WGBIFS Report, Addendum 1

At the ICES Annual Science Conference in September 1995, the Baltic Fish Committee decided, that a manual to be used at trawl surveys in the Baltic area should be elaborated (C. Res. 1995/2:41). This manual should follow the format of the manual used for the International Bottom Trawl Surveys (IBTS). The manual for the Baltic international demersal trawl surveys was elaborated by the ICES Baltic International Fish Survey Working Group (WGBIFS) and in the frame of the EU project BITS.

All participants of the Baltic international demersal trawl surveys (BITS) should conduct their national surveys according to this manual. If important changes of the Manual will be necessary, a Corrigendum should be prepared during a BIFSWG meeting and distributed to all participants of the BITS.