Welcome to the North Sea Regional Advisory Council – NSRAC

Six of Europe’s seven Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) will meet with the European Commission, Member States, politicians, scientists, economists and stakeholders in Edinburgh next week to discuss decision-making in the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy.

Press Release RACs Edinburgh Conference 2009

SELECMER Programme – Improving trawl selectivity – Press release

Press Release CRPMEM

• NSRAC pushes for self-regulation (03/06/2009)

• NSRAC Demersal Working Group opens up Dogger Bank MPA Debate (12/05/2008)
• NSRAC Breakthrough on Discards (10/30/2008)
• Inter RAC LTM Agreement (09/17/2008)
• Inter RAC MPA Initiative (03/05/2008)
• Commissioner addresses Conference in Peterhead (02/21/2008)
• Control and ComplianceConference in Peterhead (02/13/2008)

• NSRAC Advisory Committee urges Commission to re-think flatfish advice (10/23/2007)
• North Sea RAC told cod levels are improving, but scientists express doubt over effectiveness of controls (10/23/2007)
• North Sea RAC squares up to wind farms (02/12/2007)