Advice & Recommendations - Baltic Sea Advisory Council

Name	Summary	Date	Downloads
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
BSAC reply to the Commission questionnaire on the functioning of the EU’s Technical Measures Framework Regulation.	Sent date:15/02/2021 \| Reply date:N/A The Commission has to report on the functioning of the EU’s Technical Measures Framework Regulation It wrote to all Advisory Councils and sent a questionnaire The BSAC ExCom chair has sent a letter And the BSAC has replied to the questionnaire Three members sent separate input: Swedish Pelagic Federation PO, Association of Fisheries Protection, National Chamber of Fish ProducersNo reply has been received from the Commission	15/02/21	BSAChairLetterDGMareTechnicalMeasures150221 BSACTechnicalMeasuresReplyFINAL15022021
BSAC recommendation on a trial fishery for stickleback in the Baltic	Sent date:01/02/2021 \| Reply date:12/02/2021 The BSAC ExCom chair sent a letter to DG Mare and Baltic Member States with a recommendation from the BSAC to initiate a trial fishery for stickleback in the Baltic The letter The recommendation Reply from DG Mare	01/02/21
BSAC letter on how to improve the functioning of the ACs	Sent date:11/12/2020 \| Reply date:01/02/2021 The ACs were invited to send to the Commission suggestions on now to improve the functioning of the ACs Letter from the BSAC Letter of appreciation from DG Mare Director General to all the ACs (an Inter-ACs meeting was held with the Commission on 18th January 2021 to present and dicuss this)	11/12/20
BSAC recommendations concerning mitigation measures for harbour porpoise	Sent date:5/10/2020 \| Reply date:N/A This is the letter from the BSAC ExCom chair to BALTFISH and to DG Mare Here are the recommendations The BSAC did not receive a reply to this Here’s the BALTFISH Joint Recommendation (sent to Commission December 2020) Click	05/10/20	BSACrecommendation harbourporpoiseFINAL20_21_22
Letter to BSAC from DG Mare about harbour porpoise	Sent date:26/9/2020 \| Reply date:N/A Letter from DG Mare to the BSAC Reply from the BSAC chair to DG Mare	26/09/20
Letters to BALTFISH about closed areas	Sent date:14/09/2020 \| Reply date:N/A The BSAC wrote to BALTFISH and sent a compilation of input from fisheries, recreational fishers, and anglers about experience with and recommendations on closed areas in the Baltic The letter is here The compilation is here (Note: it was updated 17/09/2020 to include controbution from Danish Recreational Fishermen The BSAC followed up with a second letter on 18/09/2020 to clarify that it was a compilation, not a recommendation, and to attach a compilation of BSAC recommendations for the fishery for 2021, as well as to attach a contribution from the Sweden Pelagic Federation PO on the use of technical measures in fishing sprat and herring The second letter is here The compilation of BSAC recommendations is here The SPFPO contribution is here	14/09/20
BSAC reply to Commission Communication on fishing opportunities 2021	Sent date:18/08/2020 \| Reply date:N/A The reply from the BSAC, prefaced by the ExCom chair, is here Note: one correction was made on 190820, see new footnote 7 on page 7	18/08/20
Multi-AC advice on Single Use Plastics Directive and on Fishing for Litter	Sent date:15/7/2020 \| Reply date:15/9/2020 Letter from the ACs here The advice is here A reply from DG Mare to the multi-AC advice is here The BSAC chair later sent a letter to DG Mare commenting on the Commission draft implementing decision concerning the circular design of fishing gear – this was sent on 21st July 2020. The letter is here Attached comments are here	15/07/20
BSAC recommendations for the Baltic fisheries 2021	Sent date:29/06/2020 \| Reply date:31/08/2020 Letter from the BSAC ExCom chair to DG Mare BSAC recommendations CORR 190820 Attached to the recommendations are contributions from: Association of Fisheries Protection Confederation of Fishermen and Fish Processors of West Lithuania Danish Fishermen PO German Angling Association Marine Ingredients Denmark The National Chamber of Fish Producers (1) The National Chamber of Fish Producers (2) NGO joint paper (WWF, CCB, Fisheries Secretariat and Finnish Association for Nature Conservation) WWF Danish Recreational Fishermen, Federation of Finnish Fishermen’s Associations, German Cutter-and Coastal-Fishermen’s Association, Swedish Fishermen PO, Association of Fisheries Protection Reply from DG Mare And here’s the compilation of the BSAC positions to the Commission’s proposal for fishing opportunities in the Baltic (for the BSAC chair to use at BALTFISH Forum 7th September 2020)	29/06/20
Letter to EFCA on cooperation between the ACs and EFCA	Sent date:29/05/20 \| Reply date:N/A This is a joint letter from the BSAC and PELAC to EFCA with suggestions on how to improve cooperation between the ACs and EFCA The letter The BSAC did not receive a reply to this	29/05/20