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EU Action Plan for reducing incidental catches of seabirds in fishing gears

Public consultation

Title

Consultation on an EU Action Plan for reducing incidental catches of seabirds in fishing gears

Policy field(s)

Fisheries

Target group(s)

Stakeholders and general public

Period of consultation

From 11.06.2010 to 09.08.2010

Objective of the consultation

The European Commission intends to develop an EU Action Plan to reduce incidental catches of seabirds in fishing gears. The proposed initiative aims to reduce such catches, namely in longlines and gillnets, by reducing as much as possible the interaction between seabirds and fishing gear.

To this end, the Commission invites all stakeholders and general public to express their views on the questions identified in the consultation paper, as well as to present their opinions regarding further actions that could be introduced in a future Commission proposal for an EU-Plan of Action on Seabirds.

How to submit your contribution

We welcome contributions from citizens, organisations and public authorities.

Citizen

  • If you are answering this consultation as a citizen, please click here to submit your contribution.

Public authority

  • If you are answering this consultation on behalf of a public authority, please click here to submit your contribution.

Organisation

In the interests of transparency¹, organisations (including, for example, NGOs, trade associations and commercial enterprises) are invited to provide the public with relevant information about themselves by registering in the Interest Representative Register and subscribing to its Code of Conduct:

  • If you are a Registered organisation, please indicate the name and address of your organisation and your Register ID number on the first page of your contribution. Your contribution will then be considered as representing the views of your organisation. Submit your contribution.
  • If your organisation is not registered, you have the opportunity to Register now. Then return to this page to submit your contribution as a Registered organisation.

¹ The Commission asks organisations who wish to submit comments in the context of public consultations to provide the Commission and the public at large with information about whom and what they represent. If an organisation decides not to provide this information, it is the Commission's stated policy to list the contribution as part of the individual contributions. (Consultation Standards, see COM (2002) 704, and Communication on ETI Follow-up, see COM (2007) 127 of 21/03/2007)

Received contributions will be published on the Internet. It is important to read the specific privacy statement attached to this consultation for information on how your personal data and contribution will be dealt with.

View the consultation document

EU Action Plan for reducing incidental catches of seabirds in fishing gears pdf - 57 KB [57 KB] Deutsch (de) español (es) français (fr)

Reference documents and other, related consultations

ICES advice pdf - 52 KB [52 KB]

Contact details

Responsible service
Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Unit A2

E-mail
mare-seabirds-consultation@ec.europa.eu

Postal address
European Commission
DG MARE – Unit A2
Office J99 – 01/40
B-1049 Brussels
Belgium

Number of responses received to this consultation

47+167 (identical emails)

View the contributions

In the interests of transparency, organisations have been invited to provide the public with relevant information about themselves by registering in the Interest Representative Register and subscribing to its Code of Conduct. If the organisation is not registered, the submission is published separately from the registered organisations.

Contributions received

Results of consultation and next steps

Not yet available

Protection of personal data

Specific privacy statement pdf - 25 KB [25 KB]