Swedish salmon management - today and in the future

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1 Swedish salmon management - today and in the future Håkan Carlstrand Unit for Fisheries Policy

2 Presentation Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management Salmon management - Today - Future

3 SwAM Approximately 230 employees Headquarters located in Gothenburg Fisheries inspection in Simrishamn, Västra Frölunda, Kungshamn, and Karlskrona

4 Instructions from the government The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management is the administrative authority for issues dealing with the preservation, restoration and sustainable use of lakes, streams and seas. The Agency shall, within its areas of responsibility, be proactive, supportive and unifying in its implementation of environmental policies and shall promote the sustainable management of fishing resources

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6 SwAM is responsible for carrying out Sweden's commitments Three of Sweden's 16 environmental objectives EU s Marine Strategy Framework Directive EU s Water Framework Directive EU s and Sweden s Common Fisheries Policy The regional conventions OSPAR, HELCOM and NASCO

7 Regional environmental conventions NASCO North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization, - Convention on Atlantic salmon, six inter- governmental organizations OSPAR aims to protect the marine environment in the North-East Atlantic 15 countries and the EU Commission HELCOM aims to protect the marine environment of the Baltic Sea region - 9 countries and the EU Commission

8 EU Common Fisheries Policy Common rules throughout all EU countries, management of marine stocks (focus commercial) Decided upon together by the member states Equivalent fishery inspections Necessary to manage our stocks of fish Reformed by

9 SwAM national responsibilities International and national fisheries policy Commercial and Recreational fisheries Marine and inland waters Technical regulations Permits and licenses Monitoring of commercial fishing quotas, recreational fishing, analyses. Landing-, transport-, och trade control International cooperation

10 General tools Fundings (distribution of financial) Legislation (establishing regulations) Information, coordinating and guidance 10/8/2015 Presentation title Name 10

11 Baltic Salmon Management an owerview EU commission Proposal TAC ICES/SLU Advice Stakeholder consultation Private regulation In rivers BALTFISH Ministers Decision on TAC Status Stocks MSY National objectives Recreational fisheries SwAM national legislation TAC in sea commercial fisheries Commercial fisheries SE TAC = 28%

12 National regulation of salmon fisheries Phasing out mixed stock fisheries in open sea - No longline fishery since Trolling only allowed for farmed fin clipt salmon

13 Mixed stock fisheries in open sea

14 Relative stability, SE TAC, and SE part of salmon production Fördelning laxkvot (TAC) Andel av vildlaxvattendrag Estland Danmark Finland Tyskland Lettland Litauen Polen Sverige Ryssland Estland Finland Lettland Litauen Sverige Födovandring (laxsmolt) Älvfiske Kustfiske Lekvandring (vuxen lax) Andel av total produktion av vild smolt Estland Finland Lettland Litauen Sverige Havsfiske

15 Swedish part of TAC (number salmons) and commercial catches in the Baltic Laxfällor Krokfiske Drivgarn Svensk TAC Presentationsnamn Namn 15

16 Principal for regulation of commercial fisheries Only coastal trap net fisheries Early season ban to secure wild salmon run Restricted area in sea near salmon rivers Higher exploation on reared populations Lower exploation on weak wild salmon stocks Y C + X AC 30 BD salmons salmons

17 Principal for regulation of recreational fisheries Trolling in Baltic - Catches of wild salmon not allowed Trap net fisheries restricted time, marketing of cathes prohibited Sportfishing in wild salmon rivers - restricted in time - bag limit one salmon a day

18 Swedish salmon fisheries

19 SE salmon fisheries 2014, catches (ICES) 25% 2% 44% Yrkesfiske i havet, fasta redskap, Yrkesfiske i älvar, fasta redskap, sportfiske trolling, % 11% 13% Fritidsfiske i havet fasta redskap, Sportfiske i älvar, Traditionella fisket, Torne älv, Presentationsnamn Namn 19

20 Swedish trolling approx salmons (2011)

21 Trap nets Approx salmons Presentationsnamn Namn 21

22 Approx salmons Traditional fisheries in river Torne älv Presentationsnamn Namn 22

23 Sportfishing in rivers Approx salmons Presentationsnamn Namn 23

24 Beståndsbaserad förvaltning exemplet Torne älv Överenskommelsen mellan SE och FIN 1. Med hänsyn till ett skäligt nyttjande av gränsälvarna på ett sätt som främjar hela gränsregionens intressen, ska utgångspunkten vara att åstadkomma en rimlig och rättvis balans ur bestånds- och nyttjandesynpunkt mellan tillämpningsområdets sammantagna fiskeintressen

25 Torne river. Number of salmons returning, total catches (SE+FIN) and remaning spawning stock Scientific advice MSY approx salmons Spawning stock 2015 approx salmons Presentationsnamn Namn 25

26 Future management? Objectives conservation limits > MSY 75% - Individual complementing management targets for diffrent stocks Management of individual stocks, avoiding mixed stock fisheries Knowledge of stocks contributing to mixed stock fisheries and the status of each stock Important! Private owners complementing management and stakeholder involvement. Organization Salmon Management Units Data collection and advice for regions and individual stocks Complex management model - more resources needed! Presentationsnamn Namn 26

27 Potential in Swedish salmon fisheries Commercial fisheries - In coastal fisheries, as today salmons in the short time ( 5-10 years) - In rivers with water power stations, possibilty to expand to salmons yearly Presentationsnamn Namn 27

28 Potential in Swedish salmon fisheries Recreational fisheries and fishing tourism - Stronger wild salmon stocks, better possibilities for tourism but catches in the same magnitude as today - In rivers with power stations a lot of salmons but small possibilities to expand sportfishing - Trolling more fin clipt in catches (Finland fin clipping program from 2017)

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