Maximise the survival of elasmobranchs caught accidentally, in particular species prohibited to fishing (category A)* and species not prohibited to fishing but which are a priority in terms of conservation (categories B and C) *cf. list below based on Stéphan et al (2016) and updated according to ICES advice 2017; the species are divided into 3 categories, A, B and C: - Category A = species prohibited under Regulation (EU) 2018/120 of 23/01/2018 and Recommendation GFCM/36/2012/3 - Category B = species subject to an ICES or ICCAT assessment, whether regulated or not - Category C = non-assessed and non-regulated species. The list of the top 10 species in each category by facade is given in the dedicated OE sheet.

Promote the restoration of elasmobranch populations in critical danger of extinction according to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (see list below) - Proposed for the North Atlantic/West English Channel and South Atlantic facades: Great grey pouch - Dipturus batis cf. intermedia Common sea angel - Squatina squatina - Proposed for the MED façade: Eagle ray - Aetomylaeus bovinus, Bull shark - Carcharias taurus, Great white shark - Carcharodon carcharias, Common gulper shark - Centrophorus granulosus, Grey triggerfish - Dipturus batis, Spiny skate - Gymnura altavela, Porbeagle shark - Isurus oxyrinchus, Porbeagle shark - Lamna nasus, Skates and rays - Leucoraja circularis, Thistle skate - Leucoraja fullonica, Maltese skate - Leucoraja melitensis, Fierce shark - Odontaspis ferox, Common shark - Oxynotus centrina, Blue shark - Prionace glauca, Hammerhead shark - Sphyrna zygaena, Spiny Dogfish - Squatina aculeata, Ocellated dogfish - Squatina oculata, Common dogfish - Squatina squatina. (IUCN Mediterranean Assessment 2016).

Adapt removals downstream of the Saltwater Limit (SWL) of amphihaline species so as to achieve or maintain good stock status and reduce the incidental catch of amphihaline species* whose ability to replenish themselves is compromised, particularly in areas of large aggregations, estuaries and estuarine plumes identified by the Migratory Fish Management Plans. Environmental objective applying to all the facades but targeting in particular: Eastern Channel North Sea: Canche , Authie, Bresle , Arques, Seine, Risle, Orne, Vire, Bay of Mont Saint Michel and the common maritime estuary of the Sée, Sélune and Couesnon, targeted in accordance with the provisions of the Seine-Normandy and Loire-Brittany SDAGE ( blueprint for water development and management) concerning migratory fish North Atlantic Channel West: Ellé-Isole-Laïta and Scorff-Blavet,La Vilaine, La Loire,Baie de Bourgneuf, Estuaries Vie, Lay, Léguer, Trieux, Jaudy,watercourses of the bays of Lannion, Léon-Trégor and Bas Léon, Rade de Brest and the estuaries of the Aulne and Elorn, targeted in line with provision 9A-1 of the SDAGE Loire-Bretagne. South Atlantic: Sèvre Niortaise, Parc Naturel Marin Pertuis Gironde, Nivelle and Adour targeted in accordance with the provisions of the Loire-Bretagne and Adour-Garonne SDAGEs on migratory fish Mediterranean: Mouth of the Rhône targeted in accordance with the provisions of the Rhône-Méditerrannées-Corse SDAGE on migratory fish. *Amphihaline species that are subject to regulatory provisions to improve the status of their population are: - European sturgeon - American shad and shad flounder - Sea lamprey and river lamprey - Atlantic salmon and sea trout - European eel N.B.: This Environmental Objective is intended to complement existing provisions in the Migratory Fish Management Plans.

Limiter les captures des espèces vulnérables et en danger sur la façade Méditerranée

Reduce all pressures that affect the extent and condition of the identified Significant Fishery Functional Areas (SFFA) (including spawning grounds, nursery areas, migration routes) that are essential for the life cycle of fish, cephalopods and crustaceans of fisheries interest N.B.: Maps of Fishery Functional Areas (including SFFA) will be produced as part of Measure M004.

Maintaining or restoring biodiversity and the functioning of coastal fund ecosystems (medio, infra and circalittoral)

Maintaining the fishery resources of the Gulf of Lion and coastal areas

Reduce the risk of introduction and spread of invasive non-native species