B. Administrative Organization and Powers 



Under the new convention, ICES shall have the following duties: (a) to promote and encourage 

 research and investigation for the study of the sea, especially related to living resources; (b) to draw up 

 programs required for this purpose and to organize such agreements with States Parties for such research 

 and investigation as may appear necessary; and (c) to publish or otherwise disseminate results of research 

 and investigations carried out under its auspices, or to encourage such publication.^ ^^ 



Each member country is represented by two delegates to ICES. Each member country is also entitled 

 to appoint two members to each of the standing committees dealing with the following geographical 

 areas and subject matters-the Gear and Behavior, Hydrography, Statistics, Fisheries Improvement, 

 Demersal Fish (Northern), Demersal Fish (Southern), Pelagic Fish (Northern), Pelagic Fish (Southern), 

 Shellfish and Benthos, Plankton, Anadromous and Catadromous Fish, Marine Mammals.^ *^ 



ICES has a full time staff. Its secretariat includes a General Secretary, a Hydrographer, 10 other full 

 time officers and four part-time assistants.^ * " The staff coordinates research and organizes meetings, but 

 actual research is carried out in laboratories of the member nations. 



In essence, ICES is an informal forum in which individual scientists are offered opportunities to 

 collaborate. 



C. Budget 



ICES operations are supported by small contributions of the member governments and others. 



D. Activities 



ICES has provided a working model for all international research councils, laying the foundation for 

 the new fisheries and oceanographic sciences. All Fishery Conventions relating to the Northeast Atlantic 

 up to, but not including, the 1964 European Fishery Convention, were based upon ICES 

 recommendations. . 



ICES acts as scientific advisor to Northeast Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) through a special 

 Liaison Committee, and the Commission submits questions to the Council for advice. It also collaborates 

 with ICNAF and FAO. 



The increasing need for current and accurate assessments of the strength of each important stock of 

 commercially exploitable species results in increasing demands on the international Statistical Service of 

 ICES. Not only will even more detailed information be required in the future, but it is also essential to 

 insure that the right type of information is collected. A very close operational Uaison is necessary 

 between the Statistical Service and the working groups of the fishery conventions which are in charge of 

 stock assessments, and mainly because of this the Council recently decided to strengthen its Statistical 

 Service by the appointment of a Statistical Officer.^ * ^ 



"^/d., Art. I. 



Report of the UN Secretary General, supra note 120, Annex XII, at 3. 

 ^*''/d., AnnexXlI, at2. 

 ^*'/d.. Annex XII, at 6. 



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