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2​​​023

​​​A practical course in selecting configurations for the state space assessment model SAM​​
27 February - 1 March 2023, ICES Headquarters, Copenhagen, Denmark​

Statistical foundation for stock assessment​
27-31 March 2023, ICES Headquarters, Copenhagen, Denmark

A practical course in the use of the SmartDots platform for age reading and m​aturity​
May 2023

Scientific writing and publishing
30 May - 1 June 2023, ICES Headquarters, Copenhagen, Denmark

Analysis and visualization of VMS and logbook data using the VMS tools R package
5-9 ​June 2023, ICES Headquarters, Copenhagen, Denmark

Introduction to integrated stock assessment using Stock Synthesis

18-22 ​September 2023, ICES Headquarters, Copenhagen, Denmark

23-27 October 2023, ICES Headquarters, Copenhagen, Denmark

9 November 2023, online​​

​​​​​​​​​2022

Close-Kin Mark-Recapture: building models and designing projects
21-25 November 2022, AZTI, San Sebastian, Spain​

Reproducible science, best practices and ICES Transparent Assessment Framework​
5-7 September 2022, online course​

Introduction to ​Stock Assessment
21-25 February 2022, online course​

​​​​​​​​​2021​


Introduction to tag-recapture campaigns ​
4 - 8 October 2021, online course.

Introduction to Stock Assessment
27 October - 1 November 2021, online course​

Introduction to Management Strategy Evaluation

23–27 August 2021​, online course. Report.

Scientific writing and publishing
26 and 28-30 April 2021, online course. Report​​​

Analyses of VMS data for ecosystem and economic impacts of fisheries
8-12 February 2021, online course. Report

​2020

Bayesian Network Analysis and the Social-Cultural Dimension
7-11 December 2020, online course​. Report

Fish stock assessment: SAM and TMB​
​12 - 16 October 2020, online course. Report

Data-limited stock assessment methods and reference point estimation
6-10 January 2020, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada​. Report

​​​​2019


Principles and methods of broadband technologies: application to fisheries acoustics
10-17 December 2019, Onboard G.O. Sars, Bergen, Norway​. Report

Introduction to CPUE standardization and development of annual indices of stock abundance​
4-8 November 2019, ICES HQ, Copenhagen, Denmark. Report

Introduction to Stock​ Assessment​ 
​​​​21-25 October 2019, ICES HQ, Copenhagen, Denmark​. Report

Genetics in support of fisheries and aquaculture management​
17 - 19 September 2019, Algarve, Portugal. Report​

Bio-Economic Management Strategy Evaluation using FLBEIA
25 Feburary - 1 March 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Report​

Marine Spatial Planning processes
18-22 February 2019, Copenhagen, Denmark​. Report

Template Model Building (TMB) for advanced fish stock assessment 
28 January - 1 February 2019, Halifax, Canada. Report​

​​2018

Geostatistics in R for fisheries and marine ecology applications​
3-7 December, Fontainebleau, France

Advanced stock assessment
5-9 November, Copenhagen, Denmark. Report​

Introduction to stock assessment 
22-26 October, Copenhagen Denmark​​

Statistically sound inference for commercial catch sampling programmes
18-22 June, Copenhagen, Denmark ​

​​2017

Principles and methods of broadband/wideband technologies​
8-12 ​December 2017, Bergen, Norway​. Report

Bayesian network analysis including the socio-cultural dimension
27 November–1 December, ICES, Copenhagen, Denmark​. Report​

VMS and Logbook data
23– 27 October, ICES, Copenhagen, Denmark

Applications of quantitative methods in fishery management
22 September, Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward Counry Convention Center​​

Introduction to Management Strategy Evaluation
28 August–1 September, ICES, Copenhagen, Denmark​​

Introduction to the R environment
21–25 August, ICES, Copenhagen, Denmark​​​​. Report​

Introduction to abundance estimation from fisheries acoustic 
surveys​

12–16 June, ICES, Copenhagen, Denmark

​​Introduction to stock assessment​
5 - 9 June, ICES, Copenhagen, Denmark​

ICES methods for setting proxy MSY reference points​
25–26 January and 14-15 February, ICES, Copenhagen, Denmark Report​

​2016

​​Principles and methods of broadband/wideband technologies: application to fisheries acoustics, 8–13 December, Bergen, Norway​. Report​

Stock assessment (advanced):​ 28 November–2 December, ICES Secretariat, Copenhagen, Denmark

Data-limited stock assessment12–16 September, Reykjavik, Iceland

Design and analysis of catch sampling programmes​: ​12–16 September, ICES, Copenhagen, Denmark

Social science methods for natural scientists​: 26–28 May 2016, Brest, France. Report

Training course in the R environment:29 February–4 March 2016, ICES, Copenhagen, Denmark​. Report​

2015

Model Development in Fish Stock Assessment (ADMB, TMB, and SAM): 2 - 6 November 2015, ICES, Copenhagen, Denmark. Report​​

Stock assessment intro: 15-19 June 2015, ICES, Copenhagen, Denmark

Opening the box: Stock Assessment and Fisheries advice for stakeholders, NGOs and policy makers
8-9 October 2015, ICES HQ, Copenhagen, Denmark

Analysing and visualization of VMS and EU logbook data using the VMStools R package, 9–13 November 2015​​, ICES HQ, Copenhagen, Denmark

2014​

Application of Geostatistics to analyse spatially explicit Survey data in an Ecosystem Approach
8-12 December 2014,  Fontainebleau, Centre de Geosciences Mines ParisTech, France 

Stock Assessment (Advanced)
3-7 November 2014, ICES, Copenhagen, Denmark.​​ Report

Marine Spatial Planning: Processes and Tools
27-31 October 2014​, ICES, Copenhagen, Denmark. News article​

Design and Analysis of Statistically Sound Catch Sampling Programmes
23-27 June 2014, ICES HQ, Copenhagen 

Stock Assessment (Introduction)​
14-18 July 2014, ICES HQ, Copenhagen

2013

Geostatistics to analyse spatially explicit survey data in an ecosystem appr​​​oach: 2-6 December 2013, Mines ParisTech Geosciences Center/Geostatistics, Fontainebleau, France. Report.

​​​Trawl Survey Design and Evaluation: 4-8 November 2013 at ICES HQ, Copenhagen​. 

VMS Data and EU lo​gbook data: 11-15 November 2013 at ICES HQ, Copenhagen​. 

Stock Assessment Advanced​: 18-22 November 2013 at ICES HQ, Copenhagen. Report.

Ecosystem Modelling for Fisheries Management​: 26-30 August 2013 at ICES HQ, Copenhagen. Report.

Fisheries Management to meet Biodiversity Conservation needs: 18-20 June 2013 at ICES HQ in Copenhagen. Report.

Stock Assessment Introduction​: 27-31 May 2013 held at Vigo Spain. Report.

AD Model Builder and Stock Assessment: 18-22 February 2013 held at the ICES HQ, Copenhagen. Report.

2012

Stock assessment advanced: 15-19 October 2012 at the ICES HQ in Copenhagen. Report.

Opening the box: Stock Assessment and Fisheries advice for stakeholders, NGOs and policy makers: 9-11 October 2012 at the ICES HQ in Copenhagen. Report.

Stock assessment introduction: 9-13 July 2012 at the ICES HQ in Copenhagen.  Report.

Analysing and visualization of VMS and EU logbook data using the VMStools R package: 25-29 June 2012 at the ICES HQ in Copenhagen. Report.

How to Lead an Effective Technical Meeting: June 20-21 2012 at the ICES HQ in Copenhagen. Report.

Communicating Science and Advice: 18-19 June 2012 at the ICES HQ in Copenhagen. Report.

Introduction to Bayesian Inference in Fishery Science:11-15 June 2012 at the ICES HQ . Report.

2011

Approaches to the Integrated Assessment of Status and Trends in Marine Ecosystems. 17-19 October 2011 at the ICES HQ in Copenhagen. Next course will be announced as soon as possible. Report.

Trawl Survey Design and Evaluation. 10-14 October 2011 at ICES HQ in Copenhagen. Report.

Stock Assessment (introduction). 20–24 June 2011 at ICES HQ in Copenhagen. Report.

Fisheries Management to meet biodiversity conservation needs. 7-9  June 2011 at ICES HQ in Copenhagen. Report.

Ecosystem Modelling for Fishery Management. 7-11 March 2011.   Report.

AD Model Builder and Stock Assessment. 21–25 February 2011. Next course will be announced as soon as possible. Report.

​2010

Opening the Box: Stock Assessment and Fisheries Advice for Stakeholders, NGOs and Policy-makers. 5-7 October 2010. Report.

Stock Assessment (introduction). 14–18 June 2010. Report. Insight article​.

Introduction to Bayesian Inference in Fishery Science. 7-11 June 2010. Report.

Management Strategy Evaluation (including FLR). 5-9 April 2010. Report. Next course will be announced as soon as possible.

Ecosystem Modelling for Fishery Management.
8-12 March 2010. Report.

Stock Assessment (advanced). 1-5 February 2010. Report.

Stock Assessment (introduction). 11–15 January 2010. Report

2009

Stock Assessment (introduction). 3–7 August 2009. Report. ​​​​

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​Participants at the 2017 'Introduction to abundance estimation from fisheries acoustic surveys' Training Course with instructors Paul G. Fernandes and John K. Horne.

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