“…() note that there is a paradigm shift from the conventional practice of scientists asking fishers to provide data for scientific analyses towards full engagement of key stakeholders in data collection. Recent efforts towards industry–science data collection programmes have involved two ICES symposia on fisheries‐dependent information in Rome, Italy, in 2014 (Dorner et al., ) and in Galway, Ireland, in 2010 (Graham et al., ). In both conferences, assembled scientists, fishing industry representatives, policymakers and other stakeholders discussed how to make best use of data and information collected directly by fishers and how to merge that information efficiently with data from other sources.…”