Report of the NAFO/ICES Pandalus Assessment Working Group (NIPAG)

The NAFO/ICES Pandalus Assessment Group (hereafter 'NIPAG') met at ICES Headquarters, Copenhagen, Denmark, during 25 October-2 November 2006 to consider and report on matters referred to it by the NAFO Scientific Council and ICES ACFM, in particular, to those pertaining to the provision of scientific advice on certain Pandalus stocks in the North Atlantic. Members of the NAFO Standing Committee on Fisheries Science (STACFIS) and the ICES Working Group on Pandalus Stocks (WGPAND) were in attendance with representation from Canada, Denmark (in respect of Greenland), European Union (Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Sweden), Iceland, Norway, and Russian Federation. The Co-Chairs, Don Power (Canada – STACFIS) and Michaela Aschan (Norway – WGPAND), opened the meeting on 25 October 2006 and welcomed the participants.