| BSAC letter to BALTFISH about technical measures for Baltic demersal trawl fishery | Sent date:27/09/2021 | Reply date: BALTFISH has consulted the BSAC about selective gears for the flatfish fishery in order to avoid by-catch of cod The BSAC has replied to the BALTFISH draft Joint Recommendation Click | 27/09/21 | |
| BSAC statement on eel | Sent date:09/12/21 | Reply date:17/12/21 The BSAC has produced a statement presenting views and advice on factors that hamper eel recovery and require immediate attention Letter from the ExCom Chair Click The BSAC statement Click Commission reply Click Letter from DG Mare to all ACs on eel – how best to implement the ICES advice Click This came after the BSAC sent its letterBSAC ExCom Chair letter to BALTFISH about eel (and other things) Click | 12/09/21 | |
| BSAC comments on the Commission’s proposal to amend Regulation on Advisory Councils | Sent date:24/08/2021 | Reply date:14/09/2021 The Commission has had dicussions with the Advisory Councils on how to improve the way they function The Commission has proposed amendments to its Delegated Regulation on the functioning of the Advisory Councils and invited comments The BSAC has sent input Click The Commission has replied Click | 24/08/21 | |
| BSAC reply to Commission consultation on fishing opportunities | Sent date:24/08/2021 | Reply date: The Commission’s consultation on fishing opportunities for 2022 is open to comments The BSAC sent a reply Click The Commission’s consultation site is here: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12937-Towards-more-sustainable-fishing-in-the-EU-state-of-play-and-orientations-for-2022_en | 24/08/21 | |
| BSAC letter on advice for sprat | Sent date:19/08/2021 | Reply date:08/09/2021 The BSAC Chair wrote to follow up it the recommendations for the Baltic fisheries for 2022 with information on sprat Letter Scientific papers referred to can be got from BSAC Secretariat Commission reply Click | 19/08/21 | |
| Baltfish Presidency draft supplementing Joint Recommendation on the mitigation measures to prevent bycatch of Baltic Proper harbour porpoise in the Baltic Sea fisheries | Sent date:12/07/2021 | Reply date: The BALTFISH Presidency consultedthe BSAC on a draft supplementing Joint Recommendation 2 on harbour porpoise mitigation/protection measures. The BSAC reply is here Please contact Secretariat for the individual responses | 12/07/21 | |
| BSAC reply to study on regionalisation | Sent date:12/07/2021 | Reply date:n/a The Commission has commissioned a study on regionalisation of the CFP it’s being done by Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food/ Wageningen Marine Research and MRAG The BSAC Managment Team sent an answer (the BSAC ExCom has seen it and accepted it) Letter Click Answer Click All BSAC members were encouraged to take part individually in the study | 12/07/21 | |
| BSAC recommendations for the fisheries 2022 | Sent date:01/07/2021 | Reply date:15/07/2021 Letter from the ExCom Chair to DG Mare Click BSAC recommendations Click REV version 5.7.21 Click Reply from DG Mare Click | 01/07/21 | |
| BSAC letter about control of sulphur dioxide emissions from vessels | Sent date:17/06/2021 | Reply date:28/07/2021 This came up during the ExCom meeting with the Control Agency The letter from the BSAC Click The reply from DG Mare Click | 17/06/21 | |
| BSAC letter on how to improve the functioning of the ACs | Sent date:28/05/2021 | Reply date: The ACs were asked to provide input to proposals from DG Mare to improve functioning of the ACs – on two things in particular: allocation of members within the ACs and a template for providing AC advice The BSAC ExCom Chair has written to DG Mare to send input from members Click | 28/05/21 | |
| BSAC letter to DG Environment about EU Biodiversity Strategy | Sent date:23/04/2021 | Reply date:21/06/2021 The BSAC ExCom Chair on behalf of the BSAC wrote to DG Environment about the activities of the Marine Expert Group and its work on the criteria and guidance for protected area designations Click Reply from DG ENV Click | 23/04/21 | |
| BSAC letter to DG Mare about post-Brexit | Sent date:23/04/2021 | Reply date:22/06/2021 Letter from the BSAC ExCom Chair on behalf of the BSAC about post-Brexit: stakeholder engagement and the potential impact of Brexit on the Baltic Click DG Mare replied to the letter from the BSAC Click Eight other ACs sent a letter which the BSAC refers to Click | 23/04/21 | |
