Report of the Industry Workshop of the MEESO Project held on 29 March 2021

Researchers from Wageningen University and Research, on behalf of the MEESO project, held a workshop about mesopelagic fishing for industry stakeholders. The workshop was hosted online on Microsoft Teams and had a duration of 3.5 hours. The objectives of the workshop were as follows: (1) To bring stakeholders from the fishing industry, processing companies, gear manufacturing companies, and research together to share insights and develop contacts; (2) To understand country-specific factors and interests regarding fishing in the mesopelagic zone; (3) To gather questions that stakeholders have about the mesopelagic zone and offer preliminary answers; and (4) To understand which questions are of greatest priority for the various stakeholders. Approximately 45 people participated in the workshop, from Norway, Iceland, Ireland, Denmark, the Netherlands and Spain. Data include online whiteboards, which are not shared because of privacy reasons, and a workshop report.