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ICES Workshop considers possibilities to improve eel advice

In early February, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) conducted an online workshop on the Future of Eel Advice, looking at possibilities to improve the current advice on European eel. The 27 participants discussed different options and the feasibility of achieving them. A road map outlining the identified steps will be discussed further within ICES.

The Workshop on the Future of Eel Advice (WKFEA) initially met by correspondence and for some shorter meetings during a period from 2 November 2020 to 29 January 2021. On 1–5 February 2021, a virtual meeting was held to conclude the work. The workshop was chaired by Estibaliz Díaz, from Spain, and Alain Biseau, from France, with eel experts from 14 different countries, including Turkey, Norway and Japan, participating.

The purpose of the workshop was to discuss the current advice framework, explore the different advice needs and consider options for improving future assessments. The participants considered many different issues related to European eel and the information and data available to assess the effects on the eel population.

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  • Agriculture, fishing

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  • eu
  • eel
  • eel regulation
  • migratory species
  • ices
  • fisheries
  • european eel
  • freshwater fish

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