Report workshop Report workshop influencing behaviourinfluencing behaviour

Chair: Mary MacAllenChair: Mary MacAllen

Rapporteur: Nathalie SteinsRapporteur: Nathalie Steins

Presentation: Fred Presentation: Fred NormandaleNormandale

Common objectivesCommon objectives

• Sustainable fisheries (including socio-Sustainable fisheries (including socio-economics)economics)

• Culture of compliance instead of Culture of compliance instead of command and control regimecommand and control regime

Barriers to complianceBarriers to compliance

• Accumulation of bad laws / Accumulation of bad laws / regulations out of touch with realityregulations out of touch with reality

• Flaws in science base Flaws in science base

• Level playing field lackingLevel playing field lacking

• Economics of industryEconomics of industry

• No incentives / no reward structureNo incentives / no reward structure

Lifting barriers: regulationsLifting barriers: regulations

• Health check of existing rules on regional Health check of existing rules on regional levellevel

• Make rules stakeholder proof (fishermen, Make rules stakeholder proof (fishermen, inspectorates) inspectorates) beforebefore implementation implementation

• Flexibility preferred over tailor-made rulesFlexibility preferred over tailor-made rules• Some leeway needed: Some leeway needed:

- recognition that a kilo fish - recognition that a kilo fish ≠ kilo fish≠ kilo fish- catch composition percentages not per trip but spread over - catch composition percentages not per trip but spread over multiple tripsmultiple trips- Norway: some (annual) overquota allowed but revenue goes - Norway: some (annual) overquota allowed but revenue goes to fund for collective industry benefit (research, eduction)to fund for collective industry benefit (research, eduction)

Lifting barriers: science Lifting barriers: science basebase

• Create sense of ownership of Create sense of ownership of scientific advice with fishermenscientific advice with fishermen

• For improved science government For improved science government should increase not reduce ICES should increase not reduce ICES fundingfunding

• Enhance socio-economic science Enhance socio-economic science base as part of stock management base as part of stock management adviceadvice

Lifting barriers: level playing Lifting barriers: level playing fieldfield

• Create equity in enforcement, Create equity in enforcement, sanctions and rewardssanctions and rewards

• Example US: Federal Law is supreme Example US: Federal Law is supreme over State Law in enforcement, over State Law in enforcement, penalties en rewardspenalties en rewards

Lifting barriers: economics of Lifting barriers: economics of fleetfleet

• Compliance linked to profitability of Compliance linked to profitability of fleetfleet

• Bring fleet in balance with resourcesBring fleet in balance with resources

• Create stability: Create stability: ± 15% TAC ± 15% TAC fluctuations / fluctuations / multi-annual stock multi-annual stock managementmanagement

Lifting barriers: incentives / Lifting barriers: incentives / rewardreward

• Reward clean fisheries: days-at-sea, Reward clean fisheries: days-at-sea, extra TAC allocation?extra TAC allocation?

Culture of compliance?Culture of compliance?

Involve fishermen and Involve fishermen and inspectors in designing inspectors in designing

sensible rules sensible rules