Chaired by Julian Burgos (Iceland).
This workshop will establish the scientific basis for quantifying the seafloor contact of static fishing gears, enabling the "significant adverse impacts" criteria outlined in the EU Deep-sea Access Regulation (2016/2336) and FAO International Guidelines.
WKSTGEM is directly linked to a special request to ICES from European Commission (DG MARE) to provide advice in relation to VMEs. The work carried out by WKSTGEM will contribute to completing this task by evaluating and reviewing recent literature, developing methods to quantify effort metrics for different gear types and assessing the practical feasibility of the application of the proposed metrics.
Participation
All ICES workshops are open for participation. Participants from public institutes, universities, governments, international organizations and conventions, public consultative bodies, industry organizations, and environmental NGOs, as well as interested individuals, are welcome to join and contribute with their expertise.
If you want to participate, please register using this link by 1 May, indicating your background and your availability to participate in the workshop.
If oversubscribed, ICES may prioritize a balanced group of experts enabling constructive discussion, diverse perspectives, and appropriate regional representation. Selected participants will be informed shortly.
If you have any questions, please contact David Stirling and/or Carla Franco.
