trawl industry wanting to move forward. 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3 ETP Strategy Overall timescale: 3 ETP species years An ETP strategy should be outcome, developed that: Yr 1: management and identifies ETP species Strategy developed information. interacting with each Yr 2: UoA Data collection Manages and minimizes programme undertaken impact by the fishery Yr 3: Ensures sufficient information Analysis of data is collected to inform collection and review of management. strategy. 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3 Habitat Assessment Overall timescale: Habitat outcome, To provide a quantitative Assessment: 6 months management and assessment of the scale of Strategy (if needed): 3 information overlap, the level of impact and years the rate of recovery. Yr 1: In relation to commonly Assessment undertaken encountered habitats and Habitat strategy VMEs. developed (if Results will indicate if a habitat necessary) strategy is necessary. The Yr 2: outcomes are dependent on the beam trawl industry Data collection wanting to move forward. programme undertaken
trawl industry wanting to move forward. 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3 ETP species outcome, management and information. ETP Strategy An ETP strategy should be developed that: identifies ETP species interacting with each UoA Manages and minimizes impact by the fishery Ensures sufficient information is collected to inform management. Overall timescale: 3 years Yr 1: Strategy developed Yr 2: Data collection programme undertaken Yr 3: Analysis of data collection and review of strategy. 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3 Habitat outcome, management and information Habitat Assessment To provide a quantitative assessment of the scale of overlap, the level of impact 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. Overall timescale: Assessment: 6 months Strategy (if needed): 3 years Yr 1: Assessment undertaken Habitat strategy developed (if necessary) Yr 2: Data collection programme undertaken
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