International Council For The Exploration of The Sea - Publications

Publications

ICES produces a variety of publications reflecting its commitment to excellence and the diversity of ICES concerns. Many of these publications can be found on the ICES website for download and viewing. ICES issued its first publication within a year of its establishment. Since then, it has published thousands more, including many that are now considered to be the standard references in their fields. The following are the present publications series:

• ICES Journal of Marine Science (Journal du Conseil) constitutes a primary source for articles on fishery-oriented marine science and is a standard reference for work in the fields of ecology, population studies, plankton research, and physical and chemical oceanography, among others. Since January 2007, the Journal has been published by Oxford University Press.
• ICES Advice annually presents the collected information from the Advisory Committee (ACOM). The advice is based on an ecosystem approach to management.
• ICES Cooperative Research Report (Rapport des Recherches Collectives) presents reports prepared by ICES Expert Groups and ad hoc groups, and edited reports on cooperative research activities organized by the Council.
• Techniques in Marine Environmental Sciences presents detailed descriptions of methods and procedures relating to chemical and biological measurements in the marine environment.
• ICES Identification Leaflets for Plankton (Fiches d’Identification du Plancton) furnish keys, in a standardized form, for the identification of the major plankton species in the North Atlantic.
• ICES Identification Leaflets for Diseases and Parasites of Fish and Shellfish (Fiches d’Identification des Maladies et Parasites des Poissons, Crustacés et Mollusques)

serve as diagnostic aids and present, in a standardized format, information about the most important diseases and parasites of fish and shellfish in the North Atlantic and adjacent seas.

• ICES Fisheries Statistics present nominal catch statistics for the Northeast Atlantic for 1973–2000, presented using FishStat Plus software, as well as catch statistics for the entire Atlantic for 1950–1998.
• ICES Marine Science Symposia (Actes du Symposium) contains the scientific papers and proceedings of Symposia and Special Meetings held under the auspices of ICES independently or in collaboration with cooperating organizations. Since 1995, most of these volumes have been published as special numbers in the ICES Journal of Marine Science, but continue to be included in the consecutive numbering system of the ICES MSS series.
• ICES Insight is an annual publication that offers more in-depth articles exploring subjects that feature prominently in ICES work.
• ICES Annual Reports recap ICES annual activities and scientific network.
• ICES Inside Out is a regularly appearing electronic newsletter that updates subscribers on the activities of ICES and its Secretariat.
• CD-ROMs contain papers (CM Documents) presented at ICES Annual Science Conferences and may be ordered from the Secretariat.
• ICES Newsletters from years past are archived and available at the ICES website.
• Miscellaneous publications not included in the above series are available on the ICES website.