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ICES has eight Science Committees.
The Science Committees coordinate the many working/study groups
that work under them.
The eight Science Committees are as follows:
1) Fisheries Technology
Area of responsibility is to coordinate and evaluate developments
in resource detection, quantification and harvesting. This includes:
fishing effort, gear selectivity, behavioural responses of fish,
effects of fishing activity on habitat, developments in measurement
methods and survey techniques, the design and operation of fishing
vessels and fishing gears.
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2) Oceanography
Area of responsibility is physical, chemical, and pelagic biological
oceanography, especially in relation to the processes relevant
to living marine resources and environmental quality.
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3) Resource Management
Aims to provide a bridge between fisheries and environmental
issues and science and management. Includes assessing the status
of exploited marine resources.
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4) Marine Habitat
Area of responsibility is the quantity, quality and functional
value of the living resources of the marine habitat.
This includes studying marine biodiversity and investigating the
effects of human activities/impacts, such as coastal development,
fishing or contaminants, on the marine habitat and its dependent
living resources.
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5) Mariculture
Area of responsibility is biological, ecological and engineering
aspects of mariculture systems. Includes effects of humans on
mariculture systems and the effects of mariculture on marine habitats.
Also covers scientific aspects of stock enhancement, and the
transport and introduction of non-indigenous species and stocks.
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6) Living Resources
Area of responsibility is biology and ecology of living marine
resources. Topics covered include taxonomy, genetics, behaviour
and migration, trophic relationships, distribution, abundance,
and population dynamics.
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7) Baltic
Area of responsibility includes; the effects of human activities
on the ecosystem, links between environmental quality and living
resources, integration of environmental and fisheries issues,
and coastal zone management and development.
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8) Diadromous Fish Committee
Aims to be a forum for the exchange of views on conservation,
restoration, and management of diadromous fish species. It also
serves to stimulate international scientific co-operation on diadromous
fish issues, and recommends Terms of Reference for and review
reports from Expert Groups (or, when necessary, the establishment
of such groups), theme sessions or symposia on scientific issues
concerning diadromous fish, including resource management.
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