Recommendation on management measures for piked dogfish in the Black Sea (REC.CM-GFCM/39/2015/4). Country/Territory Document type Regulation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Data collection/reporting Monitoring Landing International relations/cooperation Marine fishes Seasons Size Bycatch Fishing area Protected fishing area Cartilaginous fishes Abstract This Recommendation of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), reaffirming the principles of the code of conduct for responsible fisheries of the FAO and recalling the precautionary and ecosystem approach to fishery management, introduces management measures for piked dogfish in the Black Sea (also as significant bycatch). The conservation objective shall be to achieve fishing mortality at maximum sustainable yield (MSY) level no later than 2020. The GFCM contracting parties and cooperating non-contracting parties (CPCs) whose vessels have been actively fishing, directly or indirectly, piked dogfish in the Black Sea agree to implement common measures to achieve the objectives of this recommendation. measure include restrictions to catch piked dogfish, fisheries restricted areas and seasons, and monitoring, data collection and research. CPCs may establish a system to avoid discards and the obligation to land all catches. Full text English Website www.fao.org