Details of the Spatial Planning Working Group meetings can be found here.
Details of the Socio-Economic Focus Group meetings can be found here.
Details of the Nephrops Working Group meetings can be found here.
Details of the Kattegat & Skaggerak Working Group meetings can be found here.
Details of the Flatfish Working Group meetings can be found here.
Details of the Demersal Working Group meetings can be found here.
Rationale of the Working Group
The Demersal Working Group (DWG) is one of the engines of the North Sea RAC, dealing with demersal fisheries issues.Since the inception of the RAC in 2004 the DWG has played a dynamic role in developing advice and policy for adoption by the Executive Committee (Excom) In 2006, the Flatfish working group was integrated into the DWG and joined Monkfish, Saithe,Nephrops and Cod/Haddock/Whiting as a development group for long term management (LTM) planning as the major challenge which faces LTM is the mixed nature of many fisheries in the North Sea. The guiding principles of the DWG have been to balance the economic viability of offshore and onshore fishing businesses with progress towards sustainable fishing and to build in a much greater involvement of fishermen in the management decisions that affect their livelihoods.
The DWG has continued with the groundbreaking work of the North Sea Commission Fisheries Parnership by offering a forum for co-operation between fishermen and the ICES scientists. This has ensured that the DWG has been pivotal in developing the consensus positions which the North Sea RAC hs been able to provide to the European Commission.
Composition of the group
Rationale of the working group
Composition of the group
- Barrie Deas (NFFO)
- Caroline Gamblin (CNPMEM)
- Emiel Brouckaert (Rederscentrale)
- Euan Dunn (BirdLife International), chair
- Giles Bartlett (WWF)
- Michael Andersen (Danmarks Fiskeriforening)
- Michael Park (SFF)
- Marc Ghiglia (UAPF)
- Paula den Hartog (SNV)
- Peter Breckling (DFV)
- Xavier Harlay (CME)
In a ground-breaking initiative that could set a precedent for other stocks, the North Sea Regional Council is holding a series of meetings with fishermen and other stakeholders in the main nephrops ports. The first meeting was held in Whitley Bay on 19 June 2010 and the next 31 July 2010 in Fraserburgh. Further meetings will be arranged in Denmark and the Netherlands.
Rationale of the working group
Composition of the group
- Christine Absil (Seas at Risk)
- Michael Andersen (Danmarks Fiskeriforening)
- Niels Wichmann (ACFA)
- Paula den Hartog (SNV), chair
- Svend-Erik Andersen (Danmarks Fiskeriforening)
- Willem de Boer (SNV)
- Xavier Harlay (CME)
For the reports on Socio-Economic Focus Groups please see: ‘Publications‘
For the reports on Demersal Working Groups please see: ‘Publications’
For the reports on Flatfish Working Groups please see: ‘Publications‘
For the reports on Spatial Planning/MPA’s Working Group please see: ‘Publications‘
