DATA DISCLAIMER

1. IMPORTANT
Thank you for downloading data from the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). 
By downloading data from the ICES website and sub-domains [ices.dk] you are agreeing to the terms and conditions of use as described in this document and any documents referred to in this text.
Please read this before using the downloaded data, as this file contains specific information about the use of the data provided, limitations, and known issues. This file contains contact information regarding the origins of the data (where supplied) as well as how to cite these data in a publication or a data product. 


2. CONTACT INFORMATION
For feedback or queries about this data download, contact ICES at:
Email: accessions@ices.dk
Tel.:	+45 3338 6700
Find more information at:
Web:	https://www.ices.dk/data/Pages/default.aspx


3. DATA SPECIFIC INFORMATION
This dataset contains the results of fish stock assessments (key stock and fishery metrics), biological and fishery reference points and settings for the figures and tables (including items such as ‘Absolute/Relative’ basis for the assessment results) as presented in the recurrent ICES advice on fishing opportunities for fish stocks in the Northeast Atlantic.
Data from the Stock Assessment Graphs database are freely available for downloading.

The stock assessment data are the results of stock assessment models or data limited analyses carried out by ICES expert groups and are presented in figures and tables in the ICES advice on fishing opportunities (https://www.ices.dk/advice/Pages/Latest-Advice.aspx). Assessments are based on benchmarked methodologies laid down in Stock Annexes. Details on the specific assessments conducted in a particular year can be found in the annual expert group reports. Expert group reports and Stock Annexes can be found in the ICES library (https://www.ices.dk/publications/library/Pages/default.aspx).
4. TERMS OF USE: DATA 
ICES makes data available to users in an open, timely and easy way, but ICES remains dependent on data contributions.
 - Correct and appropriate data interpretation is solely the responsibility of data users.
 - Data Users must not expressly or otherwise imply ICES substantiation of their work, results, conclusions and/or recommendations.
 - Data sources must be duly acknowledged.
 - Data Users must respect any and all restrictions on the use or reproduction of data such as restrictions on use for commercial purposes.
 - Data Users are obliged to inform ICES of any suspected problems in the data.
 - Data Users are encouraged to inform ICES of possible sources of other relevant data.
 The full ICES data policy and terms of use can be viewed at:
https://ices.dk/data/guidelines-and-policy/Pages/ICES-data-policy.aspx
Data held at ICES are used for various assessments and working group purposes. The data guidelines and procedures for these can be viewed at: 
https://ices.dk/data/guidelines-and-policy/Pages/default.aspx


5. TERMS OF USE: SOFTWARE 
Software is available for use from the ICES website that is provided as an aid for data users to work with, analyse and convert data: 
https://ices.dk/data/tools/Pages/Software.aspx
The downloading and use of any software from https://www.ices.dk/ grants you only a limited, nonexclusive license for use solely by you for your own personal use and not for republication, distribution, assignment, sublicense, sale or other use. No part of any content, coding or documentation may be reproduced in any form or incorporated into any information retrieval system without the express permission of ICES or the third party that provided the software on https://www.ices.dk/
The downloading and installation of software from https://www.ices.dk/ is at your own risk. ICES undertakes every effort to ensure software is compatible with the latest windows operating system, or other systems as defined in specific readme or a software documentation file. ICES accepts no responsibility for the correct functioning and operation of software downloaded from https://www.ices.dk/, nor any incidental, special or consequential damages associated with downloading and installing software provided by ICES.


6. DATA CITATION
Data sources should be acknowledged by a citation. Detailed information and examples of citations can be found in ICES Data Policy: https://ices.dk/data/guidelines-and-policy/Pages/ICES-data-policy.aspx

Standard citation
”ICES Stock Assessment Graphs database, YEAR/MONTH. ICES, Copenhagen.”

Extended citation
“ICES Stock Assessment Graphs Database, Extraction date: YEAR/MONTH/DAY of STOCK(S)/ASSESSMENT YEAR. ICES, Copenhagen”
A Data Citation may also include a URL to the database. Please see the ICES data policy for full details of citation.


7. METADATA
Further details about the dataset and related services can be found at the metadata catalogue.
ICES Datasets: https://gis.ices.dk/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/search?facet.q=type%2Fdataset%26orgName%2FICES
Services: https://gis.ices.dk/geonetwork/srv/eng/catalog.search#/search?facet.q=type%2Fservice
