Project

Fish & fisheries in numbers - the Data Collection Framework (DCF)

Lead Institute SF Institute of Sea Fisheries

Involved Institutes FI Institute of Fisheries Ecology OF Institute of Baltic Sea Fisheries

Coordination and conduction of the German National Fisheries Data Collection Programme (DCF)

The Data Collection Framework (DCF), co-funded by the EU, allows Member States to collect fisheries data relevant for the sustainable management of fish stocks.

Background and Objective

The critical situation of many of the exploited fish stocks due to overfishing is the reason of establishing the Data Collection Framework (EU Regulation 2017/1004). This regulation obliges Member States to set up and implement national programmes for sampling of fishery data relevant for the sustainable management of fish stocks. This includes the investigation of landings and by-catches of German fisheries and economic data in relation to fisheries. The sampled data serve directly for the improvement of fish stock assessments and advice by ICES, NAFO and STECF. In addition, the economic status of the fishing fleet, aquaculture and fish processing industry is being estimated.

Target Group

Fisheries scientists (ICES, NAFO), fisheries management (BMEL, EU)

Approach

The Data Collection Programme is being cooridnated by a National Correspondent who serves as contact person for the European Commission and the participating institutions.

Preliminary Results

National Fisheries Data Collection Programmes and Annual Reports
Submission of national data to ICES, NAFO and STECF

Links and Downloads

www.dcf-germany.de

Further projects of the Thünen Fisheries Research, which are funded by the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) of the European Union (EU), can be found here under ‘EU Fisheries Projects’.

The official website of the data collection programme in Germany can be found at DCF Germany.