Report workshop influencing behaviour Chair: Mary MacAllen Rapporteur: Nathalie Steins Presentation: Fred Normandale

Common objectives Sustainable fisheries (including socio- economics) Sustainable fisheries (including socio- economics) Culture of compliance instead of command and control regime Culture of compliance instead of command and control regime

Barriers to compliance Accumulation of bad laws / regulations out of touch with reality Accumulation of bad laws / regulations out of touch with reality Flaws in science base Flaws in science base Level playing field lacking Level playing field lacking Economics of industry Economics of industry No incentives / no reward structure No incentives / no reward structure

Lifting barriers: regulations Health check of existing rules on regional level Health check of existing rules on regional level Make rules stakeholder proof (fishermen, inspectorates) before implementation Make rules stakeholder proof (fishermen, inspectorates) before implementation Flexibility preferred over tailor-made rules Flexibility preferred over tailor-made rules Some leeway needed: Some leeway needed: - recognition that a kilo fish ≠ kilo fish - catch composition percentages not per trip but spread over multiple trips - Norway: some (annual) overquota allowed but revenue goes to fund for collective industry benefit (research, eduction)

Lifting barriers: science base Create sense of ownership of scientific advice with fishermen Create sense of ownership of scientific advice with fishermen For improved science government should increase not reduce ICES funding For improved science government should increase not reduce ICES funding Enhance socio-economic science base as part of stock management advice Enhance socio-economic science base as part of stock management advice

Lifting barriers: level playing field Create equity in enforcement, sanctions and rewards Create equity in enforcement, sanctions and rewards Example US: Federal Law is supreme over State Law in enforcement, penalties en rewards Example US: Federal Law is supreme over State Law in enforcement, penalties en rewards

Lifting barriers: economics of fleet Compliance linked to profitability of fleet Compliance linked to profitability of fleet Bring fleet in balance with resources Bring fleet in balance with resources Create stability: ± 15% TAC fluctuations / multi-annual stock management Create stability: ± 15% TAC fluctuations / multi-annual stock management

Lifting barriers: incentives / reward Reward clean fisheries: days-at-sea, extra TAC allocation? Reward clean fisheries: days-at-sea, extra TAC allocation?

Culture of compliance? Involve fishermen and inspectors in designing sensible rules