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Programmes of measures & Progress of PoM
Belgium Article 13 - Measures
Reported on 2016 Mar 24
- Measure code
- ANSBE-M001
- Name
- Betere overlegstructuur noodzakelijk tussen Vlaamse en Federale overheden ikv visserijbeleid
| RBDCode |
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| BENoordzee_FED |
| RelevantEnvironmentalTargets |
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| The yearly number of incidentally bycaught harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena is less than 1,7 % of the best estimate of the population size. |
| The spatial extent and distribution of the EUNIS level 3 habitats (sandy mud to mud, muddy sands to sands and coarse grained sediments), as well as that of gravel beds fluctuate - relative to the reference state as described in Initial Assessment - within a margin limited to the accuracy of the current distribution maps |
| Positive trend in sea floor surface area permanently devoid of bottom-contacting fishing gear disturbance within each of the benthic habitat types (= pressure indicator), as to allow a natural development of the benthic fauna and flora and as to minimise artificial fragmentation of the seafloor (= desired state). |
| Positive trend in sea floor surface area disturbed only by alternative, environment-friendly fishing gear which pursues a substantial reduction of bottom disturbance within each of the benthic habitat types (= pressure indicator), as to allow for an improved benthic habitat quality and as to minimise artificial fragmentation of the seafloor (= desired state). |
| All commercial fish stocks managed through the CFP are being managed in a way that minimally meets the maximum sustainable yield. This assessment should be performed on the basis of regional fish stocks, and not on a national level. |
| All commercial fish and shellfish stocks are within safe biological limits, with an age (when available) or size (if ages not available) distribution indicative for a healthy stock, and the stocks should be exploited on a stable, long term, with full reproductive capacity. |
| All commercial fish and shellfish stocks have complete reproductive capacity. |
| Fishing mortality values and spawning stock biomasses are within safe biological limits (F below or egual to reference points for fishery mortality; SSB above or equal to reference points for spawning stock biomass) or show positive of stable trends in survey abundance and negative or stable trends in survey CPUE. |
| Stocks that are not within safe biological limits yet should at least show trends of movement in the direction of the reference points. |
| Negative trend in the annual evolution of the quantities of stranded litter, following the guideline for Monitoring Marine Litter on the Beaches in the OSPAR maritime area (2010). |
| LinkToExistingPolicies |
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| Common Fisheries Policy |
| SpatialScopeGeographicZones |
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| Territorial waters |
| EEZ (or similar e.g. Ecological Protection Zone) |
| KTM |
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| Measures to reduce physical loss of seabed habitats in the marine environment (beyond WFD coastal waters) |
| Measures to reduce the introduction and spread of non-indigenous species in the marine environment and for their control |
| Measures to reduce other types of biological disturbance |
| Measures to address the introduction of microbial pathogens |
| Measures to prevent or control the adverse impacts of fishing and other exploitation/removal of animal and plants |
| RelevantGESDescriptors |
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| (Descriptor) D1 - Biodiversity |
| (Descriptor) D4 - Food webs |
| (Descriptor) D6 - Sea-floor integrity |
| (Descriptor) D3 - Commercial fish and shellfish |
| (Descriptor) D9 - Contaminants in seafood |
| RelevantFeaturesFromMSFDAnnexIII |
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| Fish |
| Seabed habitats |
| Marine Unit(s) |
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| Belgian Part of the North Sea (ANS-BE-MS-1) |