The final SOCIOEC symposium entitled ‘Socio-Economic Impacts of Management Measures of the new Common Fisheries Policy’ will be held in the Royal Flemish Academy for Sciences and the Arts, Brussels from 17 February 2015 (from 14.00hrs) - 18 February 2015. The symposium will adopt a participatory approach. Policy experts and fisheries researchers will provide scene-setting presentations on hot topics. This will be followed by a combination of open discussion, expert panels, facilitated debates and breakout sessions to ensure all participants get an opportunity to engage and contribute. The hot topics up for discussion include; assessment of the new CFP and the social and economic impact of new management measures, regionalisation of fisheries management and impacts of the Landing Obligation.