Report of the Joint PICES/ICES Working Group on Forecasting Climate Change Impacts on Fish and Shellfish (WGFCCIFS)

The ICES/PICES Working Group on Forecasting Climate Change Impacts on Fish and Shellfish (WGFCCIFS) met in Victoria, Canada, on 21 June 2009. The main objective of this meeting was to agree to the structure of the science symposium organised under the auspices of the WG in April 2010 (Sendai, Japan). This included finalising the scientific sessions, the invited speakers list, outputs of the conference, financial status and other logistical issues (item f of the 2008/2/OCC09 ICES resolution). The relationship between the WGFCCIFS and other ICES expert groups (mainly SGCC, WGCCC, WGIAB and WGLESP) was discussed, and Dr J. Alheit was identified as the contact between WGFCCIFS and other ICES expert groups.