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Jun
16

HELCOM Meeting: development of the second holistic assessment of the Baltic Sea

Location: Gothenburg, Sweden

Dates: 16 - 17 June 2015

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The third meeting of the project for the development of the second holistic assessment of the Baltic Sea (HOLAS II 3-2015) will take place in Gothenburg, Sweden, 16-17 June 2015.

On the agenda are:
  • Outcomes of HELCOM Meetings of relevance for HOLAS II
  • Update on available indicators for HOLAS II
  • Data flow arrangements for HELCOM indicators
  • Workshop to support the development of the biodiversity assessment tool within HOLAS II
  • Further planning of the social and economic component
  • Update of the Roadmap

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Jun
15

ICES training: Stock Assessment Introduction

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

Dates: 15 - 19 June 2015

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ICES introductory training course on stock assessment provides instruction, demonstration, and exercises in population modelling as applied to fishery resources.

The general objective of the course is to train stock assessment scientists and advisors in basic population dynamics and stock assessment. The course not only presents the theoretical elements but also puts theory into practice through case studies and hands-on exercises.

Specific objectives are:

  • understanding the role of stock assessment in fishery science
  • familiarity with conventional stock assessment models
  • experience in basic model building and parameter estimatio
Application deadline: 5 May 2015
For more information and registration please see link below.

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Jun
15

AG Fisk workshop: Fisheries and aquaculture in the marine environment

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

Dates: 15 - 16 June 2015

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Workshop on fisheries, aquaculture and the marine environment looking at the environmental challenges and regulations associated, with a particular focus on nitrogen.

Please see agenda below for more information.

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Jun
10

BSAC Joint Working Group

Dates: 10 - 11 June 2015

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Agenda forthcoming. Please see pdf below for invitation.

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Jun
10

HELCOM meeting of the Heads of Delegation

Location: Tallinn, Estonia

Dates: 10 - 11 June 2015

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The 48th heads of Delegation meeting will take place in Tallinn. Please see below for more information.

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Jun
02

Growth in Blue Bio-economy conference

Location: Thorshavn, Faroe Island

Dates: 02 - 03 June 2015

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The Conference is hosted by the Faroese Ministry of Fisheries as a flagship project in the 2015 Nordic Council of Ministers Chairmanship Program. The objective of the Conference is to provide an overview of the huge growth potential in marine bio-economy. The target audience is ministers, parliamentarians, industry, investors, decision makers and policy advisers. The focus will be on essential policy initiatives to support growth in the marine sector. The Nordic Marine Think Tank, NMTT, is responsible for the organisation of the conference.

  The conference has three themes: Theme I: Blue Bio-economy at the global and regional level. Theme II: Potential Growth in marine Industries. Theme III: Obstacles to and promotion of Blue Growth For more information and registration please see link below.

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Jun
01

ICES training: Analysing and visualization of VMS and EU logbook data

Location: Copenhagen, Denmark

Dates: 01 - 05 June 2015

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The objective of the course is to provide instruction in the use of the VMS tools software package for the simultaneous analysis of VMS and logbook data. Emphasis will be placed on exploring the spatial distribution of fisheries, and the behaviour of fishers at sea. Application deadline: 17 April 2015
Please see link below for more information.

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May
22

Ghost fishing conference

Dates: 22 May 2015

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Marint Centrum in Simrishamn, Sweden are hosting a conference dedicated to ghost nets.

Please see attached pdf for more information and how to register (in Swedish).

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May
11

Fisheries Council Meeting

Dates: 11 - 12 May 2015

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More info forthcoming.

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May
11

HELCOM WG meeting: State and Environment

Location: Helsinki, Finland

Dates: 11 - 15 May 2015

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Second Meeting of the Group on the State of the Environment and Nature Conservation. For more information please see link below.

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