Aalborg Universitet Profiling of small-scale fishing communities in the Baltic Sea Delaney, Alyne Publication date: 2007 Document Version Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Link to publication from Aalborg University Citation for published version (APA): Delaney, A. (2007). Profiling of small-scale fishing communities in the Baltic Sea: study requested by the European Commission. IFM - Innovative Fisheries Management. General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. ? Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. ? You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain ? 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Delaney, PhD Innovative Fisheries Management, IFM - an Aalborg University Research Centre Profiling of small-scale fishing communities in the Baltic Sea Table of contents List of acronyms .............................................................................................................................2 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea ................................................................ 2 Executive Summary .......................................................................................................................4 1 Introduction ..............................................................................................................................8 1.1 Request for Service .......................................................................................................... 8 1.2 Baltic Cod......................................................................................................................... 9 1.3 The Management System in the Baltic Sea.................................................................... 13 2 Community Profiles ...............................................................................................................14 2.1 Introduction to Community Profiles - A brief explanation of what and why ................ 14 3 Social Impact Assessment......................................................................................................17 3.1 What is social impact assessment?................................................................................. 18 4 Methodology ...........................................................................................................................24 4.1 Selection of Communities .............................................................................................. 28 4.2 Indicators and Key data points....................................................................................... 30 5 Social Impact Assessments in the Baltic...............................................................................31 5.1 Adaptability/Vulnerability and Critical Issues............................................................... 31 5.2 Adaptability and Vulnerability in the Baltic Sea context............................................... 32 5.3 Adaptations and Adjustments to Crisis.......................................................................... 35 6 Establishing the means for an SIA methodology framework for the Baltic Sea..............37 6.1 Data availability ............................................................................................................. 37 6.2 Resource Needs.............................................................................................................. 37 References .....................................................................................................................................39 Appendix 1: Swedish SIA ............................................................................................................43 Appendix 2: Polish SIA................................................................................................................65 Appendix 3: Danish SIA ..............................................................................................................89 Appendix 4: German SIA..........................................................................................................108 Appendix 5: Field Guide............................................................................................................128 1 Profiling of small-scale fishing communities in the Baltic Sea List of acronyms ACFM Advisory Committee on Fishery Management BS Baltic Sea CEC Commission of the European Communities CEQ Council on Environmental Quality CEVIS EU FP6 Project: Comparative Evaluations of Innovative Solutions in European Fisheries Management CFCA Communities Fisheries Control Agency CFP Common Fisheries Policy CRCRP Coastal Resources Co-management Research Project DAS Days at Sea DEFRA Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs DFO Canadian Department for Oceans DG Directorate General DK Denmark EEA European Environment Agency EEF European Fisheries Fund EFEP European Fisheries Ecosystems Plan EIAA Economic Assessment of ACFM advice EU European Union F Fishing mortality FIFG Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance FP Framework Programme IBSFC International Baltic Sea Fisheries Commission ICES International Council for the Exploration of the Sea IFM Innovative Fisheries Management – an Aalborg University Research Cen- tre INDECO EU FP6 Project: Development of Indicators of Environmental Perform- ance of the Common Fisheries Policy MARFIN Marine Fisheries Initiative MPA Marine Protected Area MS Member State MSA Magnus-Stevens Act MSFCMA National Standard Eight of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NGO Non-governmental organization 2 Profiling of small-scale fishing communities in the Baltic Sea NMFS Unites States’ National Marine Fisheries Service NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service, United States NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NORMAC Northern Prawn Fishery Management Advisory Council NS North Sea NSRAC North Sea Regional Advisory Council NUTS Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics OMRN Oceans Management Research Network PL Poland PO Producer Organisation RAC Regional Advisory Council SARA Species at Risk Act SBF Swedish Board of Fisheries SFR National Federation of Swedish Fishermen (Sveriges Fiskares Riksförbund) SGECA Sub Group for Economic Assessment under STECF SIA Social Impact Assessment SIN-vessels Vessels registered in Simrishamn SSB Spawning-stock biomass STECF Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries TAC Total Allowable Catch UK United Kingdom UNCOVER EU FP6 Project: Understanding the methods of stock reCOVERy 3 Profiling of small-scale fishing communities in the Baltic Sea Executive Summary This report was written in response to the Request for Service, “Profiling of Small-scale fish- ing communities in the Baltic Sea.” The European Commission has tabled a proposal for a multi-annual plan, which includes the reduction of TACs, to ensure the sustainable long-term management of the cod stocks in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting these stocks. The potential impacts of the plan to the small-scale fleet are of particular interest to Member States and stakeholders. The Commission is particularly interested in understanding the likely impacts of proposed TAC and fishing effort reductions on the small scale fleet and its com- munities in the Baltic region. Experience has shown that key to the quick and efficient assessment of impacts of manage- ment plans and actions, is the availability of community profiles. Community Profiling is the first step for establishing a more generalized social impact assessment (SIA) methodology framework for use in a full fledged impact assessment exercise. Innovative Fisheries Management (IFM), an Aalborg University Research Centre, undertook this report with the understanding that key requirements of the request for service were: 1. Examine a means to establish a social impact assessment (SIA) methodology frame- work for the Baltic region. 2. Design and carry out pilot baseline community profiles for Denmark, Poland, Ger- many, and Sweden, focusing on small-scale sectors dependent on cod. 1. Social Impact Assessment through Community Profiles - a Methodology The social impact assessment methodology presented in this report is based upon methods developed for the EU 6FP project UNCOVER, “Understanding the methods of stock reCOV- ERy,” through participation on a DEFRA-funded UK Ports Data-frame project, and from pre- vious experience in NOAA Fisheries (USA) compiling an SIA methods handbook. Standards have been adjusted for the European context, and taking a logical next step from PESCA pro- gramme (ended 1999) and the FIFG programmes, which were designed to help fishing de- pendent regions cope with the crisis in fishing,