Member State report / Art9-2024 / 2024 / D3 / Netherlands / NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea
| Report type | Member State report to Commission |
| MSFD Article | Art9 |
| Report due | 2024-10-15 |
| GES Descriptor | D3 Commercial fish and shellfish |
| Member State | Netherlands |
| Region/subregion | NE Atlantic: Greater North Sea |
| Report date | 2026-04-10 12:40:24 |
GES component |
D3C1
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D3C2
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D3C3
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Marine reporting units |
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Features |
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GES description |
The fishing mortality of each commercially-exploited stock in the International North Sea meets the threshold value based on the CFP. Indicator(s) and (reference): Fishing mortality of commercially-exploited stocks (CFP): Thresholds: F≤Fmsy (CFP), averaged over the plan period |
The spawning stock biomass of each commercially-exploited stock in the International North Sea meets the threshold value based on the CFP. Indicator(s) and (reference): Spawning biomass of commercially-exploited stocks (CFP): Thresholds: SSB > MSY Btrigger (CFP), averaged over the plan period |
Justification for non use: No GES determination available |
Determination date |
202512 |
202512 |
201807 |
Update type |
DeterminationModified |
DeterminationModified |
DeterminationSame |
Justification for non-use of criterion |
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Justification for delay in setting EU/regional requirements |
The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), which sets goals and measures, is leading for the management of commercial fish stocks. The objectives regarding MSY (GVB, D3C1 and D3C2) on the one hand and the species-specific age and size distribution (D3C3) on the other hand may conflict. It is also not yet sufficiently known which other factors, in addition to mortality due to fishing, can influence the growth of fish. ICES is therefore working on a joint interpretation of this criterion. Due to the ambiguities and conflict between the objectives regarding MSY and the species-specific age and size distribution, the Netherlands has not implemented D3C3. |