Report of the Working Group on the Science Requirements to Support Conservation, Restoration and Management (WGRECORDS)

WGRECORDS was established to provide a forum for the co-ordination of work on diadromous species following the disbanding of the Diadromous Fish Committee. The role of the Group is to co-ordinate work on diadromous species, organise Expert Groups, Theme Sessions and Symposia, and help to deliver the ICES Science Plan. WGRECORDS held an informal meeting during the NASCO Annual Meeting in St Malo, France, 5 June 2014. The annual meeting of WGRECORDS was held over two days i.e., 16 September 10:30–13:00 and 17 September 10:30–13:00 during the ICES Annual Science Conference in Á Corúna, Spain and chaired by Niall Ó Maoiléidigh (Ireland) and Atso Romakkaniemi (Finland). There were 7 participants in total from 6 countries (Annex 2) including the chairs of WGNAS, WGBAST and WGERAAS.