SGSPATIAL - Report of the Study Group on Spatiaol Analysis for the Baltic Sea (SGSPATIAL)

The ICES Study Group on Spatial Analyses for the Baltic Sea (SGSPATIAL) met in Gothenburg, Sweden, 4–6 November 2014, co-chaired by Michele Casini, Sweden, and Stefan Neuenfeldt, Denmark, with 11 participants and 5 countries represented. The objectives of SGSPATIAL 2014 were to i) analyse spatially the data from the recent stomach collection EU tender, focusing on the spatial differences in cod stomach con-tent and cod condition, with related potential explanations; ii) provide ideas about ap-proaches to be used to study pelagic school characteristics; iii) update the spatial indicators suggested in SGSPATIAL 2012 and 2013.