ices

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of ice
2. (form-of, plural)plural of ICE

verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of ice
2. (form-of, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present of ICE

name

1. (form-of, plural)plural of Ice
2. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of)Acronym of International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.

   “Last September, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) recommended that mackerel fishing in the north-east Atlantic be cut by 70% to help replenish numbers to a sustainable level after overexploitation. […] In December, the UK agreed to reduce mackerel fishing by 48%, well short of the cut the ICES had called for.”