| Description | | Starting day | | Duration | | Venue |
| EWG 18-01 Data gaps and Biomass Escapement Strategy for Adriatic anchovy and sardine | | 26 Feb 2018 | | 5 days | | JRC-Ispra |
| EWG 18-02 Technical Measures | | 05 March 2018 | | 5 days | | Dublin |
| EWG 18-03 Economic fleet data of check to support economic analysis in 2017 and draft AER 2018 national chapters | | 09 April 2018 | | 5 days | | JRC-Ispra |
| PLEN 18-01 Spring plenary meeting | | 09 April 2018 | | 5 days | | Brussels |
| EWG 18-04 Preparation for the evaluation of the list of mandatory research surveys at sea | | 14 May 2018 | | 5 days | | Varese |
| EWG 18-05 Economic impact of mixed fisheries options | | 21 May 2018 | | 5 days | | Copenhagen |
| EWG 18-06 Evaluation of LO joint recommendations | | 04 June 2018 | | 5 days | | Brussels |
| EWG 18-07 Annual Economic Report of the EU fleet 2018 | | 11 June 2018 | | 5 days | | Dublin |
| EWG 18-08 Elasmobranch - CANCELLED | | 11 June 2018 | | 5 days | | Brussels |
| EWG 18-09 Fishing effort regime for demersal fisheries in the western Mediterranean Sea | | 18 June 2018 | | 5 days | | Arona-Italy |
| EWG 18-10 Evaluation of Annual Reports | | 25 June 2018 | | 5 days | | Brussels |
| PLEN 18-02 Summer plenary meeting | | 02 July 2018 | | 5 days | | Brussels |
| Working group Working group for the preparation for STECF EWG 18-14: Balance / Capacity | | 24 July 2018 | | 3 days | | JRC-Ispra |
| EWG 18-11 New FDI | | 10 Sept 2018 | | 5 days | | JRC-Ispra |
| EWG 18-12 Stock assessments in the Mediterranean Sea 2018 - Part 1 | | 17 Sept 2018 | | 7 days | | Ispra-Italy |
| EWG 18-14 Balance / Capacity | | 17 Sept 2018 | | 5 days | | Cyprus |
| EWG 18-15 CFP monitoring: expansion of indicators | | 01 Oct 2018 | | 5 days | | Brussels |
| EWG 18-13 Fishing effort regime for demersal fisheries in the western Mediterranean Sea - Part II | | 08 Oct 2018 | | 5 days | | Copenhagen |
| EWG 18-16 Stock assessments in the Mediterranean Sea 2018 - Part 2 | | 15 Oct 2018 | | 7 days | | Rome - Italy |
| EWG 18-19 Economic Report of the EU Aquaculture sector | | 22 Oct 2018 | | 5 days | | JRC-Ipsra |
| EWG 18-18 Evaluation of Work Plans & Data Transmission failures | | 05 Nov 2018 | | 5 days | | Bremerhaven |
| PLEN 18-03 Winter plenary meeting | | 12 Nov 2018 | | 5 days | | Brussels |
| EWG 18-17 MAP for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the Adriatic Sea | | postponed | | see EWG 2019 | | JRC-Ispra |