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4.2 Discarding The client fishery is a very clean fishery, and all there is no discarding of species other than those that might be retained and landed. 4.3 Endangered, threatened and protected species (ETP) Very occasionally a shark is caught in this fishery. The official VIRIS data show that one shark was landed in 2008. Sometimes a sea bird (gull) gets itself entangled in the fishing line, but these birds are released unharmed. 4.4 Habitat The only potential impact from this fishery on North Sea habitat is due to anchoring on the sea floor. The anchors used in this fishery are relatively lightweight since the boats are relatively small. The seafloor and habitat structures in the southern North Sea are not considered sensitive to the impact of anchoring. 4.5 Ecosystem impacts The only impact of this fishery on the ecosystem is the removal of predatory fish (sea bass, cod and pollack) from the ecosystem. It is considered highly unlikely that the quantities involved will affect ecosystem structure, trophic relationships or biodiversity to a point where there would be a serious or irreversible harm. The artificial baits used in this fishery usually contain lead, which is known to be toxic when it is accumulated in animal tissue in high concentrations. Sometimes a bait will get stuck on structures on the seafloor like rocks or wrecks and consequently lost. Although this can be considered a minor issue, the VBHL is currently looking into possibilities to replace the lead in the baits with another metal (steel). 3. FISHERY MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (P3) 5.1 Legislation and regulation The Netherlands are a Member State of the European Union (EU), and its fishery is subject to the principles and practices of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). The fishery is managed through the CFP in accordance with the basic Fisheries Regulation (2371/2002). In force since 1983, the CFP aims to reconcile resource conservation with the preservation of income and jobs in coastal zones that offer few alternatives in terms of production or employment. It therefore covers not just resources but also markets and structures. The CFP was reviewed thoroughly in 2002. The basic Fisheries Regulation is a ‗chapeau‘ regulation, setting out the strategic aims of the CFP and enabling the Council of Ministers or, in certain cases, the European Commission (EC), to make more detailed regulations. These include ones dealing with control requirements, fleet structure, technical conservation, marketing and annual total allowable catches (TAC) etc. Implementation of the CFP at a national level is carried out through the individual Member States, whose fisheries enforcement authorities co-operate in policing the fishery (e.g. satellite Page 27 of 151
monitoring, landing recording, etc.). National fisheries administrations are responsible for a range of management and regulatory duties, including management of fleet activity and of national quota, monitoring and control of all fisheries occurring within national jurisdiction, collection, collation and transmitting of key fishery data, and undertaking at least a base range of scientific monitoring and development work. The general legislative instrument of fisheries management in the Netherlands is the Fisheries Act (Visserijwet 1963). The Fisheries Act establishes powers and responsibilities to regulate the Dutch fishery. The Minister of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation is empowered by the Royal Act (KoninklijkBesluit) ―Reglement Zee- en Kustvisserij‖ to regulate the fishery by establishing closed areas, closed times, quota, minimum landing sizes etc. Important regulations include the ―Beschikkingvisserij, visserijzone, zeegebied en kustwateren‖ and the ―Regelingvangstbeperking‖, in which the fishing areas and fishing gears are legally defined. Sea bass catches are not regulated by the EU through TACs, and there are no other direct controls on either the catch or fishing effort in sea bass fisheries. The EU set a minimum landing size of 36 cm for sea bass in 1990 in Regions 2 and 3 of Community waters. Council Regulation 850/1998 prohibits the use of fixed gill nets with a mesh size between 70 and 90 mm (to protect juvenile sea bass). Though mesh size controls for towed gear fisheries in which bass is a target species are included in this regulation, most bass are taken as a by catch in towed gears for which mesh size controls depend on other target species. In the Republic of Ireland, sea bass has been designated as a sport fishing species since 1990. Commercial fishing is effectively banned by a bag limit of 2 sea bass per fisher in a 24 hour period, and there is a closed season from May 15 to June 15 and a minimum size of 40 cm. In France, a national regulation limiting bass landings by French pelagic trawlers fishing in the English Channel was set up in 1996, and sea bass landings by all French trawlers have been limited to 5t/boat /week from 1 January to 30 April since 1998. There are no bass-related local regulations in Scotland, but the weekly landing limit of 5 t per vessel adopted for French trawlers in 1998 was adopted by the UK (largely for Scottish vessels working in VIIe) in 2000 to prevent excessive landings in the winter offshore fishery. There are no species-specific regulations protecting sea bass in the Netherlands other than the EU minimum landing size and fixed-net mesh size controls. 5.2 Roles & Responsibilities There are several relevant organisations and bodies that take an active role in the fishery under assessment. Netherlands Industry Representation The most important tier of industry representation in the Netherlands is provided by the National Fishermen Organisations. For the cutter fleet, these are the NederlandseVissersbond and the Federatie van Visserijverenigingen, both of which are closely linked with one or more Producers Organisations. A few members of the VBHL are members of the NederlandseVissersbond. Regional Advisory Councils Page 28 of 151
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