JWGBIRD_2015.pdf (2.33 MB)
Report of the Joint OSPAR/HELCOM/ICES Working Group on Seabirds (JWGBIRD - outputs from 2015 meeting)
The Joint ICES/OSPAR/HELCOM Working Group on Seabirds met in Copenhagen 9–
13 November 2015. The meeting was chaired by Morten Frederiksen, Ian Mitchell and
Volker Dierschke, and was attended by 21 members and invited experts representing
eleven countries. The objectives of the meeting were to develop and implement indicators for seabirds under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, as well as to review and discuss seabird-related issues relevant to human uses of the sea. The
meeting consisted of a series of interconnected workshops, where subgroups with
floating membership discussed the group’s Terms of Reference. Report chapters were
drafted by Term of Reference leads and collated by the chairs.
History
Published under the auspices of the following ICES Steering Group or Committee
- ACOM
- SCICOM