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  4. 3rd SSC BF-ME meeting

3rd SSC BF-ME meeting

    Location
    Virtual
    Short Name
    SSC BF-ME03
    Date
    -
    Registration Due
    Meeting Papers Due
    Meeting Information File
    NPFC-2022-SC07-MIP01 Meeting Information_0.pdf267.78 KB
    Meeting Report File for Public
    SSC BF-ME03 report.pdf2.09 MB
    1. Opening of the Meeting
    2. Adoption of Agenda
    3. Stock assessment and scientific advice on the management of North Pacific armorhead (NPA)
     
    3.1 Review of Members fishing statistics for NPA in 2022
     
    3.2 NPA monitoring survey and Adaptive Management Procedure (AMP)
     
     
    3.2.1 Review of the results from 2022 monitoring survey
     
    3.3 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on NPA
     
     
    3.3.1 Analysis of recruitment relationships to oceanography
     
     
    3.3.2 Update on analyses or progress on biomass estimates from the NPA acoustic survey
     
     
    3.3.3 Species summary document for NPA update
    4. Stock assessment and scientific advice on the management of splendid alfonsino (SA)
     
    4.1 Review of Members fishing statistics for SA in 2022
     
    4.2 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on SA
     
     
    4.2.1 Species summary document for SA update
    5. Stock assessment and scientific advice on the management of sablefish
     
    5.1 Review of Members fishing statistics for sablefish in 2022
     
    5.2 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on sablefish
     
     
    5.2.1 Updated stock status for sablefish (Canada and USA)
     
     
    5.2.2 Results of analysis of sablefish association with VME indicators
     
     
    5.2.3 Update catch limits relative to stock status if needed
     
     
    5.2.4 Species summary document for sablefish update
    6. Progress on data-limited approaches to assessment of NPA and SA
     
    6.1 Update from SWG NPA-SA
     
     
    6.1.1 Data sharing and spatial resolution of shared data
     
     
    6.1.2 Joint work on life history based approach to stock assessment
     
     
    6.1.3 Update on CPUE standardization work
     
     
    6.1.4 Review of Fish ID guide
    7. Assessment and scientific advice on the management of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VME)
     
    7.1 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on VME
     
     
    7.1.1 Review of progress towards developing a definition of VMEs
     
     
    7.1.2 Assessing the relative risk of SAIs
     
     
    7.1.3 Update on trade-off analysis between VME protection and sablefish fishing
     
     
    7.1.4 Update on progress on standardizing an approach to defining SAI
     
    7.2 Review of intersessional activities of the SWG VME
     
     
    7.2.1 Recommendations on gear specific encounter thresholds
     
     
    7.2.2 Review and discussion of scientific basis for move on rule and size of area closures
     
     
    7.2.3 Proposals for revisions to VME indicator species list
     
     
    7.2.4 Discussion of draft objectives for recovering VMEs
     
    7.3 Data sharing for VME management
     
     
    7.3.1 Discussion and revision of terms of reference for sharing VME data
     
     
    7.3.2 Generation of template for data sharing for VME data
     
    7.4 Significant and adverse impacts (SAI) assessment
     
     
    7.4.1 Literature review of impacts of fishing activities on VME
    8. Data collection and reporting
     
    8.1 Review of the template for collection of scientific observer data
    9. 5-Year (2022-2026) Rolling Work Plan
     
    9.1 North Pacific armorhead
     
    9.2 Splendid alfonsino
     
    9.3 Sablefish
     
    9.4 Vulnerable marine ecosystems
     
    9.5 Other ecosystem components
    10. Review of CMMs 2021-05 and 2019-06 for bottom fisheries and protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems and CMM 2019-10 for sablefish
    11. Other matters
     
    11.1 Inter-sessional work and priority issues for next meeting
     
    11.2 Update on PICES WG47 Seamount Ecology
     
    11.3 Other issues
    12. Recommendations to the Scientific Committee
    13. Next meeting
    14. Adoption of the Report
    15. Close of the Meeting
    No documents listed
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-MIP02
    		Provisional Agenda NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-MIP02 Provisional Agenda.pdf224.21 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-MIP03 (Rev. 1)
    		Annotated Indicative Schedule NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-MIP03(Rev 1) Annotated Indicative Schedule.pdf315.72 KB
    No documents listed
    3.1 Review of Members fishing statistics for NPA in 2022
    No documents listed
    3.2 NPA monitoring survey and Adaptive Management Procedure (AMP)
    No documents listed
    3.2.1 Review of the results from 2022 monitoring survey
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-IP02
    		Results of a monitoring survey for North Pacific armorhead in the Emperor Seamounts in 2022 NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-IP02 Results of monitoring survey for NPA in 2022.pdf600.18 KB
    3.3 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on NPA
    No documents listed
    3.3.1 Analysis of recruitment relationships to oceanography
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-IP03
    		Effects of oceanography on NPA recruitment in the Emperor Seamounts NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-IP03 Effects of oceanography on NPA recruitment.pdf3.35 MB
    3.3.2 Update on analyses or progress on biomass estimates from the NPA acoustic survey
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP05
    		Update on analyses of abundance estimation from the NPA acoustic survey NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP05 NPA Acoustic.pdf1.68 MB
    3.3.3 Species summary document for NPA update
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP13
    		NPA species summary NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP13 NPA_Species_Summary2022.pdf668.23 KB
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    4.1 Review of Members fishing statistics for SA in 2022
    No documents listed
    4.2 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on SA
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP06
    		Sexual maturity of Splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens) in the Emperor seamounts NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP06 SA Maturity.pdf534.71 KB
    4.2.1 Species summary document for SA update
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP14
    		SA species summary NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP14 SA_species_summary2022.pdf631.83 KB
    No documents listed
    5.1 Review of Members fishing statistics for sablefish in 2022
    No documents listed
    5.2 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on sablefish
    No documents listed
    5.2.1 Updated stock status for sablefish (Canada and USA)
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP11 (Rev. 2)
    		A brief update of Sablefish status in the eastern North Pacific including the NPFC Convention Area - 2022 NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP11(Rev 2) Summary of current Sablefish status.pdf533.68 KB
    5.2.2 Results of analysis of sablefish association with VME indicators
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP19
    		Sablefish Associations with VME Indicator Species in the NE Pacific NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP19 SablefishVMEAssociations.pdf848.64 KB
    5.2.3 Update catch limits relative to stock status if needed
    No documents listed
    5.2.4 Species summary document for sablefish update
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP15
    		Sablefish species summary NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP15 Sablefish_Species_Summary2022.pdf489.54 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP16
    		Blackspotted and Rougheye Rockfishes species summary NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP16 Rockfishes_Species_Summary.pdf532.07 KB
    No documents listed
    6.1 Update from SWG NPA-SA
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP07 (Rev. 1)
    		Small Working Group on NPA and SA - Summary for 2022 NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP07(Rev 1) SWG NPASA Summary.pdf356.29 KB
    6.1.1 Data sharing and spatial resolution of shared data
    No documents listed
    6.1.2 Joint work on life history based approach to stock assessment
    No documents listed
    6.1.3 Update on CPUE standardization work
    No documents listed
    6.1.4 Review of Fish ID guide
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP09
    		Scientific name for the oreosomatid fish caught by bottom fisheries in the Emperor Seamounts area NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP09 Oreo Name.pdf243.13 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP08
    		The Field Guide for Identifications of Fishes of the Emperor Seamount Chain (ESC) Captured by Bottom Fisheries NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP08 Fish ID Guide.pdf5.89 MB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP17
    		Summary of the 1st SWG VME meeting NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP17 SWG_VME01_Meeting Summary.pdf538.41 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP18
    		Summary of the 2nd SWG VME meeting NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP18 SWG_VME02_Meeting Summary.pdf325.69 KB
    7.1 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on VME
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP10
    		Report of Japanese sea-floor visual survey in the southern Emperor Seamounts (southern-ES) in 2022 NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP10 Report of the Japanese sea-floor visual survey.pdf1.11 MB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP12
    		Joint Canada-USA International Seamount Survey NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP12 Joint Canada-USA International Seamount Survey.pdf908.73 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSCBFME03-WP03
    		Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs) in the Northeast Part of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission Convention Area NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP03 Identifying VMEs.pdf2.13 MB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-IP05
    		Essential bottom ecosystems (VME) of the Emperor Chain NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-IP05 Bottom ecosystems of the Emperor Chain.pdf2.66 MB
    7.1.1 Review of progress towards developing a definition of VMEs
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-OP02
    		A Community Consensus on Designating Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems from Imagery NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-OP02 Designating VMEs from imagery.pdf23.39 MB
    7.1.2 Assessing the relative risk of SAIs
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP02
    		The Relative Risk of Significant Adverse Impacts to Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems in the northeast part of the NPFC’s Convention Area NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP02 Assessing the Relative Risk of Significant Adverse Impacts.pdf1.04 MB
    7.1.3 Update on trade-off analysis between VME protection and sablefish fishing
    NPFC-2022-SSCBFME03-WP04
    		Balancing objectives of Sablefish fishing and conserving Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems in the Northeastern part of the NPFC Convention Area NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP04 Balancing objectives of Sablefish fishing and conserving VMEs.pdf907.17 KB
    7.1.4 Update on progress on standardizing an approach to defining SAI
    No documents listed
    7.2 Review of intersessional activities of the SWG VME
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-IP04
    		Recommendations on Gorgonian taxa in the Alcyonacea in SWG2022-VME01 NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-IP04 Alcyonacea.pdf218.31 KB
    7.2.1 Recommendations on gear specific encounter thresholds
    No documents listed
    7.2.2 Review and discussion of scientific basis for move on rule and size of area closures
    No documents listed
    7.2.3 Proposals for revisions to VME indicator species list
    No documents listed
    7.2.4 Discussion of draft objectives for recovering VMEs
    No documents listed
    7.3 Data sharing for VME management
    No documents listed
    7.3.1 Discussion and revision of terms of reference for sharing VME data
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP20
    		Terms of Reference for Data Sharing for Visual Data on the Distribution and Abundance of VME Indicator Taxa NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP20 TOR for VME data sharing.pdf203.58 KB
    7.3.2 Generation of template for data sharing for VME data
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-IP01
    		Data from visual surveys conducted by NPFC Members NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-IP01 Data from visual surveys conducted Members.pdf499.8 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP21
    		VME Data Sharing Template (Draft) NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP21 VME Data Sharing Template (Draft).xlsx11.34 KB
    7.4 Significant and adverse impacts (SAI) assessment
    No documents listed
    7.4.1 Literature review of impacts of fishing activities on VME
    No documents listed
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    8.1 Review of the template for collection of scientific observer data
    No documents listed
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP01 (Rev. 1)
    		Five-Year Work Plan of the SSC BF-ME NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP01(Rev 1) Five-year Work Plan of SSC BF-ME.docx196.6 KB
    9.1 North Pacific armorhead
    No documents listed
    9.2 Splendid alfonsino
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    9.3 Sablefish
    No documents listed
    9.4 Vulnerable marine ecosystems
    No documents listed
    9.5 Other ecosystem components
    No documents listed
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    11.1 Inter-sessional work and priority issues for next meeting
    No documents listed
    11.2 Update on PICES WG47 Seamount Ecology
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-OP01
    		A summary of 2022 activities by PICES Working Group 47 (WG-47) on Ecology of Seamounts NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-OP01 2022 activities by PICES WG-47 on Ecology of Seamounts_0.pdf323.05 KB
    11.3 Other issues
    No documents listed
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    Document Number Title File Created
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-MIP02 Provisional Agenda NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-MIP02 Provisional Agenda.pdf224.21 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-MIP03 (Rev. 1) Annotated Indicative Schedule NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-MIP03(Rev 1) Annotated Indicative Schedule.pdf315.72 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP01 (Rev. 1) Five-Year Work Plan of the SSC BF-ME NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP01(Rev 1) Five-year Work Plan of SSC BF-ME.docx196.6 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP02 The Relative Risk of Significant Adverse Impacts to Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems in the northeast part of the NPFC’s Convention Area NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP02 Assessing the Relative Risk of Significant Adverse Impacts.pdf1.04 MB
    NPFC-2022-SSCBFME03-WP03 Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs) in the Northeast Part of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission Convention Area NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP03 Identifying VMEs.pdf2.13 MB
    NPFC-2022-SSCBFME03-WP04 Balancing objectives of Sablefish fishing and conserving Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems in the Northeastern part of the NPFC Convention Area NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP04 Balancing objectives of Sablefish fishing and conserving VMEs.pdf907.17 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP05 Update on analyses of abundance estimation from the NPA acoustic survey NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP05 NPA Acoustic.pdf1.68 MB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP06 Sexual maturity of Splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens) in the Emperor seamounts NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP06 SA Maturity.pdf534.71 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP07 (Rev. 1) Small Working Group on NPA and SA - Summary for 2022 NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP07(Rev 1) SWG NPASA Summary.pdf356.29 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP08 The Field Guide for Identifications of Fishes of the Emperor Seamount Chain (ESC) Captured by Bottom Fisheries NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP08 Fish ID Guide.pdf5.89 MB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP09 Scientific name for the oreosomatid fish caught by bottom fisheries in the Emperor Seamounts area NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP09 Oreo Name.pdf243.13 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP10 Report of Japanese sea-floor visual survey in the southern Emperor Seamounts (southern-ES) in 2022 NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP10 Report of the Japanese sea-floor visual survey.pdf1.11 MB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP11 (Rev. 2) A brief update of Sablefish status in the eastern North Pacific including the NPFC Convention Area - 2022 NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP11(Rev 2) Summary of current Sablefish status.pdf533.68 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP12 Joint Canada-USA International Seamount Survey NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP12 Joint Canada-USA International Seamount Survey.pdf908.73 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP13 NPA species summary NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP13 NPA_Species_Summary2022.pdf668.23 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP14 SA species summary NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP14 SA_species_summary2022.pdf631.83 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP15 Sablefish species summary NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP15 Sablefish_Species_Summary2022.pdf489.54 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP16 Blackspotted and Rougheye Rockfishes species summary NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP16 Rockfishes_Species_Summary.pdf532.07 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP17 Summary of the 1st SWG VME meeting NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP17 SWG_VME01_Meeting Summary.pdf538.41 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP18 Summary of the 2nd SWG VME meeting NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP18 SWG_VME02_Meeting Summary.pdf325.69 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP19 Sablefish Associations with VME Indicator Species in the NE Pacific NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP19 SablefishVMEAssociations.pdf848.64 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP20 Terms of Reference for Data Sharing for Visual Data on the Distribution and Abundance of VME Indicator Taxa NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP20 TOR for VME data sharing.pdf203.58 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP21 VME Data Sharing Template (Draft) NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-WP21 VME Data Sharing Template (Draft).xlsx11.34 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-IP01 Data from visual surveys conducted by NPFC Members NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-IP01 Data from visual surveys conducted Members.pdf499.8 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-IP02 Results of a monitoring survey for North Pacific armorhead in the Emperor Seamounts in 2022 NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-IP02 Results of monitoring survey for NPA in 2022.pdf600.18 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-IP03 Effects of oceanography on NPA recruitment in the Emperor Seamounts NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-IP03 Effects of oceanography on NPA recruitment.pdf3.35 MB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-IP04 Recommendations on Gorgonian taxa in the Alcyonacea in SWG2022-VME01 NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-IP04 Alcyonacea.pdf218.31 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-IP05 Essential bottom ecosystems (VME) of the Emperor Chain NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-IP05 Bottom ecosystems of the Emperor Chain.pdf2.66 MB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-OP01 A summary of 2022 activities by PICES Working Group 47 (WG-47) on Ecology of Seamounts NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-OP01 2022 activities by PICES WG-47 on Ecology of Seamounts_0.pdf323.05 KB
    NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-OP02 A Community Consensus on Designating Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems from Imagery NPFC-2022-SSC BFME03-OP02 Designating VMEs from imagery.pdf23.39 MB