Past Events

The third annual Seychelles tuna conference, entitle "Taking Stock", will take place and will feature discussions concerning bycatch reduction and acheiving MSC certification among other issues.

The second day of Council will discuss fisheries issues, including TACs for deep-sea stocks for 2013 and 2014, along with an exchange of views on the annual consultation with EU and Norway, and the Danish delegation will brief the Council on the Norway pout stock.

Links:

• Agenda
• Background note from Council

The vote on the "alignment" Walesa (EPP, PL) report on the Baltic cod long-term managment plan will take place, along with discussions on European eel stocks and Fisheries Partnership Agreements (FPAs).

Links:

• Draft agenda

The event will take place at the Google Campus Cafe 4-5 Bonhill Street, London.

Links:

• Further information

Links:

• National Marine Fisheries Research Institute (MIR) information page
• Conference programme

The eighth meeting of the HELCOM Baltic Fisheries/ Environmental Forum (HELCOM FISH/ENV FORUM 8/2012) will take place, and will be back-to-back with the BALTFIMPA workshop.

Links:

• HELCOM meeting information
• Annotated provisional agenda

The First Expert Workshop of HELCOM Managing Fisheries in Baltic Marine Protected Areas (BALTFIMPA) project will be held in Gdynia, Poland, in the premises of the National Marine Fisheries Research Institute (MIR) (Address: Kołłątaja 1 Street, Gdynia) on 13-14 November 2012. The Meeting will start at 10:00 on Tuesday, 13 November and is expected to conclude at 12:00 on Wednesday, 14 November 2012. The Meeting will be arranged back-to-back with Eighth HELCOM Baltic Fisheries and Environment Forum on 14-15 November 2012.

Links:

• Annotated provisional agenda

The meeting will take place at Högskolan på Gotland, Cramérgatan 3, on Visby.

The North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission's annual meeting will take place, featuring discussions concerning the sensitive mackerel stock.