NEWS

15 Jan 2006. The ICES North-Western Working Group (NWWG) meets in Copenhagen/Denmark from 25 April - 4 May 2006 to estimate the status of redfish (S. marinus, S. mentella) stocks in ICES sub-areas V, VI, XII and XIV and to give advice for redfish fisheries in 2007.

09 Jan 2006. A Workshop on Age Determination of Redfish [WKADR] (Co-Chairs: F. Saborido-Rey, Spain, and C. Stransky, Germany ) will be held from 28 August- 1 September 2006 in Vigo , Spain , to:

  1. review information on age determinations, otolith exchanges and validation work since the most recent redfish age reading workshop in 1995;
  2. identify sources of age determination error in terms of bias and precision, describe the corresponding interpretational differences between readers and laboratories, and agree on the ageing criteria;
  3. compare different otolith-based age determination methods for redfish and their effect on growth estimates;
  4. analyse species- and stock-specific growth rates and growth increment patterns and provide corresponding specific guidelines for the interpretation of growth structures in otoliths;
  5. propose a methodology to combine time series of age readings based on scales and otoliths;
  6. set up a strategic plan for routine age determinations during the next 5 years and for the inclusion of age data in age-based and (age-)length based  analytical assessment of the most important stocks;
  7. consider publishing the results in the ICESCRR series.

23 Aug 2005. Several publications and Ph.D. Theses were completed within the EU-funded REDFISH project, see project publications page.

01 Aug 2005. The July meeting of the ICES Study Group on Redfish Stocks (SGRS) was held in Copenhagen/Denmark from 25-27 Jul 2005 to report on the international trawl/acoustic survey on redfish in the Irminger Sea and adjacent waters in June/July 2005. See the report on the ICES SGRS website and the SGRS homepage for further documentation.

09 May 2005. This year's ICES North-Western Working Group met in Copenhagen/Denmark from 26 April - 5 May 2005 to estimate the status of redfish (S. marinus, S. mentella) stocks in ICES sub-areas V, VI, XII and XIV and to give advice for redfish fisheries in 2006. The report is available here.

07 Feb 2005. The ICES Study Group on Redfish Stocks (SGRS) met in Copenhagen/Denmark from 27-29 Jan 2005, chaired by Dr. Christoph Stransky (Germany), a) to review the survey design of the international trawl- acoustic surveys in the Irminger Sea and adjacent waters, b) to advise on the required frequency, number of vessels needed and the timing of the future surveys and c) to plan the international trawl/acoustic survey of redfish to be carried out in the Irminger Sea and adjacent waters in June/July 2005. The report (as well as previous documentation) is available here.

13 Sep 2004. The ICES Study Group on Stock Identity and Management Units of Redfishes (SGSIMUR) met in Bergen, Norway, from 31 Aug to 3 Sep 2004 to (a) review all reported material on the stock identity of the various redfish units (S. mentella) in the Irminger Sea and adjacent waters and (b) to identify the most likely definition of biological stocks of S. mentella as well as suggest practical management units. See SGSIMUR report.
In order to be able to complete the assessment on S. mentella stock(s) based on the outcome of SGSIMUR, a Sub-Group of the North-Western Working Group (NWWG) also met in Bergen from 6 to 10 Sep 2004. The NWWG autumn report will be available soon.

15 May 2004. This year's ICES North-Western Working Group met in Copenhagen/Denmark from 27 April - 6 May 2004 to estimate the status of redfish (S. marinus, S. mentella) stocks in ICES sub-areas V, VI, XII and XIV and to give advice for redfish fisheries in 2005. The report is available here.

18 Dec 2003. The Marine Research Institute in Reykjavik (MRI), Iceland, conducted a survey on a research vessel from 21-26 October 2003 and tagged over 200 redfish with the Underwater Tagging Equipment (UTE) made by the Icelandic company Star-Oddi. Read more in the survey report...

01 Dec 2003. The 4th (final) meeting of the REDFISH Project was held at the Marine Research Institute in Reykjavik/Iceland from 25-29 Nov 2003. Download the provisional meeting agenda (pdf, 7kB) and have a look onto pictures from the meeting.

11 Nov 2003. The annual Greenland groundfish survey on the German Fisheries Research Vessel "Walther Herwig III" is currently being carried out (20 Oct-27 Nov 2003). Have a look into the weekly reports and learn more on the redfish sampling at sea.

14 Jul 2003. The ICES Planning Group on Redfish Stocks (PGRS) met at the Federal Research Centre for Fisheries in Hamburg, Germany, from 9-11 July 2003 (chaired by Mr T. Sigurdsson, MRI/Iceland) to prepare to report on the international trawl/acoustic survey of redfish in the Irminger Sea and adjacent waters in May-June 2003. The survey report is available on the ICES PGRS website.

20 June 2003. NAFO Scientific Council met in Dartmouth/Canada, from 5-19 June 2003 to assess inter alia the status of redfish in NAFO Subarea 1, Div. 3M and Div. 3LN. The report of Scientific Council will be available shortly.

10 May 2003. This year's ICES North-Western Working Group met in Copenhagen/Denmark 29 April - 8 May 2003 to estimate the status of redfish (S. marinus, S. mentella) stocks in ICES sub-areas V, VI, XII and XIV and to give the advice for the fisheries in 2004. The NWWG report will be available on the ICES website after the ACFM meeting in May 2003.

24 Jan 2003. The ICES Planning Group on Redfish Stocks (PGRS) met at ICES Headquarters, Copenhagen/Denmark, from 21-22 January 2003 and will meet at the Federal Research Centre for Fisheries in Hamburg, Germany, from 9-10 July 2003 (both chaired by Mr T. Sigurdsson, MRI/Iceland) to: a) plan the international trawl/acoustic survey of redfish to be carried out in the Irminger Sea and adjacent waters in June/July 2003 (January meeting); b) prepare to report on the outcome of the surveys (July meeting). PGRS will report by 15 August 2003 for the attention of the Resource Management Committee and ACFM.

07 Jan 2003. The redfish literature database now contains 619 references, due to additions made by Dr. Konstantin Drevetnyak (PINRO Murmansk/Russia).

25 Nov 2002. The annual Greenland groundfish survey on the German Fisheries Research Vessel "Walther Herwig III" was completed on 21 Nov 2002. Have a look into the weekly reports and learn more on the redfish sampling at sea.

19 Aug 2002. The literature database, currently containing almost 600 references on redfish (biology, systematics, distribution, reproduction, age & growth, feeding, parasites, fisheries & assessment etc.), was compiled in a joint effort within the REDFISH project. Additions & error pointers are welcome !

21 June 2002. NAFO Scientific Council met in Dartmouth/Canada, from 6-20 June 2002 to assess inter alia the status of redfish in NAFO Subarea 1, Div. 3M and Div. 3LN. The report of Scientific Council is available here.

10 May 2002. This year's ICES North-Western Working Group met in Copenhagen/Denmark 29 April - 8 May 2002 to estimate the status of redfish (S. marinus, S. mentella) stocks in ICES sub-areas V, VI, XII and XIV and to give the advice for the fisheries in 2003. The NWWG report will be available on the ICES website after the ACFM meeting 21-30 May 2002.

25 Feb 2002. The 3rd annual meeting of the REDFISH Project was held in Vigo/Spain (Institute of Marine Research), 19-24 Feb 2002. Download the meeting agenda (pdf, 7kB),a map of Vigo (jpg, 915kB) and the hotel reservation list (pdf, 7kB).

26 Nov 2001. The annual Greenland groundfish survey on the German Fisheries Research Vessel "Walther Herwig III" was completed on 22 Nov 2001. Have a look into the weekly reports and learn more on the redfish sampling at sea. In the 4th week's report, an overview on the sampling activities for the REDFISH Project is given. Download the presentation (828kB) of the REDFISH Project objectives, given during the visit in Qaqortoq/SW Greenland.

12 Nov 2001. The NEAFC 20th Annual Meeting was held in London/United Kingdom, 5-9 Nov 2001. The TAC regarding oceanic S. mentella for 2002 was set at 95000 t (i.e. re-iteration of the 2001 measure). The meeting report will be available on the NEAFC website soon.

11 Oct 2001. Within the EU-funded REDFISH Project, an important step forward was completed: The implementation and development of genetic markers for species and stock separation of North Atlantic redfish (Deliverable 19, see List of Deliverables).

24 Sep 2001. At the NAFO Scientific Council Symposium on Deep Sea Fisheries, held in Varadero/Cuba from 12-14 Sep 2001, a "Review of the population structure and ecology of redfish in the Irminger Sea and adjacent waters" was presented by the REDFISH Project participants Fran Saborido-Rey, Dolores Garabana and Christoph Stransky (NAFO SCR Doc. 01/107, Ser.No. N4495). Download the symposium report here.

16 Jul 2001. The international hydroacoustic/trawl survey on pelagic redfish was carried out by four nations (Germany, Iceland, Norway and Russia) in the Irminger Sea and adjacent waters from mid-June to mid-July 2001. The report of the survey is available here (pdf, 3.3 MB). The final survey report will be published in the frame of ICES during November 2001 after the ACFM October Meeting.

15 Jun 2001. NAFO Scientific Council met in Dartmouth/Canada, from 31 May-14 June 2001 to assess inter alia the status of redfish in NAFO Subarea 1, Div. 3M and Div. 3LN. See pictures from the meeting.

04 May 2001. The ICES North-Western Working Group (NWWG) met in Tórshavn/Faroe Islands from 24 April-3 May 2001. The NWWG 2001 report, incl. a description of the status of redfish (S. marinus, S. mentella) stocks in the ICES sub-areas V, VI, XII and XIV and the advice for 2002, is available on the ICES website.

Feb/Mar 2001. The NAFO/NEAFC Working Group on oceanic redfish was held in Reykjavik/Iceland from 12-14 Feb 2001. The negotiation for 2001 took place in Copenhagen during the NAFO shrimp meeting 28-30 March 2001.

15 Feb 2001. From 7-9 Feb 2001, the 2nd REDFISH project annual meeting was held at the Institute for Marine Research in Bergen, Norway. See pictures here.

7 Feb 2001. The ICES Planning Group on Redfish Stocks (PGRS) was held at the Institute for Marine Research in Bergen, Norway, from 5-6 Feb 2001. The Planning Group will be chaired by Mr T. Sigurdsson, MRI/Iceland.

The terms of reference for this meeting were:

The PGRS report is available on the ICES website.

30 Oct 2000. Report on redfish sampling activities on the German groundfish survey around Greenland, 15 Sep-27 Oct 2000 (FRV 'Walther Herwig III' cruise 221).

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