Regulations
BSAC Rules of Procedures
The processes followed, deadlines for approval and timing of meetings are all detailed in the Rules of Procedure of the organisation, lastly updated in April 2024. While most are dictated by legal texts, the organisation has also the freedom to organise itself as it sees fit.
BSAC Protocol for new and existing members
Evaluation of the BSAC approved by ExCom 290121
Declarationsmall-scale-fishers24-25
EU Regulation
The Baltic Sea Advisory Council (BSAC) was initially established in 2006. This was kicked off by the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy of 2002.
A new reform of the Common Fisheries Policy was finalised in December 2013. A new regulation has been adopted in which the role and function of the Advisory Councils has been included. This is the so-called Basic Regulation.
A Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/242 came into force on 9th October 2014 and lays down detailed rules on the functioning of the Advisory Council under the CFP. Some parts of that Regulation were amended by a Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1575 of 23rd June 2017. Some more amendments were made with Delegated Regulation 2022/24 of 8th December 2021.
Decisions on fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea are taken by the Council in October each year for the next one.
- The Multiannual plan for the stocks of cod, herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks was established in 2016 and amended subsequently in 2018, 2019, 2020. The consolidated version is available online.
- The fishing opportunities for 2024 have been published in the Council Regulation of 20th November 2023.