Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) : evaluation of the 2022 Annual Reports for data collection and data transmission issues from 2022 (STECF-23-08)

Commission Decision of 25 February 2016 setting up a Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries, C(2016) 1084, OJ C 74, 26.2.2016, p. 4-10. The Commission may consult the group on any matter relating to marine and fisheries biology, fishing gear technology, fisheries economics, fisheries governance, ecosystem effects of fisheries, aquaculture, or similar disciplines. This report presents the STECF findings based on the Report of the Expert Working Group (EWG 23-08) which was held in Brussels 19-23 June 2023, to evaluate MS Annual Reports on data collection for 2022 and the Member States' data transmission to the end users during 2022. The report of the EWG was reviewed by the STECF during its 73 rd plenary meeting held in Brussels from 10-14 July 2023. This was the first submission of Annual Reports under the Data Collection Framework new EU MAP is coming into effect.