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The new Data Collection Legal Framework (DCF) Contribution to the objectives of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive
Unit C3
Structural actions: Ireland, Spain, France, Portugal and United Kingdom; Horizontal management of data collection
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2. The collection of data: Basic Principles
Why do we need data?
Decision making on fisheries management (e.g. TAC’s and quota, MPA’s) is based on sound scientific advice on the state of the:
stocks
marine ecosystem impacted by fisheries
Scientific advice is based on data analysis
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3. The collection of data: Background
The previous framework ( ): Achievements
Implement a routine and systematic collection of the basic data needed for scientific analysis
Establish a standard, co-ordinated and cost/efficient Pan– European collection
Get Member States involved, get new MS on board
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The new DCF: New fields
What are the new fields of the new Framework?
Ecosystem approach
Measure the effects of the fisheries on the marine ecosystem (planning for the Natura 2000 network; implementation of the Marine strategy)
Aquaculture
Measure the economic performance of the sector
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The challenges
Meet new demands coming from decision makers and support scientific needs in this respect, including ecosystem indicators
Improve usability of the data
Implement a more regional dimension
Increase quality and validation of the data
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6. Meeting new demands How ecosystem indicators have been established?
First steps:
Research Projects: INDENT ( Indicators of environmental integration) and INDECO ( Development of indicators of the environmental performance of the CFP)
STECF-Subgroup for Research Needs (SGRN) meetings in
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7. Meeting new demands How ecosystem indicators have been established?
Research Projects: INDENT and INDECO
Focus on the development of indicators that might underpin the implementation of the ecosystem approach
Two types of indicators: state of marine environment and pressure affecting this state
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8. Meeting new demands How ecosystem indicators have been established?
STECF-Subgroup for Research Needs (SGRN)
The introduction of indicators could be made operational in the short term based on existing knowledge of these indicators and data that are being collected routinely
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9. Meeting new demands Appendix XIII of Decision 2008/949/EC
Ecosystem approach to fisheries management
Indicators of the state of the marine environment (cover a broad range of ecosystem features)
Indicators of the pressure that affects state
(cover the most important aspects of how fishing impacts the ecosystem)
A prerequisite for selection was that the indicators could be quantified based on existing or proposed monitoring programmes, if needed after a slight modification or expansion
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10. Indicators of the state of the marine environment
From surveys:
Conservation status of fish species
Proportion of large fish
Mean maximum length of fishes
From biological sampling
Size at maturation of exploited fish species
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11. Indicators of the pressure affecting state of the marine environment
From VMS data:
Distribution of fishing activities
Aggregation of fishing activities
Areas not impacted by mobile bottom gears
From métier related and transversal variables:
Discarding rates of commercially exploited species
Fuel efficiency of fish capture
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12. Improve usability of data
Rules for transmission of data
Restrictions in access to data on the basis of protection of privacy for individuals or in the interests of companies to protect economic information
Obligations for end-users (policy)
Penalty system for non-compliance: deadlines, transmission of data, quality aspects
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13. Improve usability of data
Article 18 (1) of Council Regulation (EC)199/2008:
Member States shall make detailed and aggregated data available to end-users to support scientific analysis:
(a) as a basis for advice to fisheries management, including to
Regional Advisory Councils;
(b) in the interest of public debate and stakeholder participation
in policy development;
(c) for scientific publication.
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14. Improve usability of data
Article 18 (2) of Council Regulation (EC)199/2008:
Where necessary, to ensure anonymity Member States
may refuse to provide data on vessels’ activity based on information from vessel satellite monitoring to end-users for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1(b).
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15. Obligations for end-users
Article 22 of Council Regulation (EC)199/2008:
This article provide for a number of requirements for the correct and appropriate use of the data by end-users in terms of respect of legal provisions, ethics, feed back, transmission to third parties
Where an end-user fails to comply with this requirements the Commission may allow the Member State concerned to limit or refuse access to the data to that end-user.
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The new Data Collection Legal Framework (DCF) Contribution to the objectives of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive
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