Report of the ICES/BSRP Workshop on Recruitment Processes of Baltic Sea herring stocks (WKHRPB)

The ICES/BSRP workshop on Recruitment Processes of Baltic herring stocks (WKHRPB) was attended by 11 scientists from 6 countries bordering the Baltic Sea, as well as one invited expert from a third country (Italy). The main task of the workshop was to analyze recruitment-environment relationships for the different Baltic Sea herring stocks, i.e. the Western Baltic (ICES D IIIa & SD 22-24), the Main Basin (SD 25-29&32 excl. Gulf of Riga), the Gulf of Riga, the Bothnian Sea (SD 30) as well as the Bothnian Bay (SD 31). For comparison, analyses were conducted for the Baltic sprat stock (SD 22-32) as well.