of the whole process Dialogue continues to assist co-decision.
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