# Regulation (EU) 2017/1004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017 on the establishment of a Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the common fisheries policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 199/2008 (recast), Article 5: Content and criteria for the establishment of the multiannual ... programme

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The multiannual ... programme shall establish:
(a) a detailed list of the data to be collected for the purpose of contributing to the achievement of—
(i) the objectives set out in Article 25 of EU Regulation 1380/2013, and
(ii) the fisheries objectives;
(b) requirements in relation to research surveys at sea;
(c) thresholds below which it is not mandatory to collect data based on fishing and aquaculture activities.
2. The data referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 shall include:
(a) biological data on all stocks caught or by-caught in ... commercial and, where appropriate, recreational fisheries in and outside United Kingdom waters, including eels and salmon in relevant inland waters, as well as other diadromous fish species of commercial interest, to enable an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management and conservation as necessary for the regulation and management of fishing activities;
(b) data to assess the impact of fisheries within United Kingdom waters on the marine ecosystem in and outside United Kingdom waters, including data on by-catch of non-target species, in particular species protected under any law applying in the United Kingdom or any part of it or international law, data on impacts of fisheries on marine habitats, including vulnerable marine areas, and data on impacts of fisheries on food webs;
(c) data on the activity of United Kingdom fishing vessels in and outside United Kingdom waters, including levels of fishing, and on effort and capacity of the United Kingdom fleet;
(d) socioeconomic data on fisheries to enable the socioeconomic performance of the United Kingdom fisheries sector to be assessed;
(e) socioeconomic data and sustainability data on marine aquaculture to enable the socioeconomic performance and the sustainability of the United Kingdom aquaculture sector, including its environmental impact, to be assessed;
(f) socioeconomic data on the fish processing sector to enable the socioeconomic performance of that sector to be assessed.
3. In addition, the data referred to in point (a) of paragraph 1 may include socioeconomic data and sustainability data on freshwater aquaculture to enable the socioeconomic performance and the sustainability of the United Kingdom aquaculture sector, including its environmental impact, to be assessed.
4. For the purpose of establishing the multiannual ... programme, a fisheries administration must take into account:
(a) the information needs for the management and efficient regulation of fishing activities, with a view to contributing to the achievement of the fisheries objectives...;
(b) the need for data that are relevant, comprehensive and reliable for the purpose of decisions on fisheries management and protection of ecosystems including vulnerable species and habitats;
(c) the need for and relevance of data for the sustainable development of aquaculture ..., taking account of the predominantly local character of its impacts;
(d) the need to support impact assessments of policy measures;
(e) costs and benefits, taking account of the most cost-effective solutions to achieve the objective of data collection;
(f) the need to avoid disruption of existing time-series;
(g) the need for simplification and to avoid duplication of data collection, in accordance with Article 1;
(h) where relevant, the need for data to cover data-deficient fisheries;
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(j) the international obligations of the United Kingdom;
(k) spatial and temporal coverage of the data collection activities.
5. The requirements in relation to research surveys at sea referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 shall be drawn up taking into account the following requirements:
(a) information needs for the regulation and management of fishing activities, with a view to contributing to the achievement of the fisheries objectives;
(b) information needs arising from internationally agreed coordination and harmonisation;
(c) information needs for the evaluation of management plans;
(d) information needs for the monitoring of ecosystems variables;
(e) information needs for an adequate coverage of stock areas;
(f) the need to avoid duplication between research surveys at sea; and
(g) the need to avoid disruption of time-series.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/1004/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2017-1004/article-5
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