1st Meeting of BCWG 23rd -25th September 2024
The first three day meeting of the Brown Crab Working Group (BCWG) took place from the 23rd to the 25th September 2024 at the Radisson Hotel, Athlone, Co. Meath.
Please find agenda for the meeting below which contains links to the various presentations made during the meeting.
Brown Crab Working Group 23rd to 25th of September
Radisson Blu Hotel, Athlone
Agenda
23rd September
10:30-11:00 – Coffee
11:00 – Welcome and Introductions 11:10 –
11:10 – Terms of Reference
11:30 – Crab Stock structure; assessment units in North West Europe – MI
12:00 – Overview of data to support assessments of Irish Stocks – MI
12:30 – Recent assessments of Irish Stocks – MI
13:00 – 14:00 – Lunch
14:00 – Comparison of Irish assessments and assessments in UK and France– MI
14:40 – Profile of the Irish brown crab sector – BIM ESSU
15:10 – Financial Performance of the Irish Crab Industry – BIM ESSU
15:40 – 1610 Coffee
16:10 – Results of 2021 NW crab fishery Survey– MI
16:40 – 17:00 – Summary and wrap up of Day 1
24th September
09:00 – A generic assessment and management framework (example of the MSC framework) – MI
09:40 – How do you manage fisheries: input, output and technical measures – MI
10:10 – Overview of management measures in UK and France – MI
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee
11:00 – Frameworks for Irish Brown Crab Management – DAFM
11:20 – Control Considerations – SFPA
11:40 – Facilitated discussion – stock issues, what in our control is contributing to stock state, how can these factors be managed?
13:00 – 14:00 – Lunch
14:00 – Discussion of Potential Management Measures – split into rotating working groups 14:00 – 14:45, 14:45 – 15:30
15:30 – 16:00 – coffee
16:00 – 16:45
16:45 – Recap and close
25th September
09:00 – 09:45 – Presentation of draft proposals from working groups – rapporteurs
09:45 – Discussion of proposals
10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee
11:00 – Working group refinement of proposals 13:00 – 14:00 – Lunch
14:00 – Presentation of discussion outcomes
15:30 – Next Steps and close
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