Table 2: Action Plan details Resources Standard requirement Actions Action lead Action partners Timescale / milestones required 1.2.1 Harvest strategy The current management Fisheries CEFAS Industry WGCRAB Overall timescale 3 measures and stock management The harvest strategy is & Industry as IFCAs (hereafter 6 months. Position paper reference points need to expertise responsive to the state of represented by refers to Cornwall, produced, inc. identification of be formulated into a the stock and the elements Beshlie Pool Devon & Severn, effort distribution by different coherent harvest strategy of the harvest strategy work Scilly Isles & fleets around the UoA, and that include adaptive together towards achieving Southern) identifying current harvest MSC & management measures stock management strategies, gaps and potential Seafish to where appropriate. This objectives reflected in PI conflicts. Needs to recognise work on MMO strategy would cover the 1.1.1. There should also be different management needs of finding funding UoA, thus spanning the a review of alternative UoA segments e.g. UK inshore inshore (<6 nm) IFCA measures. areas, offshore areas, etc. managed areas and Yr 1: on the Position Paper, offshore areas under proposals for a holistic harvest national management. strategy. Yr 2: Public consultation and formal acceptance of agreed strategy. 1.2.2 Harvest control on the harvest Fisheries CEFAS IFCAs Industry Overall timescale 4 years rules and tools strategy developed in management Defra WGCRAB Yr 1: Develop proposals for Action #1, further expertise Well defined HCRs are in harvest control rules, based on MMO development and place that ensure that the the strategies identified in Action formalisation of harvest exploitation rate is reduced #1 above. control rules for that are as the PRI is approached, Yr 2: Proposals put out for both adaptive and where are expected to keep the consultation and finalised. appropriate, stock fluctuating around a Yr 3: Improved harvest control precautionary. This would target level consistent with regime embedded in management span the IFCA areas and (or above) MSY. processes. include offshore (>6 nm) Yr 4. Review and finalisation of areas of the UoA. harvest control rules.
Table 2: Action Plan details Standard requirement Actions Resources required Action lead Action partners Timescale / milestones 1.2.1 Harvest strategy The harvest strategy is responsive to the state of the stock and the elements of the harvest strategy work together towards achieving stock management objectives reflected in PI 1.1.1. There should also be a review of alternative measures. The current management measures and stock reference points need to be formulated into a coherent harvest strategy that include adaptive management measures where appropriate. This strategy would cover the UoA, thus spanning the inshore (<6 nm) IFCA managed areas and offshore areas under national management. Fisheries management expertise CEFAS & Industry as represented by Beshlie Pool MSC & Seafish to work on finding funding Industry IFCAs (hereafter refers to Cornwall, Devon & Severn, Scilly Isles & Southern) MMO WGCRAB Overall timescale 3 6 months. Position paper produced, inc. identification of effort distribution by different fleets around the UoA, and identifying current harvest strategies, gaps and potential conflicts. Needs to recognise different management needs of UoA segments e.g. UK inshore areas, offshore areas, etc. Yr 1: on the Position Paper, proposals for a holistic harvest strategy. Yr 2: Public consultation and formal acceptance of agreed strategy. 1.2.2 Harvest control rules and tools Well defined HCRs are in place that ensure that the exploitation rate is reduced as the PRI is approached, are expected to keep the stock fluctuating around a target level consistent with (or above) MSY. on the harvest strategy developed in Action #1, further development and formalisation of harvest control rules for that are both adaptive and where appropriate, precautionary. This would span the IFCA areas and include offshore (>6 nm) areas of the UoA. Fisheries management expertise CEFAS IFCAs Defra MMO Industry WGCRAB Overall timescale 4 years Yr 1: Develop proposals for harvest control rules, based on the strategies identified in Action #1 above. Yr 2: Proposals put out for consultation and finalised. Yr 3: Improved harvest control regime embedded in management processes. Yr 4. Review and finalisation of harvest control rules.