This Recommendation makes amendments in the Recommendation GFCM/44/2021/9 on management measures for the sustainable exploitation of European sprat in the Black Sea and repeals Recommendation GFCM/46/2023/10. It amends Paragraphs 8, 9, 10 and 11 of the Recommendation GFCM/44/2021/9 as regards: (i) the advice of the Working Group on the Black Sea on the status of European sprat in the Black Sea and complementary measures, such as minimum conservation reference size; (ii) the organization of a dedicated working group to examine, analyse and report on possible climatic effects on European sprat in the Black Sea; (iii) the assessment of the biological, economic and social implications of implementing several management scenarios; and (iv) the assessment of the effectiveness of the existing transitional management measures.
2024-01-01