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The Regional Coordination Meeting NS&EA met in Edinburgh from 5th to 9th September 2016. Thirty four participants from 12 members states, representatives from Commission and ICES were in attendance. The meeting was largely devoted to subgroup work relating to regional sampling, cost sharing models, data needs and the sampling of anadromous and catadromous species

The RCM NS&EA met 31st August - 4th September 2015 at den Haag, Netherlands with 27 participants form 11 member states and autonomous regions attending, including representatives of ICES and the Commission. National correspondents from Spain, UK, Denmark, Lithuania, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands were present. The meeting was co-chaired by Katja Ringdahl (Sweden) and Alastair Pout (Scotland). The RCM N&SEA considered the recommendations from the 11th Liasion meeting and summaries were presented of the work of expert groups and end users for the 2014-15 period to the plenary session of the meeting. The expert groups included WGCATCH, PGDATA, WKISCON2, WKRDB 2014-01, RDB–SC, STECF and the Zagreb meeting on transversal variables. ICES, as a main end user, provided feedback. A summary was presented of the progress in the regional coordination project (fishPi). This project involves over 40 participants from 12 members states from NS&EA, NA and Baltic regions, two external statistical experts, and ICES. The project has a wide scope of regional cooperation issues including sampling designs, data formats, code lists, PETS, stomach sampling, small scale and recreational sampling, and data quality software production. It has a budget of €400,000, and a one year time line and with a planned completion date of April 2016. A project with identical aims is running in paralleled in the Mediterranean and Black Sea regions The majority of the ToRs of the RCM NS&EA were addressed by three subgroups: one concerned with data analysis, one with the landing obligation, and one with issues particularly related to role and work of national correspondents.

The 12th Liaison meeting was held in Brussels on 8th and 9th October 2015 to address the following Terms of Reference: TOR 1. Discussion on possible follow-­‐‑up to the main outputs/recommendations of: • The 2015 RCMs -­‐‑ specific recommendations addressed to the Liaison Meeting • PGECON, PGDATA, PGMed – outcomes and recommendations from their 2015 meeting • STECF EWG and STECF Plenary -­‐‑ outcomes and recommendations from their 2015 meetings • Data end users (ICES, STECF, RFMOs – GFCM, IATTC, ICCAT, IOTC, WCPFC, NAFO, SPRFMO, CECAF, WECAFC) TOR2. End user feedback on data transmission and related issues • Discuss feedback received from data end-­‐‑users on data transmission: main issues and possible harmonization of end user feedback to the Commission • JRC data transmission IT platform: experience gained and future steps • Discuss best practices on automatization of data upload by MS: data validation tools used by end users • Discussion on new set-­‐‑up for STECF evaluation of AR2014 & data transmission 2014 used in 2015 – continue like this next year? • Harmonisation and dissemination of DCF metadata: codelists, metiers, nomenclatures, best practices, standards • RCM data calls – overview of how MS responded TOR 3. Regional cooperation • Call for proposals MARE/2014/19 'ʹStrengthening Regional Cooperation in the area of fisheries data collection– state of play'ʹ. Presentation by a representative of the two RCG grants and discussions by LM thereafter. What should be the way forward? • Regional databases • Overview of use of the Regional Databases for RCMs in 2015 and problems identified • Other developments (RDB trainings in 2015, RDB Med&BS development) • Changes for the future – any recommendations from the LM? • Future role of RCMs and DCF-­‐‑related meetings: best practices, coordination, cohesion and common structure in line with emerging needs of DCF TOR 4. EU MAP • Discuss recommendations/ output of RCMs: List of proposed stocks, landing obligation, metiers • Discuss design-­‐‑based sampling in relation to DCF: does it fulfil DCF requirements? TOR 5. Availability of data • Overview of latest developments (DCF Database Feasibility Study and plans for a follow-­‐‑up study to this) TOR 6. AOB • Agree on a list of recommendations relating to DCF (that MS will need to report on in their AR2015) – COM will provide a compilation of proposed recommendations from LM & STECF Plenaries in 2014 as input • Prepare a list of recommended meetings for 2016 as guidance for MS • Review and prioritize DCF-­‐‑related study proposals from RCMs, PGECON, EGs etc • ICES update on workshop on concurrent sampling and plans to re-­‐‑evaluate surveys

The 11thLiaison Meeting between the Chairs of the RCMs, the ICES PGCCDBS, PGMED and PGECON, the STECF EWGs on the DCF, the Regional Database Steering Committees, the ICES and GFCM representatives and the European Commission was held at the DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Brussels from 8th to 9th October 2014. The 11th Liaison meeting was held in Brussels on 8th and 9th October 2014 to address the following terms of reference: TOR 1. Discussion on possible follow-­‐‑up to the main outputs/recommendations of: • The 2014 RCMs and to the sp ecific re commenda tions a ddr e sse d to th e Liaison Meeting • P G ECO N , PG CCDBS, PG Med – ou tcome s an d r e commendation s fr om the ir 2014 meeting • STECF EWG and STEC F Plen ary -­‐‑ ou tcome s a n d r e commendation s fr om the ir 2014 meeting • Data end-­‐‑ users (IC ES, G F C M, RC Ms) TOR 2. Compilation of recommendations on the DCF A compilation of DCF recommendations will be established by the COM by end 2014. LM needs to agree on which recommendations should be included (i.e. from which bodies) & covering which years. TOR 3. Regional cooperation • G r ants for str eng thene d reg ion al coop eration • R e g ional da ta b ases o O ver view of use of the Reg ional Datab ases for R CMs in 2014, and p rob lems identified o O ther deve lop ments (RDB training s in 2014, RDB Med&BS develop ment) o Chang es for the fu tu re – an y re commen da tions from th e LM? • R C M data calls – ove rview of h ow MS r esp onde d. TOR 4. Recommended meetings/workshops • P r ep a r e a list of r ecommen ded me etin g s for 2015 as g u idance for MS TOR 5. Studies • O ver view of p rocess • LM comme nts and p r ioritization of studies p r op osed b y RC Ms, PG ECO N , ICES, GFCM TOR 6. AOB 1. The DCF website has been revamped by the JRC. Any comments on this? 2. Access to the RCM SharePoint 3. Derogations – List of derogations by Member State has been prepared by DG MARE. Have any RCMs updated this? 4. ICES will provide an update on their plans to re-­‐‑evaluate surveys. Should this be followed by STECF work on surveys to be included in future EU MAP? 5. Annual reports – simplification: presentation of process. 6. Data transmission: a. new platform for information exchanges between COM, MS and end-­‐‑ users b. new tool for reporting on how MS complied with the DG MARE/JRC data calls In addition to the above Terms of Reference, an item was added at the start of the meeting, regarding the implication of the Landing Obligation on data collection and the Discard Plans.