1. Fisheries Economic Data to Support Science-based Policy under the CFP
Conference on Economic Advice in Fisheries Management, 4-5 February, Malta
Fisheries Economic Data to Support Science-based Policy under the CFP
Parallel session 1: Tools for economic advice - The experience of the CFP
Natacha Carvalho, IPSC

2. Fisheries Management and the EU Common Fisheries Policy
Principals and Objectives of CFP REG (EU) No 1380/2013
Article 2: Objectives
‘The CFP shall ensure that fishing and aquaculture activities are environmentally sustainable in the long-term and are managed in a way that is consistent with the objectives of achieving economic, social and employment benefits, and of contributing to the availability of food supplies’
Fish stocks
Aqua-culture
Fishers
Fishing Communi-ties
Tourism
Pro-cessing
Sector
MPAs
Food supply
Recreatio-nal
Fishing
Spatial Planning
Fishing fleet
Blue Growth
EUROPE2020
IMP
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3. Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF)
EU’s independent scientific advisory committee
CFP
Reform 2002
JRC - STECF secretariat /servicing data calls
STCF
STECF
2005-present
1983
Reform 1993
Reform 2013
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4. EU Data Collection Framework
Data Collection Regulation
First data call 2005
Data 20 days
Data Collection Framework
extended
permanent databases
EU MAP
Implemented in 2017
Regionalised
Multi-annual
Standardised, systematic scientific data collection in support of the CFP
Data sources
Fisheries dependent
information
Socio-economic surveys
Logbooks
Sales notes
Landings surveys
Account books
Statistics and other information systems
Eurostat
EU Fleet register
FAO
EUMOFA
Control data
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5. Annual Reporting and Data Quality and transmissions issues
Commission Regulation (EC) No 665/2008 of 14 July 2008
End users – bodies with a research or management interest in the scientific analysis of data in the fisheries sector:
DG MARE
GFCM
ICCAT
ICES
IOTC
JRC
RCM
WCFCP …
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6. Scientific Data/Advice
Aggregated data and analyses are used to generate STECF annual reports on the EU fisheries sector: catching, aquaculture and fish processing.
Data call launched by DG MARE
Data collection Framework + other data sources
JRC serves the data call on behalf of DG MARE
Data quality control and data processing
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7. AER policy support and other uses
Fleet reports
Impact Assessment studies
EMFF context indicators
International organisations
PECH
General public publications
Public outreach
Data dissemination
Data reference for assessment of balance between fleet capacity and fishing opportunities (fleet reports)
Reference for recent IA of fisheries polices and (socio-economic) evaluations of management plans.
AER
Support in the analysis of structural policies in the fleet, aquaculture and fish processing sectors (i.e. some indicators used in the EMFF OPs, evaluation of EU-funded programmes in fisheries, etc.)
FAO in the context of the FIRMS project;
OECD
Scientific publications
Studies commissioned by the European Parliament in 2014 on the EU fleet economic performance and fuel tax concessions.
Infographics

8. Limitations and improvements
Good management decisions require good data
Data Quality and Coverage
Timeliness
of data
Confidentiality/
difficulties in collecting data (SSF)
Harmonisation
Voluntary provision of economic data
Bias in fisheries dependent data
Uncertainty in fisheries independent data
Incorporate expertise and fishing vessels in scientific research – foster transparency, trust, credibility
Improve forecast models, bioeconomic modelling
Increase involvement of the fishing industry
Limit requested information to what is needed
Increase the use of control data
Include the recreational sector, where this is a significant player
Review the data collection requirements
Better understanding of the motives behind fishers decsions, compliance, etc.
Linkage between catching, aquaculture and processing sectors
Market intercations
Conduct systematic research on social aspects and incorporate market information
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9. Thank-you for your attention
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10. Extra slides

11. Annual Economic Report on the EU Fishing Fleet (AER)
The Annual Economic Report (AER) on the European Union (EU) fishing fleet provides a comprehensive overview of the latest information available on the structure and economic performance of EU Member States fishing fleets Data Source The data used to compile all the various analyses contained within the report were collected under the Data Collection Framework (DCF), cf. Council regulation (European Commission (EC) No 199/2008 of 25th February 2008)

12. AER 2015 – Main Results
The latest information suggests that while revenue decreased in 2013, GVA, gross profit and net profit as a % of revenue improved on 2012 results.
EU FLEET

13. AER 2015 – Main Results
By Member State

14. AER 2015 – Main Results By main type of fishing activity
By fishing region

15. Examples of end-users and applications that require disaggregated economic data
variables
temporal resolution
spatial resolution
activity resolution
end user
Long Term Management Plans (impact assessment, evaluation)
effort, landings, revenue, all variable cost data
total annual effort in related fishery
ICES (sub-) division
fishery on target species
EU institutions, MS, AC*
Evaluation of conservation measures in fisheries
Impact assessments in policy making in the CFP
Employment, revenue, all variable cost data
annually MS
DCF segment (fleet, aquaculture)
EU institutions
Support to evaluation of structural policies in the EU fishing fleet, aquaculture and fish processing sectors
MS and region
EU institutions, MS
Support to analysis of multiannual plans on EU aquaculture
DCF segment aquaculture
Analysis of balance between capacity and resources in EU fleets
EU institutions, MS.
Support to analysis and management of international fisheries
DCF fleet segment
FAO (FIRMS project)
OECD (policy analysis in EU fisheries)
EU institutions,
Public information for fisheries stakeholders and research bodies
EU institutions, MS, research centers.

16. Employment, revenue, all variable cost data annually MS and region
application
variables
temporal resolution
spatial resolution
activity resolution
end user
EMFF indicators defining baseline for the fishing fleet, aquaculture and fish processing sectors
Employment, revenue, all variable cost data
annually
MS and region
DCF segment (fleet, aquaculture)
EU institutions, MS
Bio-economic modeling on fisheries
effort, landings, revenue, all variable cost data
total annual effort in related fishery
ICES (sub-) division
fishery on target species
Research centers
Marine Strategy Framework Directive
variable (e.g. ICES division)
DCF fleet segment, gear type
Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management
ecosystem (e.g. ICES rectangle)
variable
Regional analysis of conservation policies
region
DCF fleet segment
EU institutions, MS, AC*
Marine Spatial Planning (e.g. wind farms, pipelines)
annually (monthly)
several
fishery on target species/using specific gear
EU institutions, MS,
*EU institutions (mainly European commission -DG MARE - and the European Parliament, without prejudice of other EU institutions and agencies under EU law).
* *Advisory Councils in the CFP (Baltic Sea Long AC, Distance AC , Mediterranean Sea AC, North Sea AC, North-western waters AC , Pelagic stocks AC, South-western waters AC)