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May
31

Release of ICES Advice on Baltic Sea fish stocks

Dates: 31 May 2023

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Time: usually at 12.00 CET

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May
09

Baltic Sea Advice Drafting Group (ADGBS 2023)

Location: Online

Dates: 09 - 12 May 2023

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The Baltic Sea Advice Drafting Group (ADGBS 2023) is held online.

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Apr
27

RE-scheduled: Seminar (online and IRL): PFAS in the Baltic Sea

Location: Stockholm, Sweden / online

Dates: 27 April 2023

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The smeinar has been re-scheduled, new time will be announced when approved! 27 April, Thursday, 13.00-14.00, MC216 and Zoom PFAS in the Baltic Sea Tove Porseryd, project researcher, Södertörn University https://sh-se.zoom.us/j/64810630785?pwd=eGVTeWgrbFRxM2dvLzZUMDAzc0ZFdz09 Passcode: 111 The subject of PFAS (per- and polyfluorinated substances) in our environments is a highly ‘toxic issue’ on the EU environmental policy agenda. Join the seminar and find out how these ‘forever chemicals’ affect human and non-human species. Tove is a researcher in the project ‘Health hazard in the Baltic sea: the effect of fluorinated substances on Baltic sea organisms’.   Please feel free to ask questions after the presentation!

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Apr
25

Workshop on Assessing the Impact of Fishing on Oceanic Carbon

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark (and online)

Dates: 25 - 28 April 2023

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Workshop on Assessing the Impact of Fishing on Oceanic Carbon
25–28 April 2023 ICES Headquarters, Copenhagen, DenmarkRegistration deadline: 11 April 2023
​​​The role of fish and fishing in the marine carbon budget is an area of growing interest in the context of the marine biological carbon pump (BCP) helping to regulate atmospheric CO2 levels. Fish represent a component of the BCP, and fishing and fish removals are likely to perturb that contribution. Fishing may also lead to food web changes that in turn alter the carbon budget. In addition, fishing gear is known to have direct impacts on the seafloor, e.g. re-suspending sediment, and hence carbon, and potentially altering the benthic community dynamics with further possible impacts on carbon sequestration. And then there is the issue of the fuel use emissions footprint of fishing​. All this makes for a complex picture of fishing in a climate change perspective. ​ This workshop is designed to review all these issues together and to chart a roadmap for future research and pathways to ecosystem-informed advice and management approaches​. Many, if not most, of the publications linked above focus on one aspect of the relationship, but a more holistic approach is now warranted. Given the need for a wider, multi- or trans-disciplinary approach, we would seek contributors with a range of skills and knowledge. This would range from biogeochemists and physical oceanographers to fishing gear and vessel technologists, and include multi-species modelers, benthic biologists and fisheries scientists, as well as social scientists working in the social-ecological systems arena. ​We encourage in-person participation, but online participationg will also be possible​. If you are interested in joining the workshop please contact the chairs or ICES Secretariat.​​​​​​ ​

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Apr
25

More big fish in the sea! Questioning the MSY paradigm for a sustainable long-term marine fisheries management

Location: Brussles, Belgium / online

Dates: 25 April 2023

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CONFERENCE More big fish in the sea! Questioning the MSY paradigm for a sustainable long-term marine fisheries management Co-chaired by MEP Caroline Roose and MEP Isabel Carvalhais When: April 25 12:30-13:30 Where: Brussels and online. On 25 April 2023, the Forum on Recreational Fisheries and Aquatic Environment will organise an event on the Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) instrument in regard of a sustainable fish stock structure management. The conference will be chaired by MEP Caroline Roose and MEP Isabel Carvalhais and will take place in the European Parliament, Room Spinelli 5E1. The event will be live-streamed and a link provided before the day of the event. This conference will help drive the debate on the Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) as the sole target considered for the sustainability of fisheries management in the EU. It will be co-chaired by MEP Caroline Roose and MEP Isabel Carvalhais and will take place in the European Parliament, Room 5E1 (Altiero Spinelli building). The event will be video broadcasted. Commercial fisheries management based on MSY has led to a progressive reduction in fish size. Indeed, this instrument is solely based on tonnage targets and does not consider the preservation of fish stocks’ structures, posing a problem for the fish species’ ability to cope with the growing risks of climate change, eutrophication of waters and for the maintenance of marine ecosystems. Indeed, the age and size distribution of individuals in the populations of commercially-exploited species is indicative of a healthy population according to the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). The recreational fisheries sector wishes to raise awareness of this problem, which endangers the long-term sustainability of commercial and recreational fisheries. This “RecFishing Forum” event aims at launching a dialogue between the EU decision-makers and scientific experts to consider the issue of fish populations’ structure (as foreseen by the Marine Strategy Framework Directive) when taking decisions for more a sustainable management of commercial fisheries.

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Mar
23

Agriculture and Fisheries Council

Location: Brussels , Belgium

Dates: 23 March 2023

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Agriculture and Fisheries Council where ministers will exchange views on the Commission’s new package of measures to increase the sustainability and resilience of the EU’s fisheries and aquaculture sector.

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Mar
14

Baltic Breakfast on eel and salmon restocking

Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Dates: 14 March 2023

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The Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre is organising a breakfast seminar (Baltic Breakfast) with focus on compensatory restocking of eel and salmon from the fish's perspective on 14/3 at 8.30-9.15. Johan Östergren (SLU) will talk about the latest research on how restocking affects the salmon's genetics and Henrik Svedäng (Stockholm University, Baltic Sea Centre) will present the precarious situation of the European eel and how restocking affects the eel. Sign up to here to join the breakfast in Stockholm (Scandic Klara, Slöjdgatan 7) or watch live on the website (no registration required). SU also posts recordings of the Baltic Breakfasts on their YouTube page.

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Mar
09

Baltic Stakeholder Conference 2023

Location: Online, Latvia

Dates: 09 March 2023

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Registration is now open for this year's Baltic Stakeholder Conference (BSC2023). The Conference is hosted by Latvia and aims to "speed up the implementation of the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan and send an emphatic call for action". Deadline for registrations is 28 February 2023.  

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Feb
28

GFCM workshop on European eel

Location: Orbetello and Online, Italy

Dates: 28 February - 02 March 2023

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The SSF Forum’s second workshop on "Connecting scientists and fishers in the process towards data collection and management of European eel in the Mediterranean", taking place on 28 February to 2 March 2023. NB it will not be possible to follow the event from remote during the excursion to the Orbetello lagoon on Wednesday 1 March from 8:30-15:00.        

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Feb
15

Baltic Breakfast: Messing with the seabed – Potential effects of CCS and seabed mining

Location: Stockholm and online, Sweden

Dates: 15 February 2023

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The seabed is becoming a hot topic in the sustainable development debate, especially the green growth discussions. More and more people are turning their eyes to the seabed for raw materials. Lately the possibility to retract manganese nodules from the seabed has been discussed and some companies have shown interest to get started. Another sea bed topic is CCS, Carbon Capture and Storage. The possibility of capturing carbon dioxide from flue gases, to pump it far below the ocean floor for long-term storage, is by many seen as a necessary action to reduce the concentrations in the atmosphere and mitigate climate change. What are the opportunities and problems with such interventions? Are we free to use the seabed to contribute to sustainable development? How far has research come and what questions remain to be answered? Welcome to a Baltic Breakfast to learn more about CCS and sea bed mining of manganese nodules!   Speakers: Francisco Nacimento, Associate Professor, Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Science, Stockholm University Gry Møl Mortensen, Senior Geologist, Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) Moderator: Gun Rudquist, Head of Policy, Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre Practical information: The seminar is held 15 February 2023 8:30 - 9:15 at Scandic Klara, Slöjdgatan 7, Stockholm. Vegetarian breakfast is served from 8:00. Physical participation requires registration before 13 February. The seminar will also be broadcast digitally su.se/balticseacentre/balticbreakfast. No registration is required to view the broadcast. The seminar will be recorded and can be watched afterwards on the same webpage.

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