Interim Report of the Working Group on Nephrops Surveys (WGNEPS)

The Working Group on Nephrops Surveys (WGNEPS), formerly known as SGNEPS until 2012, is the international coordination expert group for Nephrops underwater TV (UWTV) and trawl surveys within ICES areas and in a preliminary and exploratory way in some Geographical subareas (GSA) in the Mediterranean and has a quality assurance and development role.The WGNEPS 2016 meeting took place on 7–8 November 2016 and was kindly hosted by Jónas Jónasson at Marine Research Institute (http://www.hafro.is/index_eng.php) in Reykjavik, Iceland. The meeting was chaired by Ana Leocádio (Cefas, UK) and in total included the participation of 19 colleagues from the following countries: Ireland, Portugal, Denmark, Sweden, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Iceland, Spain, France, Cro-atia, and Italy.