Report of the Study Group on Unaccounted Mortality in Fisheries

According to the ICES resolution (C.Res. 1994/2:8: 10) adopted at the 1994 Annual Science Conference, a Study Group on Unaccounted Mortality in Fisheries was to be established under the chaimlan-ship ofBj0mar Isaksen to meet in Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, 17 - 18 April 1995, to:

a) review for major flsh stocks the relative magnitude of encounters, escapement ,or discards of fish from different fishing gears involved in exploitation of these stocks;

b) review for major fish stocks the potential of these fish to survive;

c) make conclusions available to ACFM and ACME