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Testing testing: ICES fisheries advice goes interactive

Single-stock advice goes interactive as ICES launches a new app to visualize fisheries advice.

IJMS Mentorship for Early Career Scientists

ICES Journal of Marine Science is offering a mentorship programme to support early career scientists who are interested in learning more about scientific publishing and journal editing.

IJMS Editor’s Choice - Invasive pink salmon in the Norwegian and Barents Seas

In the latest Editor’s Choice article, read about the first study of invasive pink salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Season's greetings

Season's greetings from ICES Secretariat! We wish everyone a happy and peaceful holiday season. Our office is closed from 24 December to 2 January. We will be back again on 3 January.

IJMS Editor's Choice - A review of the importance of various areas for West-Atlantic mackerel spawning

In this Editor’s Choice article, read about some of the uncertainty associated with the mackerel stock assessments and mackerel spatial spawning dynamics.

IJMS Hidden Gems - Estimating individual fish school biomass using digital omnidirectional sonars

Héctor Peña talks about estimating individual fish school biomass using digital omnidirectional sonars for herring and mackerel.

ICES releases latest Fisheries Overviews

Which species are being caught, by whom, in which areas, using which type of gear, and how does this impact the ecosystem?

IJMS Hidden Gems - A proposed framework for reporting mass mortality events of seabirds

Jennifer Lavers talks about seabird mass mortality events and a proposed framework to better describe them quantitatively and qualitatively in the future.

Planning a symposium in 2025?

ICES welcomes proposals for symposium co-sponsorship. Proposal deadline: 1 February 2023

#SPFSymposium2 New frontiers in science for sustainable management of small pelagic fish

Martin Pastoors speaks about sustainable, collaborative approaches between the fishing industry and fisheries science at the International Symposium on Small Pelagic Fish in Lisbon.

Conservation aspects included in ICES fishing opportunities advice

European eel is first fish stock to contain advice on conservation.

IJMS Hidden Gems - The use of convolutional neural networking in benthic habitat classification and species distribution modelling

Jennifer Fincham talks about species distribution modelling at large spatial scales in alignment with ecosystem-based monitoring principles.

Nominate an early career scientist to speak at ASC 2023

Call opens today as ICES accepts nominations for early career scientist keynote speaker at ASC 2023 in Bilbao, Spain.

ICES Council meets in Copenhagen

New science, stakeholder engagement and gender equality are discussed as ICES President and General Secretary chair their first meeting.

IJMS Hidden Gems - Climate change effects on marine renewable energy and offshore aquaculture

Carlos Weiss discusses the possible effects of climate change on the geographical distribution of potential zones for the exploitation of renewable energy and aquaculture activities in European regional seas.

#Capelin2022: Capelin-cod dynamics

Mariano Koen-Alonso compares capelin-cod dynamics in the Newfoundland-Labrador and Barents Sea ecosystems and what it may tell us about ecosystem regulation.

#Capelin2022: Marine heatwaves and cold-spells

Opposite temperatures, same result. In Bergen, Hannah Murphy and Mayumi Arimitsu talk about the persistent collapse of capelin in two oceans at opposite ends of the thermal optima.

#Capelin2022: Understanding the implications of the new Arctic lightscape

Arctic sea ice and snow are melting at an increasing rate leading to an increase in light reaching the waters of high-latitude oceans. Tom Langbehn talks about the impacts of this changing Arctic lightscape on species distribution in Bergen.

#Capelin2022 Small but mighty: Capelin symposium kicks off in Bergen

A four-day capelin symposium hopes to expand our knowledge base on the biology, ecology, and role of this key forage fish in Arctic and Sub-Arctic ecosystems.

Expanding our aquaculture advice

ICES publishes a new Aquaculture Overview for the Celtic Seas ecoregion.

IJMS Editor's Choice - Automating benthic fish detection under ‘real-world’ conditions

In this Editor’s Choice article, read about the importance of testing machine learning algorithms for benthic fish detection with real-world condition datasets before finalizing them.

Putting jellies on the agenda

If the future looks more gelatinous, Cornelia Jaspers says we need to start considering them now.

Presenting your best work

Winners of merit awards for best poster and oral presentations announced at the Annual Science Conference (ASC) in Dublin, Ireland.

In memoriam - Maris Plikshs

We are deeply saddened to inform about the passing of our colleague and good friend Maris Plikshs.

Manuela Azevedo honoured for her scientific career

"It is inspiring to know that my work has practical application and is important for society, meeting the needs of the fishing industry, stakeholders, and managers for the conservation and sustainable exploitation of marine resources."

Céad míle fáilte!

ICES Annual Science Conference 2022 kicks off in Dublin.

IJMS Hidden Gems - Fishing efficiency and the use of drifting FADs in tropical tuna purse seine fisheries

Watch the latest interview from our new series, where authors elaborate on their findings published in ICES Journal of Marine Science. David Kaplan discusses the use of drifting fish aggregating devices in tropical tuna purse seine fisheries.

ICES Journal of Marine Science becoming fully open access

From January 2023, ICES Journal of Marine Science will become fully open access.

A year in review

ICES Annual Report 2021 is now published.

Call for session proposals for ICES Annual Science Conference 2023

Shape the science programme of our Annual Science Conference 2023 in Bilbao, Spain. Deadline for proposals: 9 September

IJMS Editor's Choice – Uncovering marine megafauna temporal and spatial stranding patterns

In this Editor’s Choice article, read how systematic and wide-ranging beach surveys uncover temporal and spatial patterns of marine megafauna strandings and the importance of including survey effort in the analysis.

IJMS Hidden Gems - Scenario analysis as a guide for aquaculture planning

Watch the second interview from our new series, where authors elaborate on their findings published in ICES Journal of Marine Science. Jessica Couture discusses scenario analysis (SA) as a method for future aquaculture planning.

Change of plans for ICES Annual Science Conference 2023

Joint ICES–PICES Conference has been postponed.

IJMS Hidden Gems - A test of the transferability of species distribution models

Watch the first interview from our new series, where authors elaborate on their findings published in ICES Journal of Marine Science. Danielle Haulsee discusses the distribution of the endangered Atlantic sturgeon and species distribution models.

PANDORA's Toolbox

Newly launched online resource features R code, stock assessment methods, predictions, new biological knowledge, self-sampling data, acoustic sampling, and marine social science.

Ocean sciences for the future we want

The Fourth ICES PICES Early Career Scientist Conference welcomes the next generation of marine scientists to Canada.

IJMS Editor's Choice – Insights into fishers’ behaviour

In this Editor’s Choice article, read how two sides of fishers’ behaviour, fishing area choices, and discarding have been investigated in relation to the spatial distribution of mixed-fisheries resources in the eastern English Channel.

#Decadal2022: Understanding and incorporating human dimensions of marine social-ecological systems

The Fourth Symposium on Decadal Variability of the North Atlantic and its Marine Ecosystems: 2010–2019 takes place in Bergen, Norway and runs from 20–22 June 2022.

#Decadal2022: Plankton in the new millennium: synchronic multidecadal trends and regime shifts

The Fourth Symposium on Decadal Variability of the North Atlantic and its Marine Ecosystems: 2010–2019 takes place in Bergen, Norway and runs 20–22 June 2022.

#Decadal2022: North Atlantic marine climate in recent decades

The Fourth Symposium on Decadal Variability of the North Atlantic and its Marine Ecosystems: 2010–2019 kicks off in Bergen, Norway.

Keeping advice requesters informed

The requesters of ICES advice met with our advisory programme at ICES Headquarters in Copenhagen last week for their annual update on the advisory process.

Maximizing existing data for the benefit of cetacean conservation

ICES and Joint Nature Conservation Committee launch the Joint Cetacean Data Programme Portal

Ongoing ocean climate observations

ICES Working Group on Oceanic Hydrography publishes North Atlantic ocean climate highlights for 2021.

ICES role in science-policy interface highlighted in a UN meeting

Today, ICES Advisory Committee (ACOM) Chair Mark Dickey-Collas participated in a panel discussion at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

IJMS Themed Set - Marine zooplankton time-series and the sustainable management of marine resources

In the latest themed set in ICES Journal of Marine Science, the importance of time-series data for zooplankton community structure and distribution is presented along with the resulting impact of warming seas on marine ecosystems.

Advancing salmon conservation

Experts invited to a series of salmon workshops to advance the conservation of wild salmon at sea.

Rising tides – voices from the new generation of marine scientists

Publishing is often at the centre of a career in science – now early career scientists have the opportunity to publish about their career in science as it happens.

Identifying protected, endangered, and threatened species (PETS) at risk of bycatch

Bycatch work advances as species lists of PETS fish, seabirds, and marine mammals are published for each ICES ecoregion.

IJMS Editor's Choice -Genetic mixing of wild and farmed salmon populations: what are the driving factors?

In this Editor’s Choice article, read how two large-scale datasets were used to model the influence of anthropogenic, environmental, and population factors on the introgression of escaped farmed salmon into wild Norwegian Atlantic salmon populations.

IJMS Editor's Choice - Fish stocks and their shifting distributions in the era of climate change

In this Editor’s Choice article, read about the development of the first-ever model-based index of abundance for groundfish across the Bering Sea shelf. Results show the studied densities shifted northward, in part driven by climate change.

ICES working group uncovers Crangon crangon connections

WGCRAN looks at the connectivity of local brown shrimp sub-stocks in the North Sea and the risk of local recruitment overfishing.

Statement from ICES Council

ICES Council places a temporary suspension of Russian participation in ICES activities.

Highlighting the role of salmon in ICES Advice

NASCO and ICES sign new Memorandum of Understanding.

What is the capacity of the ocean and its resources to adapt to climate change?

In the latest themed set of papers in ICES Journal of Marine Science, the adaptation capacity of the ocean and marine resources is explored in the face of climate change.

New General Secretary sets sail for Copenhagen

Alan Haynie, US, to take office in Copenhagen after being appointed new ICES General Secretary.

Nominations open for ICES Outstanding Achievement Award

It's time to nominate a fellow scientist whose contribution to our work and marine science deserves special recognition. Deadline for nominations: 2 May 2022

Important notice about ICES meetings

All ICES meetings between 7 March and 1 April 2022 are cancelled or postponed.

Quiet please!

Take a look around our new online library.

IJMS Editor's Choice - Fish larval connectivity models and associated uncertainties

How reliable are fish larval connectivity biophysical models and which parameters in the model contribute to uncertainties in the estimates? Read the latest Editor’s Choice article in ICES Journal of Marine Science.

IJMS Editor's Choice - The gap between current marine spatial planning objectives and reality

In the latest Editor’s Choice article from ICES Journal of Marine Science, read about the mismatch between marine spatial planning aspirations and real-world objectives and how this gap can be resolved in the future.

COVID-19 pandemic effects on ICES work

ICES expert groups can meet at ICES HQ from March 2022.

In memoriam - Sarah Kraak

It is with sadness that we announce that our dear colleague and friend Sarah Kraak has passed away.

New Steering Group Chairs take the helm

Ann-Lisbeth Agnalt is the new Chair for Aquaculture Steering Group, and Andy Kenny is leading the Human Activities, Pressures, and Impacts Steering Group.

COVID-19 pandemic effects on ICES work

ICES expert groups meetings planned to meet in ICES HQ in February will occur online.

IJMS Editor's Choice - Tuna archaeology in a management and conservation context

The latest Editor’s Choice article from ICES Journal of Marine Science is now available. Here, read about how archaeology can inform us about the long-term population dynamics of Atlantic bluefin tuna and how they have been impacted by exploitation.

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Why are herring in the Western Baltic Sea producing less and less offspring?

Thünen Institute publishes a multimedia feature to explain how Western Baltic herring is impacted by climate change.

Small-scale impacts of multi-purpose platforms on marine ecosystems

Should we co-locate offshore marine renewable energy and aquaculture production? Understanding their immediate impacts on surrounding marine ecosystems is crucial before big-scale construction of such structures takes off globally.

ICES releases Aquaculture Overview

New advice product incorporates interactions of environmental, economic, and social drivers of aquaculture as well as future projections and emerging threats and opportunities.

Changing guard

Joanne Morgan and Dorleta Garcia appointed as new ACOM vice-chairs.

IJMS Editor's Choice - Food for seabirds: South Africa and its iconic African penguins

The latest Editor’s Choice article from ICES Journal of Marine Science is now available. A decade-long field experiment in South Africa reveals how fisheries may be affecting the country's most iconic seabird.

New Ecosystem Overview for the Central Arctic Ocean

ICES has published a new Ecosystem Overview for the Central Arctic Ocean ecoregion and released updated Overviews for eleven other ecoregions.

IJMS Editor's Choice - Red snapper variations in the Gulf of Mexico

The latest Editor’s Choice article from ICES Journal of Marine Science is now available. Here, read about a genomic analysis of population structure that uses a landscape genetics approach.

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