Economics Issues
Scope.
Participants
COUNTRIES
Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, The Netherlands; Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia
INVITED END-USERS
ICES (The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea).
Terms of Reference (ToR)
- ToR 1: FishNCo (MARE/2020/08) project - Strengthening EU-MAP data collection by developing Regional Work Plans for the Regional Coordination Groups (RCG)
- ToR 2: SECWEB project - Supporting administrative tasks and online visibility to RCGs, will be presented, focusing in particular on the WP and tasks related to socio economic analysis.
- ToR 3: An alternative approach to the segmentation of Fishing Fleets WS
- ToR 4: Quality Assurance Framework WS
- ToR 5: Social Variables WS
- ToR 6: EU MAP revision
- ToR 7: Update of Sars-CoV2 effects on Data Collection
- ToR 8: New Role of RCG ECON
Intersessional subgroups (ISSGs)
Novel approach to the segmentation of fishing fleets based on fishing patterns and stock exploitation rather than technical characteristics, as it is the current practice.
- Related to ToR 3
- Panregional
Training session on methodologies in Handbook, virtual training from Finland 4.-6.5.2021
- Related to ToR 4
- Panregional
A refinement of existing variables and addition of new ones. Provide Guidelines, definition and methodologies separated by sectors (fishing fleet, aquaculture and fish processing).
- Related to ToR 5
- Panregional
The clarification for DCF and EU-MAP segmentation. Discussion about AER Aquaculture meeting structure. Discussion about the content to be included in the AER nowcast.
- ToR for RCG ECON 2022
- Panregional
Work in collaboration together with Fishn´Co project:
- Comparative analysis between MS on capital value and capital cost estimation.
- Identification of the level of ambition for regional coordination and issues which might be solved by international cooperation.
- Preparation of a draft Regional Work Plan on socioeconomic data collection strategies and statistical methods of data estimation considering the Quality Assurance Framework.
- Development of National profiles and refinement of existing social variables.
Work in progress for Fleet Alternative segmentation application for economic analysis and methodology development.
Organisation and conducting the Aquaculture Workshop focusing on methodological and technical aspects regarding specific challenges of data collection in freshwater aquaculture, allocation of companies to segments, data reporting structure, quality checks and harmonization of conversion indices of fry.
Level of Ambition interactive infographic is an output of Fishn’Co project in close collaboration with ISSGs and RCGs experts. The infographic is the result of the compilation, identification and analysis of the status of regional coordination and it is aimed to inform the design of the RWP structures.
Current legislation | The legal base for the data collection |
The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) | Managing fisheries |
Work plans | |
Annual report | |
Register of Commission Expert Groups | Group Details – Commission Expert Group |
Planning Group for ECONomics | PGECON – Planning Group on Economics Issues |
Definitions | The definitions and acronyms that are commonly used for the transmission of data |
Guidelines for Economic variables | Socio-Economic variables definitions for the collected data |
Workshop reports | Workshops 2004-2018 – European Commission |
Planned meetings | Regional coordination and WS |
STECF EWG | STECF EWG final reports |
Fleet Register | Fleet Register statistics database |
Latest Reports
Rules of Procedure
Rules of Procedure for the Economics Issues Regional Coordination Group.

Materials
Contact with RCG ECON
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