Past Events

On 31 March, the PECH Committee will vote on the multiannual plan for multispecies of the Baltic Sea. This is the first management plan to be presented by the Commission under the new CFP. It sets management targets for cod, sprat and herring in order to achieve a better management of the stocks as they interact. For more information please see links below.

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• Draft agenda
• Meeting documents
• Draft Baltic multiannual plan

The recent European Commission “Sustainable Blue Growth Agenda for the Baltic Sea Region” adopted on 16 May 2014 makes a strong call for a stakeholder-driven coherent, cross-Baltic approach to innovation, sustainability, skills and qualifications. As a first step of this agenda, the European Commission will launch a Maritime Stakeholder's Platform on 26-27 March 2015 in Kiel, Germany. The Platform will bring together all key maritime stakeholders from business, academia and the public sector across the Baltic Sea region to discuss smart specialisation, maritime technologies and skills and employment.

Further information on the programme and online registration are available on the following link: http://www.balticmaritime.eu/.

More info forthcoming.

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• Fisheries Council Meetings

A conference summarizing the latest research findings of climate change effects on the ecology and chemistry in the Baltic Sea, pinpointing important messages to stakeholders and decision makers in countries around the Baltic. During the conference both Ecochange- and other research will be presented, and we welcome oral presentations and posters within adjacent fields.

The conference will be held in the central part of Umeå, at Umeå Folkets Hus. And at March 10, 12.30, and ends at March 12, 15.00. A poster session will be held on March 10, and a conference dinner on March 11.

For more information please see link below.

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• Information and registration

The Fisheries Council will discuss the landing obligation at an extraordinary meeting taking place in Strasbourg March 9th at 19.00-19.30 Please see draft agenda below for more information.

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• Draft agenda

The Working Group on Economic and Social Analysis will meet in Brussels march 9th-10th for its 12th meeting.

The meeting will, amongst other items, look at the state-of-play of the preparation of programme of measures and continue discussion on the future work programme for WG ESA.

Draft agenda and meeting documents on CIRCABC as they become available: https://circabc.europa.eu/w/browse/ec573304-c701-42f8-a0bf-f9634dd115a6

The meeting will take place in Dublin at BIM Irish Sea Fisheries Board. Please see link below for more information and how to register.

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• Meeting information and registration

A high level conference on the results of Axis 4 of the European Fisheries Fund and the future of Community-Led Local Development in coastal communities.

For more information please see letter of invitation and agenda below.

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