Past Events

More info forthcoming.

ICES organises a focused workshop, as a part of the process of the Review of Commission Decision 2010/477/EU on criteria and methodological standards for GES,  on specific challenges that arose during the 2014 scientific review on the descriptor 4 (foodwebs). The workshops will take place in ICES HQ, Copenhagen, from 24–25 February. The workshop will also be open for researchers from EU member states that are not ICES member countries. Each country can send 1–2 participants. The workshop will be open to stakeholders, dependent on availability of space, and will be open to secretariat members of RSCs. Please see below for more information. Invitation Letter WKGMSFD-II WKGMSFD-II D3-4-6 ToRs

The Fisheries Committee will host a public hearing on MSY in fisheries management. During this hearing both scientific and practical aspects of the implementation of the MSY principle in fisheries management will be discussed with various experts in the field.

Location : Brussels - Paul-Henri Spaak (PHS) 4B001

For more information please see link below.

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• Public hearing information

Please see below for draft agenda and draft report on the multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea.

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• Draft agenda
• Draft report multiannual plan Baltic Sea

More info forthcoming.

The purpose of this working group is for BSAC members to discuss and prepare input on the development of a new technical measures framework based on the Commission's paper from 22 October 2014. Ref Ares (2014)3502723T

Please see attached documents for detailed information.

ICES organises a focused workshop, as a part of the process of the Review of Commission Decision 2010/477/EU on criteria and methodological standards for GES,  on specific challenges that arose during the 2014 scientific review on the descriptor 6 (seafloor integrity). The workshops will take place in ICES HQ, Copenhagen, from 16–19 February. The workshop will also be open for researchers from EU member states that are not ICES member countries. Each country can send 1–2 participants. The workshop will be open to stakeholders, dependent on availability of space, and will be open to secretariat members of RSCs. Please see below for more information. Invitation Letter WKGMSFD-II WKGMSFD-II D3-4-6 ToRs  

The Baltic Eye at the Stockholm University's Baltic Center is hosting a one-day seminar on offshore measures to reduce the effects of eutrophication in the Baltic Sea.

Baltic Eye coordinate, together with the Ministry of Environment and the Agency for Marine and Water management (SWaM), research on measures needed to face the consequences of eutrophication within the Baltic Sea. This one-day seminar will review a number of pilot projects around the Baltic Sea aimed to mitigate problems associated with europhication.

Please register by sending an email to balticeye.ostersjocentrum@su.se, please type ”Sea-based measures” as subject as well as register potential special dietary needs.The seminar will be held in English.

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• Agenda (in Swedish)

High Level Group meetings will be held on 11-12 February, 2015. Both meetings will take place in the Ministry of Agriculture, Vilnius, Lithuania (Gedimino av. 19/Lelevelio st. 6).

The Forum meeting is intend to start on 11^th February at 11 o’clock and finish at 17 o’clock. With the High Level Group meeting on the 12^th February at 9 o’clock and the intention is finish at about 15 o’clock.

The meetings will focus on the proposal for Multiannual Plan for fish stocks in the Baltic Sea and other items proposed by Member States.

ICES organises a focused workshop, as a part of the process of the Review of Commission Decision 2010/477/EU on criteria and methodological standards for GES,  on specific challenges that arose during the 2014 scientific review on the descriptor 3 (commercial fisheries).

The workshops will take place in ICES HQ, Copenhagen, from 10–12 February.

The workshop will also be open for researchers from EU member states that are not ICES member countries. Each country can send 1–2 participants. The workshop will be open to stakeholders, dependent on availability of space, and will be open to secretariat members of RSCs.

Please see below for more information.