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  4. 6th SSC BF-ME meeting

6th SSC BF-ME meeting

    Location
    Nagoya, Japan
    Short Name
    SSC BF-ME06
    Date
    -
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    Meeting Papers Due
    Meeting Information File
    NPFC-2025-SC10-MIP01 Meeting Information_0.docx
    1. Opening of the Meeting
    2. Adoption of Agenda
    3. Overview of the outcomes of previous NPFC meetings
     
    3.1 SSC BFME05
     
    3.2 COM09
     
     
    3.2.1 CMMs 2025-05 and 2025-06
     
     
    3.2.2 Requests from COM09
    4. Stock assessment and scientific advice on the management of North Pacific armorhead (NPA)
     
    4.1 Review of Members fishing statistics for NPA in 2024
     
    4.2 NPA monitoring survey and Adaptive Management Procedure (AMP)
     
     
    4.2.1 Review of the results from 2025 monitoring survey
     
    4.3 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on NPA
     
     
    4.3.1 Ongoing research activities on NPA
     
     
    4.3.2 Future and planned research activities by Members on NPA in 2026
    5. Stock assessment and scientific advice on the management of splendid alfonsino (SA)
     
    5.1 Review of Members fishing statistics for SA in 2024
     
    5.2 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on SA
     
     
    5.2.1 Ongoing research activities on SA
     
     
    5.2.2 Future and planned research activities by Members on SA in 2026
    6. Stock assessment and scientific advice on the management of sablefish
     
    6.1 Review of Members fishing statistics for sablefish in 2024
     
    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 Proposed method for developing harvest control rule for sablefish in CA
     
     
    6.2.4 Other research activities on sablefish
     
     
    6.2.5 Future and planned research activities by Members on sablefish in 2026
    7. Skilfish in the NPFC Convention Area
     
    7.1 Updated catch and effort for skilfish in 2024
     
    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 Depletion analysis of NPA catch and update on IBM approach
     
     
    8.1.2 Standardized CPUE for SA
     
     
    8.1.3 Review of biological data collection
     
     
    8.1.4 Review of results of integrated model for SA
     
     
    8.1.5 Review of stock status for SA
     
     
    8.1.6 Literature review of results on the effects of climate change on SA and NPA
     
     
    8.1.7 NPA species summary document update and review
     
     
    8.1.8 SA species summary document update and review
    9. Summary slides for Sablefish, NPA, SA and Skilfish
     
    9.1 Draft, review and discuss draft slides on priority bottom fish species for presentation to Commission
    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 Update on surveys and modeling of VME distribution in the NE Pacific
     
     
    10.1.2 Surveys of VME in the Emperor Seamounts in 2025
     
     
    10.1.3 Other research activities on VMEs
     
     
    10.1.4 Future and planned research activities by Members on VMEs in 2026
     
    10.2 Review of intersessional activities of the SWG VME
     
     
    10.2.1 Update on the development of gear and taxon specific encounter thresholds for VME indicator taxa in the NPFC Convention Area
     
     
    10.2.2 Update on progress on data analysis of shared VME indicator data and directions on future joint data analyses (Objectives 2b, 2c and 3)
     
     
    10.2.3 Proposals for revisions to VME indicator species list or nomenclature
     
     
    10.2.4 Proposals for updates to definitions of VME
     
     
    10.2.5 Update on progress on standardizing an approach to defining SAI
     
     
    10.2.6 Literature review of connectivity, recruitment and recovery of VME taxa
     
    10.3 Management of VME and SAI
     
     
    10.3.1 Updated impact assessment for Japan bottom fish fisheries
     
     
    10.3.2 Updated impact assessment for Canada bottom fish fisheries
     
     
    10.3.3 Other updated impact assessments
     
     
    10.3.4 Proposal from USA on Emperor Seamount bottom fishery closure
    11. Ecosystem considerations
     
    11.1. Summary of FAO Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management Symposium in March 2025
     
    11.2 Preliminary ecosystem indicators and framework for communication to SC
    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
     
    12.3 Update on the work of SWG Data as it pertains to BFME
    13. 5-Year (2025-2029) Rolling Work Plan
     
    13.1 North Pacific armorhead
     
    13.2 Splendid alfonsino
     
    13.3 Sablefish
     
    13.4 Vulnerable marine ecosystems
     
    13.5 Other ecosystem components
    14. Review of CMMs 2025-05 and 2025-06 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 SSC 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 and newly proposed PICES WG
     
    16.3 Selection of Chair for SSC BFME
     
    16.4 Other issues
    17. Recommendations to the Scientific Committee
    18. Next meeting
    19. Adoption of the Report
    20. Close of the Meeting
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    3.1 SSC BFME05
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    3.2 COM09
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    3.2.1 CMMs 2025-05 and 2025-06
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    3.2.2 Requests from COM09
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    4.1 Review of Members fishing statistics for NPA in 2024
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    4.2 NPA monitoring survey and Adaptive Management Procedure (AMP)
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    4.2.1 Review of the results from 2025 monitoring survey
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    4.3 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on NPA
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    4.3.1 Ongoing research activities on NPA
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    4.3.2 Future and planned research activities by Members on NPA in 2026
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    5.1 Review of Members fishing statistics for SA in 2024
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    5.2 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on SA
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    5.2.1 Ongoing research activities on SA
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    5.2.2 Future and planned research activities by Members on SA in 2026
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    6.1 Review of Members fishing statistics for sablefish in 2024
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    6.2 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on sablefish
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    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 Proposed method for developing harvest control rule for sablefish in CA
    No documents listed
    6.2.4 Other research activities on sablefish
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    6.2.5 Future and planned research activities by Members on sablefish in 2026
    No documents listed
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    7.1 Updated catch and effort for skilfish in 2024
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    7.2 Skilfish species summary document update and review
    No documents listed
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    8.1 Update from SWG NPA-SA
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    8.1.1 Depletion analysis of NPA catch and update on IBM approach
    No documents listed
    8.1.2 Standardized CPUE for SA
    No documents listed
    8.1.3 Review of biological data collection
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    8.1.4 Review of results of integrated model for SA
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    8.1.5 Review of stock status for SA
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    8.1.6 Literature review of results on the effects of climate change on SA and NPA
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    8.1.7 NPA species summary document update and review
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    8.1.8 SA species summary document update and review
    No documents listed
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    9.1 Draft, review and discuss draft slides on priority bottom fish species for presentation to Commission
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    10.1 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on VME
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    10.1.1 Update on surveys and modeling of VME distribution in the NE Pacific
    No documents listed
    10.1.2 Surveys of VME in the Emperor Seamounts in 2025
    No documents listed
    10.1.3 Other research activities on VMEs
    No documents listed
    10.1.4 Future and planned research activities by Members on VMEs in 2026
    No documents listed
    10.2 Review of intersessional activities of the SWG VME
    No documents listed
    10.2.1 Update on the development of gear and taxon specific encounter thresholds for VME indicator taxa in the NPFC Convention Area
    No documents listed
    10.2.2 Update on progress on data analysis of shared VME indicator data and directions on future joint data analyses (Objectives 2b, 2c and 3)
    No documents listed
    10.2.3 Proposals for revisions to VME indicator species list or nomenclature
    No documents listed
    10.2.4 Proposals for updates to definitions of VME
    No documents listed
    10.2.5 Update on progress on standardizing an approach to defining SAI
    No documents listed
    10.2.6 Literature review of connectivity, recruitment and recovery of VME taxa
    No documents listed
    10.3 Management of VME and SAI
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    10.3.1 Updated impact assessment for Japan bottom fish fisheries
    No documents listed
    10.3.2 Updated impact assessment for Canada bottom fish fisheries
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    10.3.3 Other updated impact assessments
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    10.3.4 Proposal from USA on Emperor Seamount bottom fishery closure
    No documents listed
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    11.1. Summary of FAO Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management Symposium in March 2025
    No documents listed
    11.2 Preliminary ecosystem indicators and framework for communication to SC
    No documents listed
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    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
    12.3 Update on the work of SWG Data as it pertains to BFME
    No documents listed
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    13.1 North Pacific armorhead
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    13.2 Splendid alfonsino
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    13.3 Sablefish
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    13.4 Vulnerable marine ecosystems
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    13.5 Other ecosystem components
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    15.1 Discussion of potential impacts of climate change and potential research and advice that the SSC 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 and newly proposed PICES WG
    No documents listed
    16.3 Selection of Chair for SSC BFME
    No documents listed
    16.4 Other issues
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