Report of the Study Group on the Evaluation of Baltic Fish Data

At the 80th Statutory Meeting of ICES it was established (C.Res.1992/2:21) that the Study Group on the Evaluation of Baltic Fish Data should meet to:

a) identify, and if possible rectify shortcomings in the Young Fish Survey Database; 2.1.2 

b) investigate the quality of catch statistics and biological

sampling schemes used for assessment (e.g. market sampling, effort estimations, discards, survey results and statistical methods);

c) promote further age readings.