SDSG 4.12 – 4 June 2014
Discard project grid
Note: cells shaded in green have been updated from previous versions of the grid.
Work
stream
Lead
Priority
Aim
Short term objective
Achievements
To demonstrate the
financial benefits of
not discarding fish.
To produce
estimates of the cost
of North Sea and
WOS discards, taking
account of stock
dynamics, as a basis
for appraisal of
discard reduction
measures.
Modelling /
analytical work
complete (Nov
2013). Work
written up and
circulated (Jan
2014).
To gain a more
accurate picture of
historic levels of
discarding,
particularly of nontarget species.
Comprehensive
Economic Impact
Assessment (EIA) of a
move from status
quo fisheries
management
measures to various
potential scenarios
under the new CFP
Landings Obligation
Input historic discard
data from observer
trips & build
interface to extract it
SFO awarded
money from
Marine Scotland
To provide:
 Sufficient evidence
base for input into
the formulation of
adequate regional
discard plans that
will need to be
submitted to COM in
mid-2015
Draft project
specification
agreed with
Seafish and Defra.
Circulated to SDSG
for comment
Next steps
Milestones
and
Timings
Total cost
and spend
to date
Complete
n/a
Appoint a
datacoordinator
To be
completed
by
November
2015
£80,000
Project
development
meeting in
early June to
fully specify
project.
Detailed
project
plan start
July.
Contracts
commissio
ned during
summer.
Fleet
results end
MS has
committed
£15k, with
a further
£70k from
others
1 Data compilation, modelling & analysis
1.1 Cost of
discards
Marine
Medium
Scotland
Science
1.2 Historic
SFO/Ma High
discard data rine
input
Scotland
Science
1.3 Economic
modelling
of Scottish
fleet
Marine
High
Scotland
Science
(in
collabor
ation
with
Seafish
and
Defra)
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Work
stream
Lead
Priority
Aim
Short term objective
(LO).
 An overall
assessment of the
likely new
equilibrium ‘balance’
situation between
fleet capacity and
the new fishing
opportunities
available under the
LO (i.e. given that
everything now
needs to be landed,
will it be possible to
have a profitable
fleet and onshore
sector that contains
the same number of
vessels and
processing units,
operating in the
same fisheries and
doing the same
activities?)
 Identification of
key challenges for
industry and
government with
regards to the
implementation of
the LO.
Achievements
Next steps
Milestones
and
Timings
2014.
Onshore
results
2015
Total cost
and spend
to date
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Work
stream
Lead
Priority
Aim
1.4 Multidiscipli Marine
High
nary
Scotland
approach to Science
discard
reduction
(to run until
March
2017)
1.5 Analysis of
expected
cost of
handling
unwanted
catches (de
Marine
High
Scotland
&
contract
or
To provide a rational
for access to de
minimis
Short term objective
Achievements
Next steps
Identify options for
actions to support
achievement of a
landing obligation
including technical,
spatial and economic
measures
Initial project
meeting held
(May 2013).
Conduct a
literature
review and
industry /
expert
engagement
to establish
shortlist of
feasible
management
options which
can contribute
to achieving
discard
reduction
objectives:
Dec 2013 –
May 2014.
Option assessment –
assess the impact of
options identified in
a) above
Initial project
meeting held
(May 2013)
Economic analysis to
determine
conditions under
which we might
advise the minister
to use the
Work initiated
using EMFF
funding. Draft
final report
delivered.
Awaiting final
Agree final
report
Milestones
and
Timings
Initial
review of
manageme
nt options
complete
summer
2014
Total cost
and spend
to date
n/a
Project
complete
June 2014
£10k
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Work
stream
Lead
Priority
Aim
minimis)
1.6 Compile
Scottish,
STECF and
ICES discard
rates and
estimates
of fMSY,
flim and
Blim for all
TAC and
quota
stocks.
Marine
Med
Scotland
To bring together
information in one
document.
1.7 The impact
of landing
obligation
on onshore
sector
Marine
High
Scotland
Science
Assess impact of
landing obligation on
onshore sector
Short term objective
Achievements
Next steps
Milestones
and
Timings
Total cost
and spend
to date
disproportionate
cost provision (de
minimis). The
analysis will provide
information on the
costs and
affordability of
handling unwanted
catches for segments
of the Scottish fleet.
To inform gap
analysis and
potential quota
convertibility.
response to
steering group
feedback
Scottish and ICES
data compiled.
STECF data for
the West of
Scotland and
2013 data still
to be
completed.
n/a
Assessment of LO
impacts on onshore
sectors, including:
 Size and quality of
fish landed,
 Species types (i.e.
new diverse
species) and
Agreed project
specification with
Seafish – see 1.3
above
initiate
baseline
review of
Scottish
onshore
sector to feed
into Seafish
£TBD
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Work
stream
Lead
Priority
Aim
Short term objective




quantities (i.e.
potential for new
markets)
Timing and
continuity of
landings and ability
to meet existing
demand e.g. small
ports being unable
to deal with higher
volumes landed
and vice versa
Market prices,
consumer
preferences,
imports and
infrastructure.
What is likely to be
landed where and
therefore where
the opportunities
are for market
development and
identification of
any key barriers to
their development.
Number, scale,
location, structure
and profitability of
onshore businesses
Changes in landings
patterns affecting
continuity of
Achievements
Next steps
Milestones
and
Timings
Total cost
and spend
to date
analysis (1.3
above)
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Work
stream
Lead
Priority
Aim
Short term objective
Achievements
Next steps
Milestones
and
Timings
Total cost
and spend
to date
Complete
n/a
supplies and
subsequent ability
to meet demand
1.8 Compilation Marine
of observer Scotland
coverage
and market
sampling.
To provide
information to SAFPO
to aid GAP analysis.
1.9 Expected
short and
mediumterm
impact of
landing
obligation
1. Predict scale of an
uplift (if any), and
likelihood of that
resulting in an
increased TAC.
Marine
High
Scotland
To inform gap
analysis
Initial analysis
to follow
publication of
advice in June.
2. Model
consequences of
behavioural
responses to the
landing obligation: i)
where the new
advised catch
forecast and TAC
(which implies
landings +discards) is
adhered to and ii)
where the new
advised catch
forecast and TAC is
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Work
stream
Lead
Priority
Aim
Short term objective
Achievements
Next steps
Milestones
and
Timings
Total cost
and spend
to date
taken and where
there is discarding on
top of this.
2 Collection of data
2.1 Spurdog
Barraatl
antic/
SAMS
and
MSS
To gather and
analyse data on bycatch of spurdog to
contribute to a case
for a potential (time
and spatially
constrained) bycatch quota for this
species in the Minch
in autumn.
Exercise underway
involving 4 vessels
between 31
October 2013 and
31 March 2014.
Further work
to continue
due to poor
weather
meaning
fewer trips
were
conducted
that originally
intended.
2.2 Shetland
fleet
discards
selfassessment
scheme.
SFA
To identify discard
rates from Shetland
vessels in normal
commercial
operations and
provide a benchmark
for assessing the
usefulness of
‘discard ban’
implementation
measures.
Six months data
compiled and
analysed.
To complete a
full year’s data
set.
£43k FISA
grant.
Full year
data
available in
June 2014.
Zero.
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Work
stream
Lead
Priority
Aim
2.3 Shetland
NAFC
fleet
Marine
discards self Centre
sampling.
Short term objective
Achievements
Next steps
(a) To corroborate
discard rates from
SFA self-assessment.
FISA funding
secured for
project start in
February 2014.
Project
execution.
Identify measures
that contradict the
landing obligation,
and propose
alternatives through
the Omnibus
regulation.
Initial informal
negotiations with
the Commission to
influence Omnibus
proposal.
Negotiations
on Omnibus
proposal
underway.
Developing discard
reduction and codavoidance measures
in 2013. This may
include choice of
gear, use of
selectivity devices,
changes in when and
where vessels fish
(closed areas and/or
Report submitted
to the Commission
(June); 17 TR1
vessels taking part
in FDF in 2013,
and 4 TR2. See
Annex for
Conservation
Credits rules.
Detailed
report on
2013 NS Cod
Scheme to be
commissioned
in early 2014.
Review of
terms and
conditions for
2014 scheme.
(b) To identify
precisely the species,
size and age of fish
currently being
discarded.
Milestones
and
Timings
Quarterly
reports to
Marine
Scotland
Science.
Total cost
and spend
to date
£30k FISA
grant in
four equal
quarterly
instalment
s.
Political
Agreement
expected
by the
Council of
Ministers
in July.
n/a
3 Measures to reduce unwanted catch
3.1 Remove
contradicto
ry technical
measures
and
marketing
regulations.
Marine
High
Scotland
3.2 Highly
selective
gear and
cod
avoidance.
Marine
Low
Scotland
To prevent rules
preventing fishermen
from landing or
discarding catch.
n/a
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Work
stream
Lead
Priority
Aim
Short term objective
Achievements
Next steps
Milestones
and
Timings
Total cost
and spend
to date
To be
considered
further prior
to NEAFC
2014.
To start
after
agreement
in Coastal
States is
reached.
Completed
by NEAFC
AGM 2014
n/a
closed periods) as
well as fully
documented
fisheries.
3.3 Protection
for
juvenile/sp
awning
haddock.
Marine
Med
Scotland
To protect spawning
haddock.
Consider options,
including potential
temporary closures,
to protect juvenile
and/or spawning
haddock in the North
Sea and at Rockall.
Initial soundings
taken from
Marine Scotland
Science on Rockall
Haddock.
4 Landing obligation trials
4.1 FDF: North
Sea TR1
discard trial
Marine
High
Scotland
To develop
approaches for fully
documenting
demersal catches.
Identify impacts of
landing obligation
(choke species);
improve science &
regulations; provide
info on expected
landings
compositions.
Pair team on trial
from JulySeptember 2013.
Report written.
4.2 FDF: pelagic
monitoring
evaluation
Marine
High
Scotland
To develop
approaches for fully
documenting pelagic
catches.
Development and
trial of pelagic Fully
Documented Fishery
One vessel took
part (September November 2013).
Allocation
of scientific
quota.
Full year trial
underway in
2014.
Trial to
complete
in
December
n/a
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Work
stream
Lead
Priority
Aim
Short term objective
Achievements
Next steps
Milestones
and
Timings
2014
Total cost
and spend
to date
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