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NEAFC request on appropriateness of NEAFC bottom fishing closures

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posted on 2024-01-25, 08:01 authored by ICESICES

ICES advises that the current NEAFC bottom‑fishing closure areas are still appropriate to protect VMEs, based on cumulating evidence of VME occurrence within these areas. 

The reopening of such closures to bottom fishing would present a risk of significant adverse impacts to VMEs, in particular as evidenced for mobile bottom‑contacting gear.

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Published under the auspices of the following steering group or committee

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ICES Advice: Special requests

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NEAFC

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ICES. 2022. NEAFC request on appropriateness of NEAFC bottom fishing closures. In Report of the ICES Advisory Committee, 2022. ICES Advice 2022, sr.2022.13, https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.advice.21261387

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