On the morning of the 23rd of September, the NSAC held an informal dialogue on the future of bottom fishing in the North Sea, where a range of stakeholders came around the table to discuss how bottom fisheries fit into a 2040 vision for fisheries, and how to shift the narrative around an industry that provides healthy, nutritious and delicious food to our communities.
The programme tables:
▫️Opening address by EBFA Chair Ivan Lopez:
1. EBFA NSAC Informal Dialogue 23 Sept 2025
▫️Perspectives of the conservation community by Emelie Lundqvist (Swedish Society for Nature Conservation):
2. 250923 NSAC Bottom trawling_SSNC
▫️Norwegian and Scottish perspectives on the management of bottom fisheries by Alessandro Astroza (Norges Fiskarlag) & Kenny Coull (SWFPA):
3. Norwegian perspective on bottom fisheries – NSAC;
4. SWFPA Perspective MPA process 2025
▫️ Scientific perspective on and social perception of bottom trawling by Michel Kaiser (Heriot-Watt University):
5. NSAC_Gothenburg_Kaiser
▫️ Trade-offs in bottom trawling sectors by David Goldsborough (Chair ICES WGBESEO):
6. WGBESEO NSAC 9 September 2025
▫️ Closing statement by NSA Chair Kenn Skau Fischer:
7. NSACBottomFishingSept25
NSAC EWG Chair Alexandra Philippe moderated the event.
Check the final programme and the flyer here: Informal Diaologue on Future of Bottom fishing
Register for the event here: https://forms.gle/GhT4GdD7ggot5TKV9