Report of the Working Group on Celtic Seas Ecoregion (WGCSE)

The ICES Working Group for the Celtic Seas Ecoregion (WGCSE) met from 9th–18th May 2018 at ICES Headquarters in Copenhagen. The participants were from five coun-tries; Belgium, France, Ireland, the Russian Federation and the UK. Of the 29 participants, 16 attended all of the meeting, eight attended part-time, and five contributed by correspondence. The WG was supported throughout by professionals from ICES secretariat who assisted the WG with their advice drafting tasks.  The meeting was chaired by Tim Earl and Helen Dobby (UK).