The Joint Working Group on Eels (WGEEL), consisting of experts within the FAO European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission (EIFAAC), the International Commission for Exploration of the Seas (ICES) and the General Fisheries Commission of the Mediterranean (GFCM), conducts the annual stock assessment for European eel and reports on new science, including emerging threats and opportunities. Chair: Jan-Dag Pohlmann

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• Working Group on eel
• WGEEL Report 2021
• Meeting details

The Joint Working Group on Eels (WGEEL), consisting of experts within the FAO European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission (EIFAAC), the International Commission for Exploration of the Seas (ICES) and the General Fisheries Commission of the Mediterranean (GFCM), conducts the annual stock assessment for European eel and reports on new science, including emerging threats and opportunities. Chair: Jan-Dag Pohlmann

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• Working Group on eel
• WGEEL Report 2021
• Meeting details

Baltic Sea Fisheries Forum (BALTFISH) meeting in Riga, Latvia, in the premises of the Ministry of Agriculture. Remote participation is also possible through MS Teams. Time: 11:00-16:00, Central European Time (CET). To attend, send an email with names of the participants and mark if they will participate in person or remotely to Santa.Jansone@zm.gov.lv with a copy to Artis.Aboltins@zm.gov.lv by June 20th 10.00 AM (Brussels time).

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The Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, comes at a critical time as the world is seeking to address the many of the deep-rooted problems of our societies laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic and which will require major structural transformations and common shared solutions that are anchored in the SDGs. To mobilize action, the Conference will seek to propel much needed science-based innovative solutions aimed at starting a new chapter of global ocean action.

 

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The annual MIACO meeting - a Meeting between ICES, Advisory Councils and other Observers - in 2022 will be a hybrid meeting, i.e. a physical meeting at ICES headquarters with limited participation and a possibility for further participation online. ICES will circulate a registration form, and encourages each organisation to send at most one representative to ICES HQ. Last year's report can be found here.

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The Scientific Advisory Committee on Fisheries (SAC) of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) will hold its 23rd session at the FAO headquarters in Rome from 21 to 24 June 2022. Meeting registration is only allowed for representatives formally accredited by their competent authorities or organizations. A report from the previous session in 2021 can be found here.

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• Provisional agenda and timetable

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Workshop on the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean Research Programme on European Eel in the Mediterranean will be held at the University of Tor Vergata in Rome as well as online. Among other things on the agenda are discussions related to the finalization of the final deliverables of the GFCM research programme, future peer-reviewed publications, discussions on data submission and future work.

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• General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean

The Commission will organise a stakeholder event as part of the review of the functioning of the Common Fisheries Policy to discuss the results of the online consultation and the in-depth regional discussions, as well as a number of studies on different aspects of the CFP, such as climate change, regionalisation and the landing obligation. There will also be reflections on developments in the European Parliament and the Council. More information to follow.

Hybrid event. Online and Brussels. Registrations are now open for a hybrid stakeholder event on the functioning of the common fisheries policy (CFP) and common market organisation (CMO), taking place on 10 June 2022 in Brussels, Belgium. Concluding a consultation process that started last December, the event will help the European Commission prepare the report on the functioning of the CFP and CMO, due both to be adopted by the end of the year. The stakeholder event will take place in a hybrid setting, with participation possible both in Brussels and online. It will offer a unique opportunity to take stock of the functioning of the CFP and CMO and discuss challenges and best practices with all relevant stakeholders working in the fisheries and aquaculture world. All stakeholders, including the fishing industry, non-governmental organisations, academic, scientific, social and economic partners are invited to take part in the event. Discussion will be organised around two thematic plenary sessions. The first session will cover the social, economic and environmental objectives of the CFP. How can fishers and producer organisations cope with crises and strengthen their resilience… with a focus on climate change, social aspects, markets and clean ocean. The second thematic session will revolve around innovation, resilience and governance in the fisheries world. All of this coupled with the challenges that have been identified throughout the consultation.

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• https://ec.europa.eu/oceans-and-fisheries/news/register-now-stakeholder-event-common-fisheries-policy-10-june-2022-2022-04-20_en