11th meeting of the Specialised Committee on Fisheries on 17 September 2025 – agenda
Updated 15 September 2025
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Date: 17 September 2025
Time: 11am to 1pm CEST, 10am to midday BST
Venue: Hybrid – Brussels and video conference
1. Opening of the Specialised Committee and adoption of the agenda
2. Fisheries management and conservation:
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Update on fisheries management and control measures
i. Ongoing consultations on MMO Stage 3 MPAs
- Mixed fisheries science and rebuilding (including Celtic Sea technical measures and Celtic Sea haddock)
- Irish Sea technical measures
- Pollack commercial and recreational
- Skates and rays
- Spurdog management measures
- Guidelines for special stocks
- Multi-year strategy for Channel king scallops
3. Fishing opportunities, including scientific coordination:
- Sole 7hjk roadmap and plaice 7fg roadmap
- North Sea lemon sole roadmap
- Rockall cod roadmap
- Horse mackerel rebuilding
- Seabass ICES catch allocation tool
4. Control and enforcement, data exchange:
- Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) arrangements
- Common guidelines for Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) systems
- Data sharing using the United Nations/ Fisheries Language for Universal Exchange (UN/FLUX)
- Footnote monitoring and data exchange