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  4. 5th SSC BF-ME meeting

5th SSC BF-ME meeting

    Location
    Tokyo, Japan
    Short Name
    SSC BF-ME05
    Date
    -
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    Registration Due
    Meeting Papers Due
    Meeting Information File
    NPFC-2024-SC09-MIP01(Rev3) Meeting Information_3.pdf
    1. Opening of the Meeting
    2. Adoption of Agenda
    3. Overview of the outcomes of previous NPFC meetings
     
    3.1 SSC BFME04
     
    3.2 COM08
     
     
    3.2.1 CMMs 2024-05 and 2024-06
     
     
    3.2.2 Requests from COM08
    4. Stock assessment and scientific advice on the management of North Pacific Armorhead (NPA)
     
    4.1 Review of Members fishing statistics for NPA in 2023
     
    4.2 NPA monitoring survey and Adaptive Management Procedure (AMP)
     
     
    4.2.1 Review of the results from 2024 monitoring survey
     
    4.3 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on NPA
     
     
    4.3.1 NPA species summary document update and review
     
     
    4.3.2 Other research activities on NPA
     
     
    4.3.3 Future and planned research activities by Members on NPA in 2025
    5. Stock assessment and scientific advice on the management of splendid alfonsino (SA)
     
    5.1 Review of Members fishing statistics for SA in 2023
     
    5.2 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on SA
     
     
    5.2.1 SA species summary document update and review
     
     
    5.2.2 Other research activities on SA
     
     
    5.2.3 Future and planned research activities by Members on SA in 2025
    6. Stock assessment and scientific advice on the management of sablefish
     
    6.1 Review of Members fishing statistics for sablefish in 2023
     
    6.2 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on sablefish
     
     
    6.2.1 Updated stock status for sablefish (Canada and USA)
     
     
    6.2.2 Sablefish species summary document update and review
     
     
    6.2.3 Other research activities on sablefish
     
     
    6.2.4 Future and planned research activities by Members on sablefish in 2025
    7. Skilfish in the NPFC Convention Area
     
    7.1 Updated catch and effort for skilfish in 2023
     
    7.2 Skilfish species summary document update and review
    8. Progress on data-limited approaches to assessment of NPA and SA
     
    8.1 Update from SWG NPA-SA
     
     
    8.1.1 Review of joint work on life history based approach to stock assessment
     
     
    8.1.2 Review of stock status for SA
     
     
    8.1.3 Review of alternative approaches to NPA assessment
     
     
    8.1.4 Review of the effectiveness of current CMMs for NPA and SA
    9. Discussion of other proposals on bottom fish management
     
    9.1 Proposal from USA on Emperor Seamount bottom fishery closure
    10. Assessment and scientific advice on the management of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VME)
     
    10.1 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on VME
     
     
    10.1.1 Review of progress towards developing a definition of VMEs
     
     
    10.1.2 Modeling VME distribution in the NE Convention Area
     
     
    10.1.3 Update on progress on standardizing an approach to defining SAI
     
     
    10.1.4 Other research activities on VMEs
     
     
    10.1.5 Future and planned research activities by Members on VMEs in 2025
     
    10.2 Review of intersessional activities of the SWG VME
     
     
    10.2.1 Review of the development of gear and taxon specific encounter thresholds for VME indicator taxa in the NPFC Convention Area
     
     
    10.2.2 Review of progress on data analysis of shared VME indicator data and directions on future joint data analyses
     
     
    10.2.3 Proposals for revisions to VME indicator species list or nomenclature
     
     
    10.2.4 Review of potential refinements to quantitative definitions of VME
     
     
    10.2.5 Other topics on measuring cumulative impacts and SAI
    11. Ecosystem considerations
     
    11.1. Summaries of historical discarded bycatch by Members (Canada, Japan, Korea)
    12. Data collection and reporting
     
    12.1 Review of the adequacy of the current observer program for the BFME
     
    12.2 Review of the template for collection of scientific observer data
    13. 5-Year (2024-2028) Rolling Work Plan and NPFC Performance Review recommendations
     
    13.1 North Pacific armorhead
     
    13.2 Splendid alfonsino
     
    13.3 Sablefish
     
    13.4 Vulnerable marine ecosystems
     
    13.5 Other ecosystem components
     
    13.6 NPFC Performance Review recommendations
    14. Review of CMMs 2024-05 and 2024-06 for bottom fisheries and protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems and CMM 2019-10 for sablefish
    15. Climate change impacts on bottom fisheries and VME
     
    15.1 Discussion of potential impacts of climate change and potential research and advice that the BFME should address
    16. Other matters
     
    16.1 Inter-sessional work and priority issues for next meeting
     
    16.2 Update on PICES WG47 Seamount Ecology
     
    16.3 Other issues
    17. Recommendations to the Scientific Committee
    18. Next meeting
    19. Adoption of the Report
    20. Close of the Meeting
    No documents listed
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-MIP02
    		Provisional Agenda NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-MIP02 Provisional Agenda.pdf
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-MIP03
    		Annotated Indicative Schedule NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-MIP03 Annotated Indicative Schedule.pdf
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    3.1 SSC BFME04
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    3.2 COM08
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    3.2.1 CMMs 2024-05 and 2024-06
    No documents listed
    3.2.2 Requests from COM08
    No documents listed
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    4.1 Review of Members fishing statistics for NPA in 2023
    No documents listed
    4.2 NPA monitoring survey and Adaptive Management Procedure (AMP)
    No documents listed
    4.2.1 Review of the results from 2024 monitoring survey
    No documents listed
    4.3 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on NPA
    No documents listed
    4.3.1 NPA species summary document update and review
    No documents listed
    4.3.2 Other research activities on NPA
    No documents listed
    4.3.3 Future and planned research activities by Members on NPA in 2025
    No documents listed
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    5.1 Review of Members fishing statistics for SA in 2023
    No documents listed
    5.2 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on SA
    No documents listed
    5.2.1 SA species summary document update and review
    No documents listed
    5.2.2 Other research activities on SA
    No documents listed
    5.2.3 Future and planned research activities by Members on SA in 2025
    No documents listed
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    6.1 Review of Members fishing statistics for sablefish in 2023
    No documents listed
    6.2 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on sablefish
    No documents listed
    6.2.1 Updated stock status for sablefish (Canada and USA)
    No documents listed
    6.2.2 Sablefish species summary document update and review
    No documents listed
    6.2.3 Other research activities on sablefish
    No documents listed
    6.2.4 Future and planned research activities by Members on sablefish in 2025
    No documents listed
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    7.1 Updated catch and effort for skilfish in 2023
    No documents listed
    7.2 Skilfish species summary document update and review
    No documents listed
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    8.1 Update from SWG NPA-SA
    No documents listed
    8.1.1 Review of joint work on life history based approach to stock assessment
    No documents listed
    8.1.2 Review of stock status for SA
    No documents listed
    8.1.3 Review of alternative approaches to NPA assessment
    No documents listed
    8.1.4 Review of the effectiveness of current CMMs for NPA and SA
    No documents listed
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    9.1 Proposal from USA on Emperor Seamount bottom fishery closure
    No documents listed
    No documents listed
    10.1 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on VME
    No documents listed
    10.1.1 Review of progress towards developing a definition of VMEs
    No documents listed
    10.1.2 Modeling VME distribution in the NE Convention Area
    No documents listed
    10.1.3 Update on progress on standardizing an approach to defining SAI
    No documents listed
    10.1.4 Other research activities on VMEs
    No documents listed
    10.1.5 Future and planned research activities by Members on VMEs in 2025
    No documents listed
    10.2 Review of intersessional activities of the SWG VME
    No documents listed
    10.2.1 Review of the development of gear and taxon specific encounter thresholds for VME indicator taxa in the NPFC Convention Area
    No documents listed
    10.2.2 Review of progress on data analysis of shared VME indicator data and directions on future joint data analyses
    No documents listed
    10.2.3 Proposals for revisions to VME indicator species list or nomenclature
    No documents listed
    10.2.4 Review of potential refinements to quantitative definitions of VME
    No documents listed
    10.2.5 Other topics on measuring cumulative impacts and SAI
    No documents listed
    No documents listed
    11.1. Summaries of historical discarded bycatch by Members (Canada, Japan, Korea)
    No documents listed
    No documents listed
    12.1 Review of the adequacy of the current observer program for the BFME
    No documents listed
    12.2 Review of the template for collection of scientific observer data
    No documents listed
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP01
    		Five-Year Work Plan of the SSC BF-ME NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP01 Five-year Work Plan of SSC BF-ME.docx
    13.1 North Pacific armorhead
    No documents listed
    13.2 Splendid alfonsino
    No documents listed
    13.3 Sablefish
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    13.4 Vulnerable marine ecosystems
    No documents listed
    13.5 Other ecosystem components
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    13.6 NPFC Performance Review recommendations
    No documents listed
    No documents listed
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    15.1 Discussion of potential impacts of climate change and potential research and advice that the BFME should address
    No documents listed
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    16.1 Inter-sessional work and priority issues for next meeting
    No documents listed
    16.2 Update on PICES WG47 Seamount Ecology
    No documents listed
    16.3 Other issues
    No documents listed
    No documents listed
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