Workshop on the Use of UWTV Surveys for Determining Abundance in Nephrops Stocks throughout European Waters (WKNEPHTV)

The first ICES workshop on the use of UWTV surveys for determining abundance in Nephrops stocks throughout European waters took place in Heraklion, Crete from 17–21 April 2007. There were 19 participants from 12 different countries and laboratories and included ICES observer countries of Greece and New Zealand. There was considerable pre-meeting preparation with 9 full working documents and 15 presentations made, providing invaluable material with which, to focus discussion and draft the report. All of the diverse ToRs were addressed by the group at the meeting. Considerable progress was made in a number of areas and key areas for future work were identified.