Report of the Workshop on a Synthesis of the Cod and Climate Programme (WKCCP)

The Workshop on a Synthesis of the Cod and Climate Programme [WKCCP] (Co-Chairs: K. Drinkwater, Canada and K. Brander, ICES/GLOBEC) met in New Bedford, USA from 5–7 May 2003.
The terms of the reference (C: Res.2002/2C11) for the workshop were to:
a) review what we have learned from the workshops, theme sessions and other activities of the Cod and Climate programme over the past 10 years;
b) present and discuss synthesis papers on specified topics related to the life history of cod;
c) finalize the plan to publish these synthesis papers as a book on cod.
There were 14 participants from 5 countries (Canada, Denmark, Greenland, Norway, and USA) and the ICES/GLOBEC Coordinator. A list of participants is provided in Appendix 1.