Norwegian Lobster
13-14th of may 2024
Promoting sustainable management and maximizing economic gain from fisheries of Norway Lobster in the Nordic region
Monday the 13rd of may 2024
| Opening words | |
| 8:30 | Gunnar Thordarson, Chairperson, Matís |
| 8:40 | Nephrops fisheries: Nordic and European perspectives, Sigurjon Arason |
| SESSION 1 – FISHING AND PRODUCTION (9:00 – 10:30) | |
| Representatives from each country presents results and trends for the fisheries in their respective country. | |
| Questions to be addressed and discussed: | |
| 1. Should lobster fishing be conducted all year or is it necessary to rest the fishing grounds for part of the year? 2. How has the development been in fishing technology and its effect on the fishing areas? 3. What are stakeholders concerns and perceived risks? 4. Fishermen’s general opinion on stock assessment and their experience. 5. What are the opinions of fishermen to MCRS (Minimum Conservation Reference Size) 6. What is fisherman’s opinion on fishing gear, trawl vs. traps. | |
| ADDRESS | |
| 9:00 | Sigurður Ólafsson, Captain |
| 9:20 | Poul Melgaard Jensen, Direktør |
| 9:40 | Guldborg Søvik, Institute of Marine Research and Carina Iselin Bruland, Askøykreps (IMR, Norway) |
| 10:00 | Peter Ronelöv Olsson, Sveriges Fiskares Producentorganisation, SFPO, (Sweden) |
| 10:20 | Discussions |
| 10:30 – 11:00 COFFEE BREAK | |
| SESSION 2 – STOCK TRENDS, ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT (11:00 – 12:30 ) | |
| Representatives from each country presents results and trends for the stocks in their respective country. | |
| Questions to be addressed and discussed: | |
| 1. The trends of the managed stock units within the Nordic countries will be discussed. 2. Comparison of potential factors that contributed to the recruitment collapse within the Nephrops population in Icelandic fisheries. 3. Discussion about the possible and complex interaction of environmental, biological and human influences. 4. How is stock assessment worked out in each country? 5. Comparison of methodologies for assessing Nephrops population size, such as trawl swept area, underwater television (UWTV), and other approaches, delineating their respective strengths and weaknesses. 6. The CFP landing obligation has had significant effect on Nephrops fisheries, as Minimum Conservation Reference Sizes (MCRS) and definitions of “high survival rate” have been heavily debated. 7. Threats and challenges due to climate change and resilience of the different stocks will be addressed. 8. Minimum Conservation Reference Sizes. 9. Does ocean acidification affect the Nephoups stocks? | |
| 11:00 | Jacob Kasper, Fisheries Ecologist/Marine & Freshwater Research Institute (Iceland) |
| 11:20 | Fabian Zimmermann, Institute of Marine Research and Kristian Landmark Skaar, Fisheries Directorate (Norway) |
| 11:40 | Jørgen L S Hansen, DCE Århus Universitet (Denmark) |
| 12:00 | Karin Kataria (Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management) (Sweeden) |
| 12:20 | Andreas Sundelöf, SLU Aqua (Sweden) |
| 12:40 | Discussions |
| LUNCH BREAK (13:00 – 14:00 ) | |
| SESSION 3 – FISHING GEAR (14:00 – 15:00) | |
| Representatives from each country presents results and trends for the fisheries in their respective country. | |
| 1. Recent developments in fishing gear technology will be evaluated and future directions explored. 2. Is trawling damaging the Nephrops habitat? 3. Is it realistic to ban trawling and use only traps to catch Nephrops for commercial fishing and production? | |
| ADDRESS | |
| 13:30 | Haraldur Arnar Einarsson, Marine & Freshwater Research Institute (Iceland) |
| 13:50 | Svend-Erik Andersen, Formand for Danmarks Fiskeriforening (Denmark) |
| 14:10 | Tiago Malta, DTU Aqua (Denmark) |
| 14:30 | Kristian Landmark Skaar, Fisheries Directorate and Jørgen Runehell, trawl fisher (Sweden) |
| 14:50 | Andreas Sundelöf SLU Aqua (Sweden) |
| DISCUSSIONS AND CLOSING REMARKS (15:30 15:50) | |
| Stories from Höfn í hornafirði Sigurjón Arason, Matís/University of Iceland | |
Reception at Best Western Hotel |
Tuesday the 14th of may 2024
| SESSION: MANAGEMENT OF STOCK UNITS WITHIN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES (9:00 – 12:00) | |
| 9:00 | Sum up from yesterday meeting |
| 9:20 | Guldborg Søvik, Institute of Marine Research and Carina Iselin Bruland, Askøykreps (IMR, Norway) |
| 9:40 | Kai Ulrich Wieland (Denmark) |
| 10:00 | Andreas Sundelöf, SLU Aqua (Sweden) |
| 10:20 | Jacob Kasper, Fisheries Ecologist/Marine & Freshwater Research Institute (Iceland) |
| 11:20 | Round up |
When?
13-14th of may 2024
Where?
Best Western Plus Airport Hotel Copenhagen
Kastruplundgade 15, 2770 Kastrup