Minutes from the Meeting of the ICES Science Committee September 2015

The SCICOM Chair welcomed participants, and asked for a tour de table to introduce attendees, which included guests and country alternates (see Annex 1).Apologies for Sunday, 20 September, were received from Daniel Duplisea (Canada) and for Kevin Friedland (US), who were unable to attend the ASC. The US was repre-sented by Tom Noji.A special welcome was extended to Tom Therriault, PICES Science Board Chair, and Laura Richards, PICES Chairman.