The ICES advice on exploitation of Baltic fish stocks in 2009 has been released today.
The advice concerns cod, herring, sprat and salmon stocks. Furthermore, the reports include an assessment of the status of sea trout and some information on the flatfishes. The advice is developed through a process beginning with an assessment of of the status of the fish stocks involving scientists from the Baltic countries. Their assessment of the status of the fish stocks are found in the Report of the Baltic Fisheries Assessment Group April 2008. Their work has been reviewed by experts not involved with the assessments. The advice is developed based on this reviewed assessment by scientists from the Baltic countries and the reviewers. Finally, the draft advice is approved by the ICES Advisory Committee. This committee is constituted by one scientist from each of the 20 ICES member countries plus a chair and three vice-chairs.
