2.1.2 Primary and is a need to review Expertise to Seafish CEFAS MMO Overall timescale 2 years 2.2.2 Secondary alternative management undertake the review IFCAs Yr 1: 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 2: 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 1: Risk assessment carried by the fisheries quantified programmes Shellfishermen Information adequacy for out. Industry and made available to assessment of impact on & Yr 2: Based on the risk Seafish managers. This would main and minor secondary Devon & assessment, further data form a more coherent, species, and for a Severn IFCA collection (1° or 2°) as required coordinated approach to management strategy. (possibly via FSP funding). monitoring of bycatch by Yr 3. Formal report published. the IFCAs.
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. 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 CEFAS IFCAs Industry – SD&CS MMO Overall timescale 2 years Yr 1: Conduct review of alternative management measures for non-target species. Yr 2: Mainstreaming of alternative measures into management. 2.2.3 Information (secondary species) Information adequacy for assessment of impact on main and minor 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 & Devon & Severn IFCA IFCAs CEFAS Industry Seafish Overall timescale 3 years Yr 1: Risk assessment carried out. Yr 2: Based on the risk assessment, further data collection (1° or 2°) as required (possibly via FSP funding). Yr 3. Formal report published.
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