and the rate of Fisheries / nature Yr 1: recovery. conservation Assessment expertise to develop In relation to undertaken habitat strategy. commonly Habitat strategy encountered Data collection developed (if habitats and programme necessary) VMEs. Yr 2: Results will Data collection indicate if a habitat programme undertaken strategy is Yr 3: necessary. The outcomes are Analysis of data dependent on the collection and review of beam trawl strategy. industry wanting to move forward. Table 3: Evaluation against Action Plan milestones Standard Actions Timescale / Progress / outcome Revised requirement milestones milestone Revision of HCR in LTMP Overall timescale: 3 1.2.2 Harvest Control Work through the NSAC to ensure Rules and tools – YR1: Position paper that the next management plan (likely Well-defined harvest control proposing changes to the a North Sea and Skagerrak rules are in place that are LTMP by management to management plan) contains consistent with the harvest specify how fishing mortality a defined reduction in F as the SSB strategy and ensure that will be reduced as SSB approaches the limit reference point. the exploitation rate is approaches SSBLIM
and the rate of recovery. In relation to commonly encountered habitats and VMEs. Results will indicate if a habitat strategy is necessary. The outcomes are dependent on the beam trawl industry wanting to move forward. Fisheries / nature conservation expertise to develop habitat strategy. Data collection programme Yr 1: Assessment undertaken Habitat strategy developed (if necessary) Yr 2: Data collection programme undertaken Yr 3: Analysis of data collection and review of strategy. Table 3: Evaluation against Action Plan milestones Standard requirement Actions Timescale / milestones Progress / outcome Revised milestone 1.2.2 Harvest Control Rules and tools Well-defined harvest control rules are in place that are consistent with the harvest strategy and ensure that the exploitation rate is Revision of HCR in LTMP Work through the NSAC – to ensure that the next management plan (likely a North Sea and Skagerrak management plan) contains a defined reduction in F as the SSB approaches the limit reference point. Overall timescale: 3 YR1: Position paper proposing changes to the LTMP by management to specify how fishing mortality will be reduced as SSB approaches SSBLIM
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