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Science for sustainable seas. The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is a global organization that develops science and advice to support the sustainable use of the oceans.
If you work on restoration, this is an opportunity to shape future approaches to restoring our oceans.
🔵ICES Workshop to Identify Indicators to Track Nature Restoration Across the Greater North Sea Basin
🗓️20-22 April
📍Copenhagen & online
🔔Register by 31 March www.ices.dk/community/gr...
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If you work on restoration, this is an opportunity to shape future approaches to restoring our oceans.
🔵ICES Workshop to Identify Indicators to Track Nature Restoration Across the Greater North Sea Basin
🗓️20-22 April
📍Copenhagen & online
🔔Register by 31 March www.ices.dk/community/gr...
Are you a saithe scientist, manager, NGO representative or industry member?
You are invited to ICES Workshop on Management Strategy Evaluation for North Sea Saithe (WKMSENSS)
📅 24 - 26 March
📍ICES HQ, Copenhagen, Denmark
📢Register now www.ices.dk/community/gr...
Hi @naridorey.bsky.social - do you mean the registration fee? Registration is not open yet, but you can take a look at last year's registration fee as a guide www.ices.dk/events/asc/2...
📢You can now submit your abstract to share your work at the Third International Symposium on Marine Plastic Pollution Arctic to the Antarctic wch will take place in Reykjavík, Iceland from 20-22 October 2026.
The deadline for abstracts is 31 March 2026!
arcticplastics.is/2026-symposium
🌊 We’re hiring 2 student assistants at ICES Secretariat in Copenhagen!
🎤 Conference & Training Support
✍️ Communications & Publications
Start date: June 2026
Application deadline: Sunday 15 March 2026 (23:59 CET)
👉 Interested? Apply via our website
www.ices.dk/about-ICES/J...
🚨Advice release
ICES Advice on fishing opportunities for sandeel in 2026 has been published today, as requested by @ec.europa.eu, UK and Norway ices-library.figshare.com/collections/...
All ICES advice is available for download from our website www.ices.dk/advice/Pages...
🌊📸 Deadline extended!
The All-Atlantic Ocean Research and Innovation Alliance Photo Competition is now open until 8 March 2026! 🎉
Apply now: allatlanticocean.org/news/submit-... ✨
📢Last call for Brest!!
If you would like to present your work at our Annual Science Conference in Brest, France, this September, tomorrow is the deadline for all abstract submissions!
👀18 theme sessions to choose from www.ices.dk/events/asc/2...
And submit your abstract👉 whova.com/call_for_spe...
🪸What do we really know about the chemical impacts of deep-sea mining?
Join our Workshop on Deep Sea Mining (WKDSM)
📍Online 📅17-18 March (workshop will consist of 2 half-days)
🥼Marine chemists, ecotoxicologists & deep-sea experts are invited to contribute.
📢Register now https://bit.ly/4aphVJB
ICES publishes advice on how to collect data that will improve our understanding of Northern Shelf cod stock-mixing and move towards area-based management for these substocks.
www.ices.dk/news-and-eve...
Are you joining us for #ICESASC26 in Brest this September?
The call for abstracts is open, but only until Wednesday 25 February! Which theme sessions are you interested in?
Make sure you get your abstract in!
👀 www.ices.dk/events/asc/2...
🚨Advice release
ICES has published advice in response to a North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) request to define fisheries that use collection bags in the NEAFC regulatory areas (ICES subareas 1 & 2) & to assess their impact on species caught & bycaught (Part 2) doi.org/10.17895/ice...
🚨Advice release
ICES has published an updated Roadmap for bycatch on endangered, threatened, and protected (ETP) species
doi.org/10.17895/ice...
In this updated roadmap, ICES lists of ETP fish, marine mammal, and seabird species of bycatch relevance (Annexes 1 and 2) have been fully revised.
Social science plays a growing role in ICES science & advice.
Join the Workshop on Developing Guidance for Social Science Methods in ICES (WKGuideSSM) to advance how social data & methods should be designed, applied & managed.
📅1-4 June 2026 📋Register www.ices.dk/community/gr...
📣 Call for abstracts extended! Join us & share your work at:
🟢 Habitat Restoration for Diadromous Fishes Symposium
⏰ New deadline: 22 February
📅 30 June–2 July
📍 Finland
lyyti.events/p/Symposium_...
🔵 IIFET 2026 Conference
⏰ New deadline: 1 March
📅 17–21 August
📍 Faroe Islands
www.iifet2026.com
ICES is hiring!
- Information Officer to play a key role in administering our publications database.
- Advice Officer (parental leave cover) to help turn marine science into clear, trusted advice.
https://www.ices.dk/about-ICES/Jobs-in-ICES/Pages/default.aspx
🔔Deadline to apply 22 February 2026
Tackle the challenge of accurately mapping fish populations - sign up for ICES Workshop on Fish Distribution 3 (WKFISHDISH3) - Statisticians, stock assessors & marine ecologists are encouraged to register.
📅15 –19 June 📍Copenhagen, Denmark
https://www.ices.dk/community/groups/Pages/WKFISHDISH3.aspx
⏳Reminder: abstracts due tomorrow!
Last day to submit & share your work at the Symposium on Habitat Restoration for Diadromous 🐟
Submissions close
⏰ 15 February 18:00 CET
Send your abstract: lyyti.events/p/Symposium_...
✅ECS? Don't forget to apply for a travel grant!
Does this sound like you?👇
In February 1926, the very first issue of ICES Journal of Marine Science was published!
A century later, our Journal still goes from strength to strength!
✨Who makes ICES shine?✨
Nominations are open for ICES Outstanding Achievement Award 2026
👉 Nominations start with a short online submission. Selected nominators will then be invited to provide supporting material.
🗓 Nomination deadline 12 April 2026
www.ices.dk/news-and-eve...
Another amazing @icesmarine.bsky.social plankton leaflet, this time on Centropages, a copepod genus that I keep in a special corner of my heart. Interesting group for many reasons both in the US and Europe shelf ecosystems!
doi.org/10.17895/ice...
🪸What do we really know about the chemical impacts of deep-sea mining?
Join our Workshop on Deep Sea Mining (WKDSM)
📍Online 📅17-18 March (workshop will consist of 2 half-days)
🥼Marine chemists, ecotoxicologists & deep-sea experts are invited to contribute.
📢Register now www.ices.dk/community/gr...
📣 Last call for abstracts for the Habitat Restoration for Diadromous Fishes Symposium 📣
The deadline is fast approaching!
⏰ 15 February 18:00 CET ⏰
📩 Submit today: lyyti.events/p/Symposium_...
Questions?
✍️ restofish@luke.fi
💻 Visit the symposium website for more details
🔹@luke.fi 🔹@oulu.fi
📖What's the oldest field guide still on your shelf?
If it's ICES Plankton Leaflet No. 11 from 1948, which covered 5 species of Centropages, it is time to level up!
📢We can now identify 17 Centropages, laid out in our new ICES Plankton Leaflet No. 203, Centropages Krøyer doi.org/10.17895/ice...
We're hiring!
🟢Information Officer
Support editorial excellence by administering our publications database.
🔵Advice Officer (parental leave cover)
Turn top‑tier marine science into clear, trusted policy advice.
🔔Deadline for applications for both roles 22 February www.ices.dk/about-ICES/J...
ICES Journal of Marine Science turns 100 academic.oup.com/icesjms/page...
ICES co-sponsored symposia
www.ices.dk/events/sympo...
ICES expert groups calendar www.ices.dk/events/meeti...
ICES training course www.ices.dk/events/Train...
ICES latest advice
www.ices.dk/advice/Pages...
🌊2026 is already moving fast at ICES.
After a January focused on listening and alignment with our community and stakeholders, we’re looking ahead to a year full of science, advice, collaboration, and events.
Where will we see you this year?
Links to all events below 👇
ICES Secretariat is hiring an Information Officer.
Join ICES as an Information Officer and play a key role in supporting editorial excellence in marine science, preserving our legacy & administrating our publications database.
🔔Submit your application by 22 February 2026
www.ices.dk/about-ICES/J...
