This annual award recognizes a member of the ICES community who has made ongoing important contributions to ICES in the field of marine science over a sustained period.
Thank you for encouraging and submitting nominations for this prestigious award!
ICES regrets to inform you that all Committee and Expert Group meetings, whether in-person, online or hybrid, scheduled between 7 March and 1 April 2022 will be cancelled or postponed. This unfortunately effects the meeting of the Joint ICES/FAO Working Group on Fishing Technology and Fish Behaviour (WGFTFB).
This is in response to the crisis in Europe which is compromising the participation of experts and making collaboration across the network difficult or impossible. Effective national participation in ICES groups is important for the integrity of our work and is critical for the provision and quality of data, science, and advice. The Council will be working to develop a longer-term strategy regarding this crisis and this will communicated as soon as possible, but before 1 April.
We are aware this will be very disruptive to your ICES work, but given the importance of ensuring all our member countries can contribute to the work of the organization, this drastic measure is critical to provide the time needed for a Council decision that can guide our work in these difficult times. Until a Council decision has been made we are unable to plan new meeting dates.
Anto, Daniel, and Jon (WGFTFB Chairs) on behalf of the ICES Chairs of Advisory Committee and Science Committee
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4) Please feel free to encourage others to join our group and the meeting. Information on how to become a member can be found here: https://wgftfb.org/annual-meeting/1486-2/
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One of the products that FAO plan to develop throughout this year within the framework of the GloLitter Partnerships project is a background study on fishing gear recycling. The study will address the following issues: (1) What are the current practices and mechanisms allowing the recycling of unwanted fishing gear (including both end-of-life fishing gear and retrieved Abandoned Lost or otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear) and Extended Producers Responsibility schemes for fishing gear; (2) how the identified practices/mechanisms could be incentivized or possibly regulated; and (3) what are the opportunities and challenges that such practices/mechanisms.
At the moment FAO are looking for suitable candidates that could lead and write this study under the supervision of the FAO GloLitter Project Task Force Unit.
Terms of reference of the lead author of the study in which you can see more details of the content of such a study: DRAFT TOR – GloLitter activity 1.4.2
Please note that, in order to be selected, candidates must be on the FAO roster of consultants. Candidates with a suitable profile, who are not part of the roster, must apply for the following vacancy announcement and pass the interview process:
FISHING TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS SPECIALISTS – 2102316
The 2022 Report of the Workshop on the use of collecting bags in shrimp fisheries (WKCB) is now available on the WKCB community page.
The North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) seeks ICES advice to identify and detail the collecting bag shrimp trawl fishery in the NEAFC Regulatory Area (ICES subareas 1 and 2) and to assess the impact on species caught and bycaught. In response to the NEAFC request, the report of the Workshop on the use of Collecting bags in shrimp fisheries (WKCB) aims to investigate the availability of information and data to fully evaluate the impact of the use of collecting bags on the retention of catch and bycatch, e.g. size, and spatiotemporal patterns.
Reference: ICES, 2022. Workshop on the use of Collecting bags in shrimp fisheries (WKCB). ICES Scientific Reports. 4:1. 126 pp. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.9709
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We are very excited to announce the launch of our newly designed WGFTFB website. Visit us at www.wgftfb.org. After one year of hard work and dedication, we are delighted to officially announce the launch on 1st December 2021. We wanted to make the new website faster, easier to navigate, and more user-friendly.
We endeavour to provide our members with the most accurate, up-to-date information and share our knowledge and expertise in the field of fishing technology with knowledge and expertise on issues related to the ecosystem effects of fisheries, especially the evaluation and reduction of the impact of fishing on marine resources and ecosystems and the sustainable use of living marine resources and other topics related to the performance of commercial fishing gears and survey gears.
Our goal with this new website is to provide our members and visitors an easier way to learn about WGFTFB’s researches and services.
Amongst the new features the site contains integrated social media buttons for Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to foster improved communication with the scientific and private communities. We will be constantly updating our content with helpful information, cutting edge thought leadership, company announcements and client successes in the Blog and News.
For any questions, suggestions, feedback or comments, please e-mail us.
ICES Outstanding Achievement Award 2022
/in News/by Antonello SalaNominations for the ICES Outstanding Achievement Award are now open. The deadline for nominations is 2 May 2022.
The award will be presented at the ICES Annual Science Conference (ASC) 2022 in Dublin, Ireland.
Thank you for encouraging and submitting nominations for this prestigious award!
ICES Awards Committee
Read more about ICES Awards
ICES/FAO WGFTFB22 cancelled or postponed
/in News/by Antonello SalaDear WGFTFB members,
ICES regrets to inform you that all Committee and Expert Group meetings, whether in-person, online or hybrid, scheduled between 7 March and 1 April 2022 will be cancelled or postponed. This unfortunately effects the meeting of the Joint ICES/FAO Working Group on Fishing Technology and Fish Behaviour (WGFTFB).
This is in response to the crisis in Europe which is compromising the participation of experts and making collaboration across the network difficult or impossible. Effective national participation in ICES groups is important for the integrity of our work and is critical for the provision and quality of data, science, and advice. The Council will be working to develop a longer-term strategy regarding this crisis and this will communicated as soon as possible, but before 1 April.
We are aware this will be very disruptive to your ICES work, but given the importance of ensuring all our member countries can contribute to the work of the organization, this drastic measure is critical to provide the time needed for a Council decision that can guide our work in these difficult times. Until a Council decision has been made we are unable to plan new meeting dates.
Anto, Daniel, and Jon (WGFTFB Chairs) on behalf of the ICES Chairs of Advisory Committee and Science Committee
WGFTFB meeting 2022. Information updated and abstract submission open
/in blog, News/by Daniel StepputtisDear WGFTFB-members,
the meeting is coming up soon. Therefore some updated information below
1) We are still planning a hybrid meeting, as the situation and possibilities for a physical meeting in March are not yet clear.
2) The website now contains more information about the meeting (time line, agenda, travel, accomodation etc.). See https://wgftfb.org/annual-meeting/
3) You can submit your abstracts now (deadline 28.02.2022). See https://wgftfb.org/annual-meeting/abstract-submission/
4) Please feel free to encourage others to join our group and the meeting. Information on how to become a member can be found here: https://wgftfb.org/annual-meeting/1486-2/
If you want to contact the chairs, please use chairs@wgftfb.org
Best regards
WGFTFB-Chairs
GloLitter Partnerships project
/in News/by Antonello SalaOne of the products that FAO plan to develop throughout this year within the framework of the GloLitter Partnerships project is a background study on fishing gear recycling. The study will address the following issues: (1) What are the current practices and mechanisms allowing the recycling of unwanted fishing gear (including both end-of-life fishing gear and retrieved Abandoned Lost or otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear) and Extended Producers Responsibility schemes for fishing gear; (2) how the identified practices/mechanisms could be incentivized or possibly regulated; and (3) what are the opportunities and challenges that such practices/mechanisms.
At the moment FAO are looking for suitable candidates that could lead and write this study under the supervision of the FAO GloLitter Project Task Force Unit.
Terms of reference of the lead author of the study in which you can see more details of the content of such a study: DRAFT TOR – GloLitter activity 1.4.2
Please note that, in order to be selected, candidates must be on the FAO roster of consultants. Candidates with a suitable profile, who are not part of the roster, must apply for the following vacancy announcement and pass the interview process:
FISHING TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS SPECIALISTS – 2102316
https://jobs.fao.org/careersection/fao_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=2102316&tz=GMT%2B02%3A00&tzname
Any questions please direct to GloLitter Partnerships Project Coordinator Ms. Amparo Perez Roda Amparo.PerezRoda@fao.org
Workshop on the use of collecting bags in shrimp fisheries (WKCB)
/in News/by Antonello SalaThe 2022 Report of the Workshop on the use of collecting bags in shrimp fisheries (WKCB) is now available on the WKCB community page.
The North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) seeks ICES advice to identify and detail the collecting bag shrimp trawl fishery in the NEAFC Regulatory Area (ICES subareas 1 and 2) and to assess the impact on species caught and bycaught. In response to the NEAFC request, the report of the Workshop on the use of Collecting bags in shrimp fisheries (WKCB) aims to investigate the availability of information and data to fully evaluate the impact of the use of collecting bags on the retention of catch and bycatch, e.g. size, and spatiotemporal patterns.
Reference: ICES, 2022. Workshop on the use of Collecting bags in shrimp fisheries (WKCB). ICES Scientific Reports. 4:1. 126 pp. https://doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.9709
The ICES Advice in response to the special request from NEAFC to ICES is available for download from the ICES website at: https://www.ices.dk/sites/pub/Publication%20Reports/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=38593
New WGFTFB website announcement
/in News/by Antonello SalaWe are very excited to announce the launch of our newly designed WGFTFB website. Visit us at www.wgftfb.org. After one year of hard work and dedication, we are delighted to officially announce the launch on 1st December 2021. We wanted to make the new website faster, easier to navigate, and more user-friendly.
We endeavour to provide our members with the most accurate, up-to-date information and share our knowledge and expertise in the field of fishing technology with knowledge and expertise on issues related to the ecosystem effects of fisheries, especially the evaluation and reduction of the impact of fishing on marine resources and ecosystems and the sustainable use of living marine resources and other topics related to the performance of commercial fishing gears and survey gears.
Our goal with this new website is to provide our members and visitors an easier way to learn about WGFTFB’s researches and services.
Amongst the new features the site contains integrated social media buttons for Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to foster improved communication with the scientific and private communities. We will be constantly updating our content with helpful information, cutting edge thought leadership, company announcements and client successes in the Blog and News.
For any questions, suggestions, feedback or comments, please e-mail us.