🌊Celebrate excellence
The marine science community has many superstars!
Who will you nominate for our
⭐Prix d'Excellence
⭐Outstanding Achievement Award
in 2024?
🤩 Nominations by 1 May 2024 📷
📖New ID Leaflets on
#Plankton
!
Planktonic
#foraminifera
are a ubiquitous and abundant group of marine
#plankton
. Read our
#taxonomic
#guide
on planktonic foraminifera specifically tailored towards the identification of living specimens: .
Congratulations to Colm Lordan
@ColmPers
@MarineInst
, Ireland who has been appointed as the incoming Chair of ICES Advisory Committee.
We look forward to the continued excellence of ICES Advisory Committee under your leadership.
For World Oceans Day 2020, we asked our community what the oceans mean to us and why we continue to advance and share scientific understanding of our marine ecosystems.
Take a trip around our member countries as we say Happy World Oceans Day from all at ICES!
What are the ppportunities and risks in the
#mesopelagic
zone?
@ICES_ASC
Journal of Marine Science takes a journey into an area of the ocean that has seen little research - but this free to access issue can be read by all.
@OUPAcademic
Drawing
@baskohler
🌊🌊 It's official: our Annual Science Conference is going virtual!!! 🌊🌊
Join us online 6-10 September for all things marine science. Please RT & follow
#ICESASC21
to keep you updated!
➡️ Go to our website & register today:
🐟 Celebrating
#WorldFisheriesDay
! 🐟
Have you checked out our fisheries overviews?! They summarize the services derived from fishing activities and the effects of fishing on the ecosystem in each ICES ecoregion.
➡️ Explore our overviews:
"Keep on keeping on and pushing out the message until somebody starts to pick it up and run with."
A heartfelt CONGRATULATIONS to Dave Reid
@MarineInst
, who has just been awarded ICES Outstanding Achievement Award 2021 at
#ICESASC21
!
🤩 We have exciting news: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS for our Annual Science Conference
#ICESASC22
is now open! We have a line up of 18 interesting theme sessions on all things marine science.
Share your
#sciene
, join us in Dublin in September! Deadline: 10 March!
ICES lost a dear friend & colleague when Sarah Kraak passed away last week.
She will be remembered for love of life & enthusiasm to understand everything there is to understand in the world of fisheries science & behavioural economics.
Rest in peace Sarah.
EXCITING NEWS: we have been granted observer status at the
@UN
General Assembly
#UNGA
! We are looking forward to contributing to UN ocean agenda & working together with others to provide the scientific evidence needed for
#sustainable
future of
#oceans
.
📰 Great news: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS is now open for
#ICESASC23
! Join us in Bilbao in September!
⏰ Deadline for submissions: 21 March 2023
➡️ Go to the ASC website, explore the theme sessions & get ready to share your
#science
:
🌊 Continued cooperation 🌊
We have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the UK government ensuring that we will provide them scientific advice on fishing opportunities & info on the state of marine ecosystems and the impact of human activities.
It's here: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS for
#ICESASC20
! 18 theme sessions to choose from, so sharpen your pencils, get to writing, and share your
#science
in wonderful
#Copenhagen
in September! Deadline for submissions: 11 March.
🦅🎣 Learn about the impacts of fishing on seabirds and the conservation challenges they face in the latest ICES Journal of Marine Science themed set. Fishing remains one of the biggest threats to seabirds around the world.
Dive in ➡️
Cartoon
@baskohler
To remove or not to remove?
Decommissioning offshore man-made installations is the focus of the latest themed set of papers in
@ICES_ASC
Journal of Marine Science.
Read more about the need for this research:
Cartoon
@baskohler
👏Welcome to our NEW Steering Group Chairs! 👏
We are happy to announce that Jens Rasmussen will be chairing the new Data Science & Technology Steering Group, and Debbi Pedreschi is the new Chair for the Integrated Ecosystem Assessments Steering Group!
🐟NEW DATES!!!🐟
World Fisheries Congress will be held 20-24 September 2021 in Adelaide, Australia! Join this gathering of research, industry and management sectors to discuss the latest advances in
#fisheries
worldwide.
🚨ICES General Secretary announcement
@AlanHaynie
is setting sail for Copenhagen!
We are delighted to announce that Alan Haynie has been appointed as the next ICES General Secretary.
📅Alan will join the Secretariat on 1 August.
One of the founders of fisheries science, the late, great marine biologist Sidney Holt, has sadly passed away. Here he is speaking on MSY at
#ICESASC15
aged 89, drawing a crowd that could barely fit in the room, such is the reverence and respect he inspired! Photo: Ole Bo Jensen
🐟 World Fisheries Congress 2021 goes hybrid! 🐟
Want to participate in
#WFC2021
? Call for Abstracts has reopened! Take the opportunity to share your
#science
with the global
#fisheries
and
#aquaculture
community.
Deadline: 15 February. Read on:
Our
#data
portal DOME is ready for submissions of
#litter
and
#microlitter
data collected on environmental surveys! We now have also a “Simplified Format for Litter” available for suppliers submitting data to
@ICES_ASC
.
#WGML
Until recently, fisheries science was unable to inform decision-makers on the status and potential of data-limited fish stocks because we lacked suitable assessment methods. Since 2010, ICES
#WKLIFE
has turned this picture around.
"Most importantly, don't give up!"
During his
#ICESASC21
keynote lecture,
@duarteoceans
reminds us that while rebuilding marine life is a grand challenge, it is also an ethical obligation.
Read more and watch his lecture:
Today we are celebrating
#WomenInSTEM
! Meet Sarah Kraak, Fanny Barz & Mary MacKay. They study fisher attitudes, behaviour, and beliefs to customize fisheries management. Join them to share your research at
#ICESASC20
for theme session L:
After a fantastic week of science, we come to the end but not before awarding some outstanding contributions!
Best posters
#ICESASC23
Marina Parrondo
@m_parrondo
,
@IIM_CSIC
, Spain
and
Karl-Michael Werner
@WernerKarlM
,
@Thuenen_aktuell
, Germany
Congratulations to you both!
On International Women's Day, we celebrate all the women in our community whose work advances our understanding of marine ecosystems.
We asked the 2019 Annual Science Conference award winners what International Women's Day meant to them:
🙋
#VACANCY
in Copenhagen!
Are you a pro in research administration and project management? Do you understand interdisciplinary approaches in marine research?
We are looking for a Science Professional Officer for our Secretariat.
➡️ Apply by 20 January:
❓What is that❓🤔
@ICES_ASC
International Pelagic Surveys group (WGIPS) coordinate acoustic surveys.
Members have compiled a photo guide so crew, scientists+fishery observers can identify the less common fish species
This one is an Atlantic football fish!
📣 Calling all
#EarlyCareerScientists
and
#ECOPs
!
Join our DIGITAL OPEN DAY to discover some of the different opportunities that exists within ICES & the world of marine science.
📆 19 October at 16:00 - 18:30 CET - online
➡️ Read more & register:
🚨 Advice release! ICES advice to
@EU_MARE
&
@DefraGovUK
on
#fishing
opportunities &
#conservation
for European
#eel
in 2023 now out:
‼️ For the first time the advice includes conservation aspects; read the underlying guidelines:
Celebrating
#WomenInScience
Meet
@ClaireEvamoore
, chair of
@ICES_ASC
Mixed Fisheries Advice group
“As chair, I have embraced the opportunity to work on the challenging & complex reality of mixed fisheries, & to contribute in a meaningful way to their sustainable management."
❓Are you an early career scientist?
❓Do you want to deliver one of the Plenary lectures at
#ICESASC23
?
🤩This opportunity is for you!
🎤ICES
#SIIECS
have opened the call for nominations of an
#ECS
keynote speaker
📅Deadline 20 November 2022
#ecs
#ecop
🐟Celebrating
#WorldFisheriesDay
!🐟
It’s been quite the year… How have
#fisheries
been affected by
#COVID19
? Our fall webinar dove into the impacts of the pandemic on fisheries, markets, communities, and management. Read more and view the show on YouTube:
🌊Climate change
What is the ocean's adaptation capacity?
The latest themed set of papers in ICES Journal of Marine Science, explores the adaptation capacity of the ocean & marine resources in the face of climate change.
📷
@baskohler
👉 VACANCY ALERT! 👈 Do you want to apply your analytical skills to help advance scientific cooperation & understanding of marine ecosystems? We are looking for an Advice & Data Analyst to join our Secretariat team in Copenhagen! Apply by 3 January 2021 👍
NEWS, please RT! Our Annual Science Conference 2020 has been postponed til next year! We wish to see you all at
#ICESASC21
on 6-9 September 2021 in wonderful
#Copenhagen
, Denmark. Go to our website for more details about the implications of this move:
TOMORROW we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Our General Secretary
@AnneChristine_
joins this
@UNESCO
event to discuss the impact of
#COVID19
on research and scientific careers of
#WomenInScience
- Thu, 11 Feb at 1 pm (CET)!
Congratulations to Nathalie Steins
@NathalieSteins
@WUR
who has been elected as chair of the new ICES Human Dimension Steering Group.
#HUDISG
is responsible for guiding & supporting expert groups working on social sciences & humanities in ICES:
Marine recreational fisheries
#MRF
What is the current state of this sector?
And what does the future hold?
The latest themed set in
@ICES_ASC
Journal of Marine Science investigates.
Predictive habitat models
#PHMs
#SDM
predict the likely distribution of a species or habitat.
An
@ICES_ASC
workshop is exploring how
#PHMs
could identify areas where vulnerable marine ecosystems
#VMEs
are likely to occur to support future ICES advice.
On International Women's Day
#IWD2021
let's all choose to challenge! A challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change.
ICES chooses to challenge issues around gender equality in marine science. What do you
#ChooseToChallenge
?
If you are missing or missed
@GrettaPecl
's inspiring
#ICESASC19
keynote yesterday about climate-driven redistribution of
#ocean
life, you can now view it on our YouTube-channel:
What is the potential of video imagery to provide information to support fish stock and biodiversity assessments? 🎦
The latest Editor’s Choice article from
@OUPAcademic
@ICES_ASC
Journal of Marine Science explores the issue
Sidney Holt was a giant in the world of marine science. His work and his lasting influence on modern fisheries science is celebrated in the latest themed set of articles in ICES Journal of Marine Science.
#SidneyHolt
#MSY
📷
@baskohler
Time to bid farewell!
Our Science Committee Chair
@j_o_schmidt
is ready for the closing ceremony.
Thank you to all
#ICESASC22
participants in Dublin & afar, it’s been an amazing week of
#science
!
Huge thank you goes also out to our Irish hosts
@MarineInst
and
@BordIascMhara
🙏
🌊Manuela Azevedo, Portugal has been awarded ICES Outstanding Achievement Award for 2022 at
#ICESASC22
. ICES Outstanding Achievement Award honours scientists who have made especially notable contributions to ICES.
🏆Congratulations Manica!
#WomenInSTEM
GREAT NEWS! You can now register for the
#marinesciene
event of the year!
#ICESASC19
offers an exciting line-up of scientific sessions, keynotes, networking opportunities, and excursions. Early-bird fee til 31 July. Register today!
Deep learning in an ocean of data!
The applications, utility, & promise of machine learning in marine science are demonstrated in the case studies featured in
@ICES_ASC
Journal of Marine Science latest issue. All article free to access
Cartoon
@baskohler
Today we are celebrating
#WomenInSTEM
! Meet Silvana Birchenough. She is taking stock of
#OceanAcidification
research at
#ICESASC20
this September. Join her & co-conveners Pablo Leon Diaz and Tsueno Ono to share your
#science
at theme session K:
Today we celebrate
#WomenInScience
Meet
@naiara_re
, chair of
@ICES_ASC
Application of Genetics in Fisheries & Aquaculture group.
"Besides the stimulating challenge, I hope that my role as Chair contributes to the visibility of women in fisheries sciences."
AHOY there Early Career Scientists participating in World Fisheries Congress
#WFC2021
! We provide support to cover virtual registration fees for early career scientists from ICES countries.
Deadline for applications: 31 May!
Apply today! ➡️
Abstract submission and early registration are open for the 4th international symposium on
#climatechange
effects on the world's
#oceans
! Share your climate science!
Hot off the press!
@ICES_ASC
has just published a new handbook on fish age estimation protocols and validation methods. A huge community of age-reading experts have contributed to the latest ICES CRR
Join
#WKTRANSPARENT
to design the next generation of
@ICES_ASC
Ecosystem Overviews
Our Workshop on methods and guidelines to link human activities, pressures and state of the ecosystem in Ecosystem Overviews takes place 7-9 Dec 2020 online.
Join here:
ICES Outstanding Achievement Award goes to… Ellen Kenchington
@FishOceansCAN
Words from peers: “Ellen is a role model - the kind if researcher, colleague & mentor we should all strive to be”
Our warmest CONGRATULATIONS!!!
#ICESASC23
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS is now open for
#ICESASC23
! Join us in Bilbao in September!
⏰ Deadline for submissions: 21 March 2023
➡️ Go to the ASC website, explore the theme sessions & get ready to share your
#science
:
Please RT! 👉We have a VACANCY for a
#data
programmer in our Secretariat team in Copenhagen supporting a number of key developments in dataflows, including oceanic hydrography and biodiversity data acquisition and processing. Deadline: 11 April!
👏 WGNSSK is IN THE HOUSE! 👏 We are so excited to welcome participants to the 1st in house meeting in a long time at our HQ in Copenhagen! 35 stock assessment experts from 8 countries hold a hybrid meeting in post pandemic style with 15 participants in person & 20 online. (1/2)
This is a victory for multilateralism, says
@antonioguterres
as UN delegates agree legally binding instrument to ensure conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in international waters.
Today, we celebrate
#WomenInScience
Meet
@Laurar97
, chair of
@ICES_ASC
Deep-water Ecology group
#WGDEC
“Chairing WGDEC means working with some fantastic deep sea & data experts to support ICES advice for a vitally important area of work in
#VME
protection”
Nuestra compañera
@AnaMariCabello1
ha sido seleccionada para representar a
@IEOoceanografia
en el comité científico que organizará el próximo ICES Early Career Science Congress que se celebrará en Saint John, Canadá, en mayo de 2022
¡Enhorabuena! 🤗
🔎 Focus on Small-Scale Fisheries data 🔍
49 experts from 13 countries are meeting at
@ipma_pt
in Lisbon & online this week to develop a common framework to estimate fishing effort using high resolution data. This is essential for
#SSF
that represent 80% of the EU fleet.
(1/2)
Guess what?! The theme session line up for
#ICESASC20
has just been published on our website! Take a look what the programme has to offer and start sharpening your pencils. Call for papers opening soon!
Ahoy there! Are you missing news about our Annual Science Conference?!
#ICESASC21
will happen 6-9 September 2021! We are planning to host a hybrid conference both online and on site in Copenhagen, Denmark. Stay tuned for further announcements coming soon!
We will be at
#FishForum2018
in Rome this week: our General Secretary
@AnneChristine_
will deliver an opening keynote tomorrow, and during a lunchtime side event we will provide a demo of our new Transparent Assessment Framework (TAF). See you there!
Eskerrik asko
@azti_brta
Thank you to our incredible hosts AZTI who have provided
#ICESASC23
with incredible hospitality and organization, and who have ensured that everyone got to sample Basque science, sport, culture and gastronomy throughout the week!
Want to play a part in designing the 3rd generation of
@ICES_ASC
Ecosystem Overviews?
Our Ecosystem Overviews are essential products that support our ecosystem-based management approach.
Join WKTRANSPARENT
21–23 April 2020, ICES HQ, Copenhagen, Denmark
WANTED:
Early career scientist
#ECS
keynote speakers for
#ICESASC22
. Goodies include travel funding, accommodation, conference fee coverage and fame, fame, fame!
Nominate yourself or a peer by 30 November
#ecslife
#SIIECS
#ecrchat
Introducing our new President:
@karp_bill
will be steering our Council for the next three years. Karp has been a member our network for 50 years, and recently
been serving as a US Delegate. Congratulations!
‼️ WE ARE
#HIRING
‼️
Do you have strong administrative & organizational skills? Want to support the sustainable use of our marine resources? Then you may be our new Science Department Officer!
➡️ Join our Secretariat in
#Copenhagen
- apply by 4 September:
Congratulations to our new
@ICES_ASC
Bureau members who have just been elected at ICES Council meeting 2020:
Karin Victorin, Sweden, Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation
Pablo Abaunza, Spain
@IEOoceanografia
Paul Connolly, Ireland
@marineinstitute
Ignoring predation in fisheries models - does it matter for fisheries management? A recent paper by members of our Working Group on Multispecies Assessment Methods looked at the consequences of doing so.
@gavin_fay
ICES
#SIIECS
&
@EM_OYSTER
have joined forces to host an Interdisciplinary Ocean Transformation summer school for early career scientists!
🌊InterDis
🌍Palma de Mallorca, Spain
📅29 May–2 June
🔴Application deadline: 28 February 2023
👇Full details
Join our team!
We have a
#VACANCY
for a Science Professional Officer at our Secretariat in Copenhagen!
You will lead ICES project strategy and identify project opportunities that correspond with our priorities.
🙋♀️ Interested? Apply by 19 November!
➡️
Transboundary issues in marine spatial planning
March 29–31
Join ICES workshop
#WKTBIMP
to identify key transboundary issues that can undermine collaboration and coordination efforts to address them through marine/maritime spatial planning initiatives.
Our Fisheries Benthic Impact & Trade-offs Group
#WGFBIT
are hybrid!
🌎
@eeb_GSARAlab
@SznDohrn
Sicily 🇮🇹
At the physical meeting, time to catch up & strengthen links within the group, ensuring progress is made towards an EU/ICES (sub)regional wide seafloor assessment framework.
Broadcasting live from ICES Secretariat in Copenhagen: our first ever online
#training
course on fish stock assessment models! 31 participants from 13 countries have tuned in this week to learn about State-space Assessment Model & Template Model Building.
💨Interested in the socio-economic implications of offshore wind on fishing communities?
🌊Working in fisheries economics, social science, fisheries operations, wind energy development or licensing authorities?
You may want to join our March workshop!