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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

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Rationale of the working group

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Rationale of the working group

Composition of the group

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.

Report Nephrops Group Whitley Bay

Rationale of the working group

Composition of the group

 

For the reports on Demersal Working Groups please see: ‘Publications’

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For the reports on Flatfish Working Groups please see: ‘Publications

For the reports on Spatial Planning/MPA’s Working Group please see: ‘Publications