The topic of mortality in the pelagic, early life stages of marine organisms has been the subject of considerable research. Nevertheless, it is still considered one of the main topics where substantial progress remains to be made (see ICES WKAMF Report - ICES COOPERATIVE RESEARCH REPORT NO. 295 (2009)). With the development of new laboratory and field observational techniques, and the advance of modelling methodology, it is time to review approaches for estimating, simulating, and improving our understanding of the processes that control mortality. The workshop goal is to develop recommended practices for quantifying mortality in the field (e.g. accounting for advection/diffusion effects) and for constructing process-based foracasting tools that quantitatively link spawning stock biomass/egg production and post-juvenile stages. The proposed workshop will focus on technical and methodological issues, important physical-biological processes (inc. density-dependence), and on future research needs. This workshop will foster information exchange between international organizations such as ICES and PICES. The workshop, and the international collaboration that result from it, will advance the application of cutting-edge modelling approaches to issues that are critical for fisheries management such as understanding recruitment variability.

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Venue: Aberdeen, Scotland