Report of the Workshop on Fisheries Management in Marine

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MB Protected Areas (WKFMMPA)

98
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ID International Council for the Explorations of the Sea

2006
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Contents

Executive Summary 1

1 Introduction . 3

1.1 Terms of reference. 3

1.2 Background 4

1.3 Opening and welcome . 6

1.4 Preparation of the Workshop 7

1.5 Workshop structure and working procedure. 8

2 Conclusions with regard to terms of reference .. 8

2.1 Collate and review all available data in and around the ten designated MPAs in the German EEZ

(ToR a) .. 8

2.2 Management Plans for the MPAs and spatial scales (ToR b).. 8

2.3 Mapping fishing activities (ToR c) 9

2.4 Workplan for assessment of fishing activities (ToR d) 9

2.5 Possible operational objectives for the MPAs and associated fisheries (ToR e) . 10

2.6 Objectives appropriate for management within an ecosystem approach (ToR f).. 10

3 Presentations given at the Workshop. 10

3.1 The ICES/BfN-project “Environmentally Sound Fisheries Management in Protected Areas”.. 10

3.2 Natura 2000 in the German EEZ. 11

3.3 Potential conflicts between fisheries and marine nature conservation.. 13

3.4 Special Protection Areas (SPAs) with special reference to the German EEZ. 15

3.5 Effects of fishery closures on fishes and ecosystems - some Swedish examples .. 15

3.6 Effects of fishing with bottom trawl.. 16

3.7 The BALANCE project 17

3.8 The PROTECT project . 18

3.9 Present and past MPAs used in fisheries management . 18

3.10 Spanish marine protected areas and fisheries monitoring studies 19

3.11 Marine protected areas and fisheries: two case studies from Sweden .. 19

3.12 Estonian marine MPAs, conflicts between wildlife and fisheries in coastal areas 20

3.13 Introduction to UK Natura 2000.. 21

3.14 Marine Protected Areas in Canada . 22

3.15 German fisheries data available from the North Sea . 22

3.16 German fisheries information available from the Baltic Sea. 23

3.17 Data information available from BfN 23

3.18 Danish fishery and fisheries data available from the North Sea and Baltic Sea 23

3.19 The Danish fishery in nominated areas in the German EEZ of the North Sea and Baltic Sea ..

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3.20 Polish fisheries data available from the Baltic Sea. 25

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3.21 Swedish fishery and fisheries data available from the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. 25

3.22 UK fishery and fisheries data available from the North Sea.. 25

3.23 Dutch fisheries research on spatial distribution of the fleet. A framework on how to use spatial

information and make it suitable in a management context (e.g. including closed areas).. 25

3.24 Experiences with the plaice box .. 25

3.25 Data information available from the Dutch fishing industry. The Dutch fishing industry

experience with MPA . 26

4 National fisheries data and information – their availability 27

4.1 Catch and landing data . 27

4.1.1 The STECF-database 27

4.1.2 Other national data sets 28

4.2 VMS data. 29

4.3 Data on potential conflicts between nature conservation targets and fishing activities 29

4.3.1 Effects of fishing activities 29

4.3.2 Bycatch data 29

5 Reports of sub-groups . 30

5.1 Sub-group 1 – North Sea . 30

5.2 Sub-group 2 – Baltic Sea . 35

5.3 Sub-group 3 – North Sea . 40

6 Workplan for work to be done prior to the next Workshop (roadmap/action plan). 40

6.1 Conservation Objectives/Targets. 40

6.2 Fisheries Activities and Impact 41

6.3 Main tasks, time table and responsibilities . 42

7 Joint WKFMMPA-WGECO meeting 44

7.1 Predicting the effects of effort displacement when establishing marine protected areas .. 46

8 References .. 46

Annex 1: List of participants 49

Annex 2: - Workshop Agenda . 52

Annex 3: Abstracts of Workshop presentations .. 55

Annex 4: Relevant extracts from the Habitats Directive. 87

Annex 5: National Fisheries data in the NATURA 2000 sites and adjacent areas of the German EEZ

.. 90

Annex 6: Web-links 92

Annex 7: Terms of Reference for 2007 .. 93