Recommendation on the scientific monitoring, management and control of turbot fisheries in the Black Sea (REC.CM-GFCM/40/2016/6). Pays/Territoire Type du document Règlement Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Pêche Mot clé Pêche maritime Gestion et conservation des pêches Collecte de données/déclarations Monitorage Poissons marins Volume admissible de captures Périodes Résumé This Recommendation of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) seeks to counteract turbot overfishing and to restore, to the extent possible, the size of the Black Sea turbot stock, with a view to providing high long-term yields consistent with the maximum sustainable yield, while ensuring the sustainability of the fisheries. CPCs shall control catch levels and establish each year a closure period for at least two months during the spawning season of turbot (i.e. from April to June). Also all vessels above 12 metres length overall authorized to fish for turbot shall be equipped with vessel monitoring system (VMS) or any other system of geolocalisation allowing control authorities to track their activities. The GFCM Scientific Advisory Committee on Fisheries (SAC) shall, for purposes of ensuring a proper scientific monitoring of the turbot fisheries, undertake specified actions. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.fao.org