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Carl O'Brien was elected ICES President for a three-year term (November 2024-October 2027) at the 112th statutory meeting of the Council in October 2024.

​​​​Carl O’Brien, Cefas and Defra’s Chief Fishe​ries Science Adviserhas been involved with ICES since 1995, including ​​​serving as the UK delegate to ICES since 2012. 

Since his first meeting in February 1995​, Carl has participated in and chaired many ICES groups. He served ICES as Chair of the Resource Management Committee (2001–2004)​, ACOM Vice-Chair (2009–2012), and continues to be active in a number of expert groups.

Beyond his long-standing position as one the UK delegates, Carl has been Chair of the Awards Committee (2016–2024), former Vice-President (2018–2020), and First-Vice-President (2021–2024).





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