Symposium Conveners

SEAwise is an international project paving the way for the implementation of Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management (EBFM) in Europe. SEAwise will deliver a fully operational tool that will allow fishers, managers, and policy makers to easily apply EBFM structures in their own fisheries.

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The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) is a scientific organisation that provides advice on the state of the ocean and how to use it sustainably. It acts as a regional fishery advisory body and provides scientific advice for stocks and fisheries management.

The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean is a regional fisheries management organisation. With 22 member countries & the EU, its main objective is to ensure the conservation and the sustainable use of living marine resources as well as the sustainable development of aquaculture in the Mediterranean and in the Black Sea.

DTU Aqua is a research institute at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). DTU Aqua conducts research, provides advice, and educates about life below water.

The Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food is an independent scientific research institute in Belgium that conducts research to support sustainable agriculture, fisheries, and food.

A sister project to SEAwise, the EU funded EcoScope aims to promote effective and efficient, ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management across Europe, Israel, and the Black Sea.

The Institute of Marine Research (IMR) is Norway's largest centre of marine science and provides advice on the ecosystems of the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Sea, and the Norwegian coastal zone.