Hearing: State of play of the Landing Obligation: challenges and best practices, Brussels - Main contents
| date | December 2, 2019 15:15 |
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| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | Paul-Henri Spaak building (PHS) i  |
| attending | (Chris) Davies i et al. |
| organisation | Committee on Fisheries (PECH) i |
The reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) of 2013 foresaw the gradual elimination of the practice of discarding through the introduction an obligation to land all catches. It is one of the main features of the fisheries policy reform and as such requires continued committee attention.
The landing obligation has been phased in since 2015 through to 2019 for all commercial fisheries (species under TACs, or under minimum sizes) in European waters and for European vessels fishing in the high seas. This year completes first full year of landing obligation policy implementation. We shall listen to eminent speakers covering different aspects of the policy ranging from science to gear innovation. Based on first hand information the experts will expose not only challenges in implementation but also best practices. The current hearing is the fourth consecutive event on this crucial subject and summarises the first full year of implementation of the policy.
Location: Paul Henri-Spaak PHS 5B1
Last updated: 21-11-2019
Hearing programme Consumption of Fish
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-European Parliament
2019-2024
Committee on Fisheries
PUBLIC HEARING 2 December 2019 15:15 - 17:15
European Parliament - Room PHS 5B001
STATE OF PLAY OF THE LANDING OBLIGATION: CHALLENGES
15.15 Opening by Mr. Chris DAVIES, Chair of the Committee on Fisheries
15.20 Dr. Clara Ulrich, Ifremer Deputy Head of Science “State of the art in fisheries policy and science.”
15.35 Mr. Pim Visser, President of the European Association of Fish Producers’ Organisations (EAPO) and member of the North Sea Advisory Council, “Implementation of Article 15, state of play and lessons learned.”
15.50 Mr. Sergio López Garcia, Manager of the Fish Producers Organisation 07 Lugo Galicia “Practical implementation experience of LO in the Western waters.”
16.05 Mr. Jeremy Percy, Director of the New Under Ten Fishermen's Association “LO implementation issues for the small-scale and coastal fleet segment.”
16.20 Mr. Ben Collier, Anglo-North Irish FPO Ltd (ANIFPO), “Selective gear innovation in Northern Ireland.”
16.40 Questions and Answers
17.10 Closing remarks by Mr. Chris DAVIES, Chair of the Committee on Fisheries
The committee on Fisheries is responsible for:
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1.the operation and development of the common fisheries policy and its management