1. ICES | CIEM International Council for the Exploration of the Sea What is ICES and what can ICES provide to the UN Regular Process? www.ices.dk Jörn Schmidt

2. An international scientific community that is relevant, responsive, sound, and credible, concerning marine ecosystems and their rela- tion to humanity...to ensure the best available science is accessible for decision-makers to make informed choices on the sustainable use of the marine environment and ecosystems ICES MISSION

4. Belgium Canada Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Iceland Ireland Latvia Lithuania the Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Russia Spain Sweden United Kingdom United States of America

6. In 2011 114 active Expert Groups with Over 1200 active participants from 270 Institutes

7. State of the art science in:  Oceanography  Contaminants  Phytoplankton  Zooplankton  Fish  Mammals and Sea Birds EXPERT GROUP EXPERTISE

8. State of the art science in:  Integrated physical-biological modeling  Economic-ecological modeling  Maritime systems analysis EXPERT GROUP EXPERTISE

9. Strategic Initiatives on:  Marine Spatial Planning  Stock Assessment Methods  Biodiversity Science and Advice  Climate Change  Marine Strategy Framework Directive STRATEGIC INITIATIVES

10. Memoranda of Understanding with:  EU  NEAFC  NASCO  OSPAR  HELCOM ICES NETWORK

11. Collaboration with many regional or international organizations, including UN organizations or specialised angencies e.g. :  PICES  CIESM  UNESCO/IOC  SCOR  FAO  CBD ICES NETWORK

12. ASSESSMENTS Covers 200 stocks Stock assessments – 40 stocks Advice on – 200 stocks http://www.ices.dk/advice/icesadvice.asp

13. ASSESSMENTS Special requests : e.g. OSPAR request: EcoQO for seabird populations in OSPAR regions II and III e.g. NEAFC request - vulnerable deep-water habitats in the NEAFC Regulatory Area http://www.ices.dk/advice/icesadvice.asp

14. Integrated ecosystem assessments! Baltic Sea North Sea Western Waters North West Atlantic ASSESSMENTS

15. ICES Report on Ocean Climate Specific expert groups: Working Group on Operational oceanographic products for fisheries and environment (WGOOFE) www.wgoofe.org STATUS REPORTS

16. ICES Status Report on Zooplankton STATUS REPORTS

17. Environmental Status Report

18. STATUS REPORTS

19. DATA CENTER

20. Specific expert groups: Working Group on Data and Information Management (WGDIM) Data repository also for:  OSPAR  HELCOM  AMAP

21. Supporting Information possibly relevant for capacity building Techniques in Marine Environmental Sciences ICES species identification leaflets ICES Training Programme CAPACITY BUILDING

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