NPFC/FAO informal workshop on science-based management options available for operationalizing the precautionary approach | NPFC

Organizer(s)

NPFC and FAO

Location

Nagoya, Japan

Short Name

PA workshop

Date

10-Dec-2025, 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM JST

Registration Due

09-Dec-2025 06:00 PM JST

Meeting Papers Due

01-Dec-2025 06:00 PM JST

Meeting Information File

NPFC-2025-SC10-MIP01 Meeting Information_1.docx5.9 MB

Agenda

1. Opening of the workshop, introduction and overview of key objectives
2. Overview of international requirements for the application of the PA – managers’ responsibilities
3. Application of the PA to target and bycatch species
4. Application of the PA to reduce ecosystem impacts and linkages to the implementation of EAFM
5. Facilitated discussion
6. Examples from the field - the NAFO PA framework
7. Examples from the field - GFCM long-term management plans for shrimp
8. Examples from the field - Management strategy evaluations and harvest strategies
9. Pacific saury stock assessment and management
10. Facilitated discussion and conclusions
11. Closing remarks

Documents by Agenda

1. Opening of the workshop, introduction and overview of key objectives

PA workshop 2025-01 18-Nov-2025	Agenda	NPFC FAO informal PA workshop_0.pdf162.67 KB

2. Overview of international requirements for the application of the PA – managers’ responsibilities

	Overview of international requirements for the application of the Precautionary Approach: managers’ responsibilities	Overview of international requirements for PA application.pdf706.15 KB

3. Application of the PA to target and bycatch species

	PA and Management	PA and Management-RISHI_SHARMA.pdf1.1 MB

4. Application of the PA to reduce ecosystem impacts and linkages to the implementation of EAFM

	Application of the PA to reduce ecosystem impacts and linkages to the implementation of EAFM	NPFC PA presentation - animated (ver 3).pdf1.19 MB

5. Facilitated discussion

	No documents listed

6. Examples from the field - the NAFO PA framework

	NAFO PA framework	NAFO Precautionary Approach.pdf726.27 KB

7. Examples from the field - GFCM long-term management plans for shrimp

	GFCM Fisheries Management Plans	GFCM_GEF_DSF_PAapproach_NPFC_final.pdf1.67 MB

8. Examples from the field - Management strategy evaluations and harvest strategies

	Management Procedures & Management Strategy Evaluation	Intro to MPs.MSE_12.25.pdf1.64 MB

9. Pacific saury stock assessment and management

	Pacific saury stock assessment and management in the NPFC	PA_WS_Kitakado_0.pdf3.38 MB

10. Facilitated discussion and conclusions

	No documents listed

11. Closing remarks

	No documents listed

All Documents

Document Number	Title	File	Created
PA workshop 2025-01	Agenda	NPFC FAO informal PA workshop_0.pdf162.67 KB	18-Nov-2025
	Overview of international requirements for the application of the Precautionary Approach: managers’ responsibilities	Overview of international requirements for PA application.pdf706.15 KB	06-Dec-2025
	PA and Management	PA and Management-RISHI_SHARMA.pdf1.1 MB	09-Dec-2025
	Application of the PA to reduce ecosystem impacts and linkages to the implementation of EAFM	NPFC PA presentation - animated (ver 3).pdf1.19 MB	18-Nov-2025
	NAFO PA framework	NAFO Precautionary Approach.pdf726.27 KB	04-Dec-2025
	GFCM Fisheries Management Plans	GFCM_GEF_DSF_PAapproach_NPFC_final.pdf1.67 MB	09-Dec-2025
	Management Procedures & Management Strategy Evaluation	Intro to MPs.MSE_12.25.pdf1.64 MB	03-Dec-2025
	Pacific saury stock assessment and management in the NPFC	PA_WS_Kitakado_0.pdf3.38 MB	10-Dec-2025