219 returned results for 'ICES'

  • ICES ASC2013, Reykjavik (Iceland) – Marine Spatial Planning Session

    ICES Annual Science Conference 2013 took place in Reykjavik, Iceland from 23rd – 27th of September 2013. There were around 700 participants from 37 countries and more than 430 oral and poster presentations. There were 18 theme sessions covering a range of topics on fisheries management, ecosystem-based management, survey design, spatial statistics, climate change, ocean…

    19th December 2013

  • ICES/NAFO Decadal Symposium Presentations

    In a previous post, we mentioned that several talks and posters were going to be presented at the ICES/NAFO Deacadal Symposium held in May. The overall purpose of the symposium was to improve the understanding of hydro-biological variability between 2000 and 2009 in the North Atlantic. Several presentations and posters were provided by Marine Scotland…

    20th May 2011

  • ICES/NAFO Decadal Symposium Update…

    Five Marine Scotland Science abstracts, using data gathered at the east and west coast ecosystem monitoring stations, have been accepted for the ICES/NAFO Decadal Symposium, May 2011. Below are the accepted titles and the associated author lists. Spain here we come! (abstracts listed in no particular order) 1) Emerging patterns from time series of plankton sampling off the…

    1st March 2011

  • ICES/NAFO Decadal Symposium, May 2011

    The International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES) and Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) Symposium on the Variability of the North Atlantic and its Marine Ecosystems During 2000-2009 will be held in Spain in May this year. Abstracts have been submitted describing data collected at the Stonehaven and Loch Ewe monitoring stations. We…

    18th January 2011

  • Highlights from the MASTS Annual Science Meeting 2024 

    Marine Directorate scientists recently attended the MASTS (Marine Alliance for Science and Technology for Scotland) Annual Science Meeting, where they explored critical marine science topics like blue carbon, sustainable marine resources, and marine ecosystem health. This gathering emphasized the importance of innovative research in addressing marine sustainability and climate change challenges.  Workshops Towards Shaping Our…

    12th November 2024

  • Outcome of Coastal States consultations on mackerel, blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring

    A summary of negotiation outcomes for Scotland for Coastal States consultations on pelagic stocks.

    31st October 2024

  • Seasonal closure to protect spawning cod in long-term interests of fishers and marine environment

    An area of the Firth of Clyde will again be closed to most types of fishing activity in spring 2024 and 2025 to protect spawning cod.

    9th February 2024

  • Outcome of the 2023 annual meeting of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission

    The annual meeting of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) took place between 14-17 November 2023 in London, with parties agreeing on a number of proposals which aim to ensure the conservation and best use of fishery resources in the NEAFC Regulatory Area.

    23rd November 2023

  • Outcome of Coastal States consultations on mackerel, blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring

    Consultations between the Coastal States and Fishing Parties in the North-East Atlantic: the UK, EU, Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Russian Federation, have now concluded with agreement on 2024 catch limits for shared pelagic stocks. Agreed records for mackerel, blue whiting and Atlanto-Scandian herring were finalised on 18 October 2023 and set out…

    25th October 2023

  • How Scotland’s wild Atlantic salmon are faring

    Every year scientists from the Marine Directorate of the Scottish Government assess the status of 173 Scottish salmon stocks using information collected from river fisheries and automatic fish counters combined with environmental information, such as water flow.

    16th August 2023