The result from the first cycle 2005 to 2009 is the Assessment of Assessments (AoA), a collection of all marine assessments worldwide. The second cycle started end of 2009 with the goal of the first integrated marine assessment being published end of 2014. The whole process will need the help of many contributing scientists and one measure to inform the community are regional workshops. The regional workshop for the North Atlantic took place in Brussels from 27th to 29th of June 2012. All regional conventions and Intergovernmental Organizations, including ICES, attended the event and presented their work and possible contributions to the process. The nomination of experts has to be through the national representatives to the UN until end of September 2012. More information can be found at http://regularprocess.iode.org
Contact
Dr. Jörn Schmidt
Cluster of Excellence "The Future Ocean"
JRG B1 "Sustainable Fisheries"
www.futureocean.org
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