Partners

The Partnership consists of national fisheries research organisations from countries around the North Sea, representative fishers' associations, and the North Sea Commission, supported by specialist advisers. The Partnership is coordinated by Aberdeenshire Council, Scotland. Currently, the participants are:

• Aberdeenshire Council, Aberdeen, Scotland
• North Sea Commission, Telemark, Norway
• Department of Sea Fisheries, Oostende,  Belgium,
• Danmarks Fiskeriundersøgelse, Charlottenlund, Denmark
• Danmarks Fiskeriforening, Esbjerg, Denmark
• National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations, Grimsby, England
• CEFAS, Lowestoft, England
• Bundesforschungsanstalt für Fischerei, Hamburg, Germany
• Deutscher Fischerei Verband, Hamburg, Germany
• Stichting van de Nederlandse Visserij, Rijswijk, The Netherlands
• Netherlands Institute for Fisheries Research (RIVO), IJmuiden, The Netherlands
• Norges Fiskarlag, Egersund, Norway,
• Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
• Fisheries Research Services Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen, Scotland
• Scottish Fishermen's Federation, Aberdeen, Scotland
• Institute of Marine Research, Lysekil, Sweden
• Sveriges Fiskares Riksforbund, Finspåg, Sweden

The Partnership works closely with:

• The International Council for Exploration of the Sea (ICES), Copenhagen, Denmark
• The European Commission, DG Fish, Brussels, Belgium