2.1.2 Primary and There is a need to review Expertise to Seafish MMO Overall timescale 2 years 2.2.2 Secondary alternative management undertake the review IFCAs Defra 6 months: Conduct review of species management measures to minimise and identify potential alternative management Industry SD&CS – strategy UoA-related mortality of mitigation measures measures for non-target species. all non-target primary and There is a partial strategy in Yr 1: Mainstreaming of alternative secondary species caught place for the UoA, if measures into management. by this fishery. necessary, that is expected to maintain or to not hinder rebuilding of the main primary and secondary species at/to levels which are highly likely to be above the PRI. 2.2.3 Information Information available on Observer / other South Devon IFCAs Overall timescale 3 years (secondary species) secondary species caught monitoring and Channel CEFAS Yr 0: Risk assessment based by the fisheries quantified programmes Shellfishermen Information adequacy for upon SeaScope FR and other Industry and made available to assessment of impact on sources. Seafish managers. This would main and secondary Yr 1: Based on the risk form a more coherent, species, and for a assessment, further data coordinated approach to management strategy. collection (1° or 2°) as required monitoring of bycatch by (possibly via FSP funding). the IFCAs. Yr 2. Formal report published.
2.1.2 Primary and 2.2.2 Secondary species management strategy There is a partial strategy in place for the UoA, if necessary, that is expected to maintain or to not hinder rebuilding of the main primary and secondary species at/to levels which are highly likely to be above the PRI. There is a need to review alternative management measures to minimise UoA-related mortality of all non-target primary and secondary species caught by this fishery. Expertise to undertake the review and identify potential mitigation measures Seafish IFCAs Industry – SD&CS MMO Defra Overall timescale 2 years 6 months: Conduct review of alternative management measures for non-target species. Yr 1: Mainstreaming of alternative measures into management. 2.2.3 Information (secondary species) Information adequacy for assessment of impact on main and secondary species, and for a management strategy. Information available on secondary species caught by the fisheries quantified and made available to managers. This would form a more coherent, coordinated approach to monitoring of bycatch by the IFCAs. Observer / other monitoring programmes South Devon and Channel Shellfishermen IFCAs CEFAS Industry Seafish Overall timescale 3 years Yr 0: Risk assessment based upon SeaScope FR and other sources. Yr 1: Based on the risk assessment, further data collection (1° or 2°) as required (possibly via FSP funding). Yr 2. Formal report published.
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