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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to start by thanking Mr Souchet for producing this comprehensive report on the recovery of the Northern hake stock. The Council discussed the recovery plan for hake in December 2003 and accepts some of the proposed amendments set out in the report: firstly, we have now deleted fishing effort from the proposal. Secondly, we have reduced the minimum safe level according to the precautionary approach from 143 000 tonnes to 140 000, and the critical limit from 103 000 tonnes to 100 000, as recommended by the scientists.
Despite these amendments, the objective remains the same. The aim is to restore Northern hake stocks to safe biological limits, which entails a number of measures. Firstly, we must set a critical limit below which, according to scientific advice, stocks would be at risk of collapse. We must also set guidelines on the establishment of Total Allowable Catches (TACs) based on a scientific evaluation. The TAC will be set according to the precautionary approach unless it results in a reduction in the biomass in any given year. If the size of the stock falls below the minimum level, the Council must reduce the TAC. However, the TAC may not vary by more than 15% year on year.
Finally, the proposal also contains measures for more effective control of vessels catching North Sea hake, as well as provisions for the prior notification of landings. Landings of more than two tonnes of hake may only take place at authorised ports and stricter provisions on storage and transport also apply. So much for the proposal; I will comment on the proposed amendments in my closing statement. Thank you."@en1
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