A report on iUU fishing of Baltic Sea cod - Fisheries Secretariat
A report on iUU fishing of Baltic Sea cod - Fisheries Secretariat
A report on iUU fishing of Baltic Sea cod - Fisheries Secretariat
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It also c<strong>on</strong>firms that there will be a corresp<strong>on</strong>dingobligati<strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong> Member States to make availablethe resources needed, and to deploy these“…in accordance with the joint deploymentplan”. Figure 2 includes the joint deploymentplan and also shows how the Agency will potentiallywork with, coordinate and assist MemberStates <strong>on</strong> specific m<strong>on</strong>itoring, c<strong>on</strong>trol and surveillanceoperati<strong>on</strong>s.Its Administrative Board was c<strong>on</strong>stituted at itsfirst meeting held in February 2006 (see AnnexII). At its sec<strong>on</strong>d meeting held in Vigo, Spain, inJune 2006, the Administrative Board appointedthe Executive Director <strong>of</strong> the Agency. The Agencyis in the process <strong>of</strong> setting up its basic administrativeand financial structures and recruitingstaff so as to be ready to commence its operati<strong>on</strong>alactivities from January 2007. It is basingitself in Brussels until its new headquarters arebuilt in Vigo.According to the Agency’s work programme itwill c<strong>on</strong>centrate <strong>on</strong> organising operati<strong>on</strong>al coordinati<strong>on</strong><strong>of</strong> c<strong>on</strong>trol and inspecti<strong>on</strong> by MemberStates <strong>on</strong> a fishery-by-fishery basis, apparentlycovering all stages <strong>of</strong> c<strong>on</strong>trol and inspecti<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong><strong>fishing</strong> activities from <strong>fishing</strong> to the first sale <strong>of</strong>fish landed or entering the Community market.Three operati<strong>on</strong>al priorities are highlighted:(i) Recovery and multi-annual plans for stocksand the <strong>fishing</strong> activities exploiting thosestocks;(ii) The Community Acti<strong>on</strong> Plan to combatillegal, un<str<strong>on</strong>g>report</str<strong>on</strong>g>ed and unregulated <strong>fishing</strong>;and,(iii) The need to reduce the impact <strong>of</strong> destructive<strong>fishing</strong> practices and discards.Preparati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> operati<strong>on</strong>al “Joint DeploymentPlans” (JDP) will be undertaken and they will beFigure 2. Showing the potential structure for a joint inspecti<strong>on</strong> framework within which the Agency might operateBench marks &prioritiesSupportCOMMUNITYFISHERIES CONTROL AGENCY(CFCA)Reports & adviceEuropean Commissi<strong>on</strong>Real timeInformati<strong>on</strong>Agreement supervis<strong>on</strong>Joint Deployment Plan (JDP)Developed by the CFCAMember State1CONTROL GROUPCoordinated deploymentat target fisheryMember State2Joint Deployment Plan– 33 –