ICES officially launched its Strategic Plan for 2014-2018 earlier this week. The plan presents the direction ICES will take over the next five years based on the background of a rapidly changing marine science and policy landscape.
Paul Connolly, ICES President, said “our goal is to produce integrated advice that is based on innovative science and timely and accurate data while taking into account regional differences. Each regional sea area has unique challenges, and ICES possesses the expertise, experience, and creativity to address these.”
The plan entails a number of strategic choices that will allow development of the science and advisory behind ICES as well as data work on the Arctic and on aquaculture as well as an enhanced training programme.
ICES Strategic Plan will be implemented through one associated plan that will outline the Science, Advice, Data and Information, and Secretariat activities over the next five years.