The Workshop for the reconstruction of eel landings statistics (WKLANDEEL) took place from 13-17 May and worked to:
Review methods used to reconstruct eel catch/landings data;
Review past and existing eel fisheries and data on eel catch/landings statistics, focusing primarily on ICES and FAO reports (including WGEEL reports), and international research reports;
Identify missing information and, if necessary, design a specific data call to collect additional information required for the reconstruction model; and
Develop methods and reconstruct landings statistics as far back in time as possible to inform on their potential use in the stock assessment and propose any means to improve the model and future data collection.
