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Advice & Recommendations

During the more than 17 years the organisation has been active, the recommendations produced have covered a wide range of topics. The BSAC has advised on fishing quotas, marine spatial planning, technical measures but also on recreational fishing or offshore windfarms. These have sometimes taken the form of letters with compromise positions or divided answers to targeted questionnaires. However, these recommendations are always the product of members’ input whether it is by writing or during meetings.

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Joint ACs advice on EMFF funding for scientific research projects

Sent date:05/12/2019 | Reply date:

Letter from 6 of the Advisory Councils to DG Mare asking for funding to be provided under EMFF for ACs to carry  out projects. The BSAC co-signed the letter.
Letter 
05/12/19
Letter from and reply to DG Mare about small scale fisheries in the ACs

Sent date:28/11/2019 | Reply date:

28/11/19
BSAC recommends basic principles on fisheries management measures

Sent date:11/07/2019 | Reply date:

The BSAC recommends basic principles on the development of the fisheries management measures in Natura 2000 and protected areas are the output from the BSAC ecosysytem based working group held on 13th March 2019.
Letter to Commission and Member States
The basic principles
11/07/19
BSAC recommendations for the Baltic fishery 2020

Sent date:08/07/2019 | Reply date:

The letter from the BSAC ExCom chair and vice chair to the Director General of DG Mare is here 
The recommendations are here 
08/07/19
BSAC recommendations about immediate measures for eastern Baltic cod

Sent date:25/06/19 | Reply date:N/A

25/06/19
Reply from BSAC to BALTFISH about exemption of plaice from landing obligation

Sent date:21/6/19 | Reply date:25/6/19

Letter from BALTFISH to the BSAC
Letter from the BSAC chair and vice chair to BALTFISH about draft Joint Recommendation from BALTFISH to exempt plaice from the landing obligation *
Correspondence from BSAC ExCom chair to BALTFISH and BSAC ExCom
The replies from individual ExCom members are available from the BSAC Secretariat
*Explanatory footnote to the BSAC reply letter to BALTFISH:
The statement in the letter about the opinion of the fisheries representatives who supported the BALTFISH proposal was based on one written input, plus verbal input. The verbal input was later confirmed by two fisheries representatives, after dialogue with the BSAC secretariat.
21/06/19
Letter from DG Mare regarding the situation of eastern cod

Sent date:22/3/19 | Reply date:27/2/19

22/03/19
BSAC reply to Commission consultation on the Baltic multiannual management plan

Sent date:03/07/2019 | Reply date:

The letter to the Commission from the BSAC chair and vice chair
The reply from the BSAC 
Individual replies sent from members to the BSAC are available from the BSA
07/03/19
BSAC responding to the Commission consultation on the evaluation of the eel regulation

Sent date:4/3/19 | Reply date:1/4/19

The Commission launched a consultation which takes the form of an online consultation with very specific questions. As it is not possible for the BSAC to respond in this format, a letter has been sent to DG Mare and reference to earlier recommendations from the BSAC from 2017 and 2018.
The letter sent to Director General DG Mare 4/3/19
Recommendations from 2017
Recommendations from 2018
Reply from DG Mare Director General 1/4/19
04/03/19
The outcome of the BSAC Theme meeting on eastern Baltic cod

Sent date:4/3/2019 | Reply date:26/3/19

04/03/19
Letter from BALTFISH about the draft joint recommendation (T90 cod end )

Sent date:1/2/2019 | Reply date:18/1/19

BALTFISH sent a letter (on the 18/1/19)to the BSAC with a consultation on the joint recommendation on T90, BSAC replied to BALTFISH on 1/2/19.
01/02/19 190118 Letter from BALTFISH Chair consultation BSAC draft JR T90 (FINAL) BSACChairReplyBALTFISHT90corr010219
BSAC letter with comments on the decisions taken at the October Council.

Sent date:12/12/2018 | Reply date:12/02/19; 6/3/19

Letter sent to DG Mare and BALTFISH with questions and comments from the BSAC about some of the stock decisions taken at the October Council 2018
Letter
Reply from DG Mare
Reply from Swedish Presidency of BALTFISH
12/12/18

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