Recommendation GFCM/43/2019/6 on management measures for sustainable trawl fisheries targeting giant red shrimp and blue and red shrimp in the Strait of Sicily (geographical subareas 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16).

This Recommendation lays down management measures for sustainable trawl fishing activities in the Strait of Sicily. The contracting parties and cooperating non-contracting parties whose vessels are actively fishing in GSAs 12 to 16 agree to implement the measures specified in this Recommendation. The contracting parties and cooperating non-contracting parties shall ensure annually an adequate scientific monitoring of the status of the key species in the Strait of Sicily. Vessels authorized to fish for the key species listed in the annex to this recommendation in the Strait of Sicily shall be listed by the contracting party and cooperating non-contracting party whose flag they are flying. The contracting parties and cooperating non-contracting parties shall submit the list of all their vessels actively fishing for the key species listed in the annex to this recommendation together with their historic level of fishing effort to the GFCM Secretariat. Furthermore, the contracting parties and cooperating non-contracting parties shall declare catches irrespective of their volume and designate landing points for key species in the Strait of Sicily.