Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) - Social Data in Fisheries - update of the national profiles (STECF-23-14)

Commission Decision of 25 February 2016 setting up a Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries, C(2016) 1084, OJ C 74, 26.2.2016, p. 4–10. The Commission may consult the group on any matter relating to marine and fisheries biology, fishing gear technology, fisheries economics, fisheries governance, ecosystem effects of fisheries, aquaculture or similar disciplines. This report further develops the methodologies for the collection and analysis of social data in fisheries. In particular it addresses alignment of the use of social indicators between STECF reporting and alignment with other developments such as in PGC ECON and ICES WGSOCIAL. The report details the development of an analytical framework for social data, such as community- and national profiles, and introduces criteria for social notions as social justice, vulnerability and dependence. Additionally, the report evaluates responses of the Member States towards the European Commission’s (EC) questionnaire of January 12th, 2022 about the implementation of Articles 16 (6) and 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.