Report of the Annual Meeting of Advisory Working Group Chairs (AMAWGC)

The Annual Meeting of Advisory Working Group Chairs [AMAWGC] (Chair: Martin

Pastoors, The Netherlands) will meet at ICES Headquarters from 13:00 on 25

February until 13:00 on 29 February 2008 to:

a ) review the Table of Contents for the ICES Advisory Report for 2008 and for

each Chapter identify what the Groups that shall contribute;

b ) review the Table of Contents of WG reports in 2008

c ) review and plan the implementation of long‐term management

simulations and evaluations of recovery plans and harvest control rules;

d ) review and plan the implementation of including ecosystem drivers in the

fisheries advice

e ) review and plan the implementation of fisheries‐based advice and

integrate fisheries technology expertise

f ) review the links between assessment working groups and the PGCCDBS

on the coordination and prioritization of data sampling.

g ) review and plan the implementation or updating of precautionary limit

reference points and potential target reference points.

h ) review developments in stock assessment methodology in relation to the

implementation in the Assessment Working Groups;

AMAWGC will report by 3 March 2008 for the attention of ACOM.