International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
Conseil international pour l'exploration de la mer (CIEM)
International Havundersøgelsesråd
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Contact Details
URL: https://www.ices.dk/
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/International-Council-Exploration-Sea-ICES-1153507
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ICES_ASC
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ICES.Marine
Founded
1902-07-22 Copenhagen Denmark
History
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Advance and share scientific understanding of marine ecosystems and the services they provide; generate state-of-the-art advice for meeting conservation, management and sustainability goals.
Events
2025-09 | Lithuania – Annual Science Conference176 past events available with paid subscription only.
Activities
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Letters of agreement with:
- E-XE1846 - North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission (NAMMCO);
- B-XE2295 - World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH);
- E-XE3586 - Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD).
Science cooperation agreements with:
- E-XE2315 - Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP);
- E-XE1118 - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC).
Contractual agreements with Advice requesters:
- E-XE2442 - European Commission (EC) (DG ENV and DG MARE).
Partnership Arrangements with:
- B-XB0971 - FAO - International cooperation in the development and maintenance of the Fisheries Resources Monitoring System (FIRMS);
- E-XE7358 - Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat).
Cooperative relations with:
- E-XE1070 - European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission (EIFAAC);
- E-XC3899 - International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT);
- B-XB1117 - International Maritime Organization (IMO);
- G-XG2334 - International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC);
- C-XC2811 - International Whaling Commission (IWC);
- G-XN3454 - Joint Technical Commission of the Marine Front (JTCMF);
- D-XD4238 - Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM).
- Observer status with: United Nations (UN)(General Assembly)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission - Helsinki Commission (HELCOM)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: Convention for the Protection on the Marine Environment for the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Convention)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: European Environment Agency (EEA)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization (NASCO)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: The Mediterranean Science Commission (CIESM)
- Observer status with: Arctic Council
- Observer status with: Consultative Meeting of Contracting Parties to the London Convention/Meeting of Contracting Parties to the London Protocol
- Links with: Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities (GPA)
- Links with: IOC Intergovernmental Panel on Harmful Blooms (IPHAB)
- Links with: IOC Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (IOCARIBE)
- Links with: North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC)
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Letters of Agreement with:
- D-XD3566 - Baltic Marine Biologists (BMB);
- U-XM2915 - Baltic Organisations' Network for Funding Science EEIG (BONUS EEIG);
- C-XD1606 - International Arctic Science Committee (IASC);
- E-XE3210 - Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR).
In liaison with technical committees of: B-XB2314 - International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Cooperative relations with:
- Observer status with: Pan-European Infrastructure for Ocean and Marine Data Management (SeaDataNet)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: European Aquaculture Society (EAS)
- Links with: European Global Ocean Observing System (EuroGOOS)
- Links with: International Association for the Physical Sciences of the Oceans (IAPSO)
Publications
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- Fundamental Sciences → Chemistry
- Oceanography → Oceanography
- Oceanography → Seas
- Oceanography → Marine
- Resources → Resources
- Biosciences → Biosciences
- Geography → Ecology
- Research, Standards → Exploration
UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XC1732
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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