Theme-based Special Sessions

NASCO’s Theme-based Special Sessions (TBSS) are intended to allow for the exchange of information and sharing of best practice on a topic related to NASCO’s agreements and guidelines. These sessions usually take the form of a whole or half day of presentations and discussion on a particular topic, usually at the time of the NASCO Annual Meeting. The intention is for these sessions of presentations and discussion on a particular topic to be held over a whole day. However, half day sessions may be required if there is a very full Council agenda in a given year.

A report of each TBSS is produced for dissemination.

The Report of the 2023 Theme-based Special Session is available:

‘Informing a Strategic Approach to Address the Impacts of Climate Change on Wild Atlantic Salmon‘

The following earlier TBSS reports are available:

NASCO. 2021. Report of the 2021 Theme-based Special Session: Minimising Impacts of Salmon Farming on Wild Atlantic Salmon: Supporting meaningful and more rapid progress towards achievement of the international goals for sea lice and containment (CNL(21)65)
NASCO. 2017. Report of the 2017 Theme-based Special Session: Understanding the risks and benefits of hatchery and stocking activities to wild Atlantic salmon populations (CNL(17)11)
NASCO. 2016. Report of the 2016 Theme-based Special Session: Addressing impacts of salmon farming on wild Atlantic salmon: Challenges to, and developments supporting, achievement of NASCO’s international goals (CNL(16)60)
NASCO. 2015. Report of the 2015 Theme-based Special Session: Maintaining and improving river connectivity with particular focus on impacts of hydropower (CNL(15)56)
NASCO. 2014. Report of the 2014 Theme-based Special Session: Management of single and mixed stock fisheries, with particular focus on fisheries on stocks below their conservation limit (CNL(14)13)