Past Events

Clare Bradshaw, Stockholm University: Ecological and biogeochemical impacts of bottom trawling The seminar is part of a seminar series hosted by Södertörn university, Stockholm. Thursday 3 February at 13:00-14:00 in Zoom. Zoom link: https://sh-se.zoom.us/j/68427419255?pwd=dFN6MEUwQ0ZZaFMrVzJPaTRQNzVodz09   Meeting ID: 684 2741 9255 Passcode: 703772   Prof Bradshaw will give a short overview of bottom trawling, then discuss the biochemical effects based on the latest research, and also discuss trawling and carbon cycles. See the full papers here: Bradshaw et al 2021 Morys et al 2021 Legge et al 2020 Epstein et al 2021 PREPRINT Sala et al 2021    

This is a HELCOM workshop on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) in the Baltic Sea area.

Time: 10.00-16.00 CET

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• Meeting information

This ICES Workshop for the Technical evaluation of EU Member States’ Eel regulation Progress Reports 2021 (WKEMP3) will support EU DG MARE in evaluating the implementation of the national Eel Management Plans (EMPs) under the Council Regulation (EC) No 1100/2007 establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European eel.

This time the Baltic Breakfast event will focus on the consequences of environmental changes on the Baltic Sea's food webs and ecosystems. Maciej Tomczak, researcher at the Baltic Sea Centre, Stockholm University, will share the results from an international project looking at environmental changes over an 80-year period. Eva Ehrnsten, also at the Baltic Sea Centre, Stockholm University, will describe how changes in phosphorus and nitrogen inputs have affected different types of benthic animals since the 1970s. Time: 09.30-10.15 CET The webinar will be recorded and can also be watched afterwards. No registration is needed.

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• Baltic Breakfast programme and streaming

This meeting of the Baltic Sea AC Pelagic Working Group will provide an update on current work on stickleback, including results from the trial fishery for stickleback in the Baltic Sea. There will also be an exchange of views on current and future Baltic pelagic fisheries, including the quotas for 2022 and 2023. Time: 10.00-13.00 CET.

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• BSAC meeting information

The World Fish Migration Foundation, The United States Forest Service and The Nature Conservancy are organising an international webinar on the need and opportunities to improve road and stream crossings to enhance the biodiversity of rivers across Europe!  Time: 15.00-18.00 CET

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• Programme

This online Commission and Inter-Advisory Council meeting is being streamed and accessible to all AC members. Time: 09.00-17.00 Final agenda Inter-AC 19.01.2022

Time: 09.30-14.00 CET

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• BSAC meeting information

The European Commission is organising a conference on the future of the EU's seas, looking specifically at how the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and other legislation can be improved to support ocean recovery, marine ecosystems and biodiversity. Time: 09.30-16.30 CET

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• Meeting information and programme

On 17 December, the Commission launched two targeted consultations into the Common Fisheries Policy and the Common Market Organisation. In the consultations, stakeholders are asked to contribute to upcoming reports on the two policies, which the Commission aims to publish by the end of 2022. The consultations are open until 28 February 2022.

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• To the consultation