ICES | CIEM International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
What is ICES and what can ICES provide to the UN Regular Process?
www.ices.dk Jrn Schmidt Slide 2 An international scientific
community that is relevant, responsive, sound, and credible,
concerning marine ecosystems and their rela- tion to humanity...to
ensure the best available science is accessible for decision-makers
to make informed choices on the sustainable use of the marine
environment and ecosystems ICES MISSION Slide 3 Slide 4 Belgium
Canada Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Iceland Ireland
Latvia Lithuania the Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Russia
Spain Sweden United Kingdom United States of America Slide 5 Slide
6 In 2011 114 active Expert Groups with Over 1200 active
participants from 270 Institutes Slide 7 State of the art science
in: Oceanography Contaminants Phytoplankton Zooplankton Fish
Mammals and Sea Birds EXPERT GROUP EXPERTISE Slide 8 State of the
art science in: Integrated physical-biological modeling
Economic-ecological modeling Maritime systems analysis EXPERT GROUP
EXPERTISE Slide 9 Strategic Initiatives on: Marine Spatial Planning
Stock Assessment Methods Biodiversity Science and Advice Climate
Change Marine Strategy Framework Directive STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Slide 10 Memoranda of Understanding with: EU NEAFC NASCO OSPAR
HELCOM ICES NETWORK Slide 11 Collaboration with many regional or
international organizations, including UN organizations or
specialised angencies e.g. : PICES CIESM UNESCO/IOC SCOR FAO CBD
ICES NETWORK Slide 12 ASSESSMENTS Covers 200 stocks Stock
assessments 40 stocks Advice on 200 stocks
http://www.ices.dk/advice/icesadvice.asp Slide 13 ASSESSMENTS
Special requests : e.g. OSPAR request: EcoQO for seabird
populations in OSPAR regions II and III e.g. NEAFC request -
vulnerable deep-water habitats in the NEAFC Regulatory Area
http://www.ices.dk/advice/icesadvice.asp Slide 14 Integrated
ecosystem assessments! Baltic Sea North Sea Western Waters North
West Atlantic ASSESSMENTS Slide 15 ICES Report on Ocean Climate
Specific expert groups: Working Group on Operational oceanographic
products for fisheries and environment (WGOOFE) www.wgoofe.org
STATUS REPORTS Slide 16 ICES Status Report on Zooplankton STATUS
REPORTS Slide 17 Environmental Status Report Slide 18 STATUS
REPORTS Slide 19 DATA CENTER Slide 20 Specific expert groups:
Working Group on Data and Information Management (WGDIM) Data
repository also for: OSPAR HELCOM AMAP Slide 21 Supporting
Information possibly relevant for capacity building Techniques in
Marine Environmental Sciences ICES species identification leaflets
ICES Training Programme CAPACITY BUILDING Slide 22 Thank you very
much for your attention!
