10th Scientific Committee Meeting

    Location
    Nagoya, Japan
    Short Name
    SC10
    Date
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    Registration Due
    Meeting Papers Due
    1. Opening of the Meeting
     
    1.1 Welcome address and introductions
     
    1.2 Appointment of rapporteur
     
    1.3 Meeting arrangements
    2. Adoption of agenda
    3. Provision of advice to the Commission
     
    3.1 Structure and content of the SC reports
     
     
    3.1.1 Summary of stock assessments
     
     
    3.1.2 Species status templates
     
     
    3.1.3 Species summary documents
     
    3.2 SC workflow and meetings
     
     
    3.2.1 Review of SC workflow
     
     
    3.2.2 Meeting schedule for SC and its subsidiary groups
     
     
    3.2.3 Review of guidelines for SC SWGs
     
    3.3 Standards of ‘best available science’ (PR Recommendation 3.4.1)
     
    3.4 Frequency of benchmark and annual stock assessments
     
    3.5 Fisheries-dependent and fisheries-independent indicators of trend for stocks without NPFC stock assessments
     
    3.6 Process for selection of external experts and contract renewal
     
    3.7 Independent reviews of scientific advice (PR Recommendation 3.4.2.)
     
    3.8 Advice on science-based management options for operationalizing the precautionary approach (PR Recommendation 4.1.2)
     
     
    3.8.1 Summary of NPFC workshop on “Science-based management options available for operationalizing the precautionary approach as outlined in the Convention for NPFC priority species”
     
     
    3.8.2 Science-based management options for NPFC
    4. Review of stock assessments, reports, and recommendations from the Technical Working Group on Chub Mackerel Stock Assessment (TWG CMSA) and the Small Scientific Committees (SSC BF-ME, SSC NFS, and SSC PS)
     
    4.1 Technical Working Group on Chub Mackerel Stock Assessment
     
     
    4.1.1 Summary of TWG CMSA activities, tasks, and recommendations
     
     
    4.1.2 Summary of CM stock assessment
     
    4.2 Small Scientific Committee on Bottom Fish and Marine Ecosystems
     
     
    4.2.1 Summary of SSC BF-ME activities, tasks, and recommendations
     
     
    4.2.2 Summary of stock assessments for bottom fish
     
    4.3 Small Scientific Committee on Neon Flying Squid
     
     
    4.3.1 Summary of SSC NFS activities, tasks, and recommendations
     
     
    4.3.2 Summary of NFS stock assessment
     
    4.4 Small Scientific Committee on Pacific Saury
     
     
    4.4.1 Summary of SSC PS activities, tasks, and recommendations
     
     
    4.4.2 Summary of PS stock assessment
    5. Update from the Joint SC-TCC-COM Small Working Group on Management Strategy Evaluation for Pacific Saury (SWG MSE PS)
    6. Summary of progress on the remaining three priority species
     
    6.1 Blue mackerel (BM)
     
     
    6.1.1 Review of tasks and recommendations
     
     
    6.1.2 Observation of domestic stock assessment
     
     
    6.1.3 Review of species summary
     
    6.2 Japanese flying squid (JFS)
     
     
    6.2.1 Review of tasks and recommendations
     
     
    6.2.2 Observation of domestic stock assessment
     
     
    6.2.3 Review of species summary
     
    6.3 Japanese sardine (JS)
     
     
    6.3.1 Review of tasks and recommendations
     
     
    6.3.2 Observation of domestic stock assessment
     
     
    6.3.3 Review of species summary
     
     
    6.3.4 Potential establishment of a new formal SC subsidiary body to focus on collaborative NPFC stock assessment of JS
    7. Climate change effects on NPFC’s priority species and associated ecosystems
     
    7.1 Tools for incorporating climate change considerations into scientific advice
     
    7.2 Current knowledge
     
    7.3 Ongoing research activities
     
     
    7.3.1 PICES’ Basin-scale Events to Coastal Impacts (BECI) project
     
    7.4 Detailed work plan to produce climate-resilient scientific advice
     
    7.5 Research priorities and potential scientific projects
    8. Data Collection and Management
     
    8.1 Data Management System
     
     
    8.1.1 Update for NPFC
     
     
    8.1.2 Data inventory update
     
     
    8.1.3 Data submission deadlines for stock assessment analyses
     
     
    8.1.4 SWG Data
     
     
     
    8.1.4.1 Establishment of a new database to manage and archive scientific data
     
     
     
    8.1.4.2 Review of the proposed CMM on Minimum Standards for NPFC Data
     
     
     
    8.1.4.3 Potential renewal of term for SWG Data
     
    8.2 NPFC Data Sharing and Data Security Protocol
     
     
    8.2.1 Revision of Regulations for Management of Scientific Data and Information
     
    8.3 Data needs, data gaps and strategies to fill gaps
     
     
    8.3.1 Information about species belonging to same ecosystem or dependent/associated with target stocks
    9. Potential roles of a regional observer program
     
    9.1 Scientific objectives of an observer program
     
    9.2 Review and revision of SC responses to five TCC questions
     
    9.3 Tool for observers/fishers to distinguish between CM and BM
     
    9.4 Future intersessional work of SWG Observer Program (SWG OP)
    10. Scientific projects for 2026 and 2027
     
    10.1 Ongoing/planned projects
     
    10.2 New projects
     
     
    10.2.1 Potential project(s) for NPFC priority species
     
     
    10.2.2 Independent review of stock assessments
     
     
    10.2.3 Other potential projects – capacity building, cooperation with other organizations
     
    10.3 Review, prioritization and funding of projects
    11. Cooperation with other organizations
     
    11.1 Reports on the joint NPFC-PICES activities since the SC09 meeting, including a report from the PICES Secretariat
     
    11.2 SC representation at scientific meetings
     
     
    11.2.1 Yang Zi SC representation at PICES 2025
     
     
    11.2.2 Chris Rooper representation at PICES 2025
     
    11.3 Report on cooperation between NPFC and NPAFC
     
    11.4 FAO ABNJ Deep-sea fisheries project
     
     
    11.4.1 Report from the NPFC Representative at the FAO Workshop on Cross-Sectoral Interactions with Deep-Sea Fisheries
     
    11.5 Partnership with the Fisheries and Resources Monitoring System of FAO (FIRMS)
     
    11.6 Partnership with WCPFC, SPRFMO and ISC
     
    11.7 Cooperation with other organizations
    12. SC Terms of Reference (TOR) and 2025-2029 Research Plan and Work Plan
     
    12.1 Review of the Scientific Committee TOR
     
    12.2 Five-year Research Plan
     
    12.3 Five-year Work Plan
     
    12.4 Progress on addressing NPFC PR recommendations for SC
    13. Other matters
     
    13.1 Coordination between SC and TCC
     
    13.2 Other issues
    14. Advice and recommendations to the Commission
    15. Next meetings of SC and its subsidiary bodies
     
    15.1 Meeting schedule for 2026/2027
     
    15.2 Meeting format and location
    16. Selection of SC chairs, vice-chairs and leads
     
    16.1 SC Chair and SC Vice-Chair
     
    16.2 Chairs, Vice-Chairs, and leads of SC subsidiary bodies
    17. Press release
    18. Adoption of the Report
    19. Close of the Meeting
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    NPFC-2025-COM09-IP05
    Japanese Flying Squid Stock Assessment
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    8.1.4 SWG Data
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    NPFC-2025-SC10-WP04
    Scientific activities and projects in 2026
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    Document Number Title File Created
    NPFC-2025-SC10-MIP02 Provisional Agenda NPFC-2025-SC10-MIP02 Provisional Agenda_0.pdf
    NPFC-2025-SC10-WP01 SC meeting schedule 2026-2027 NPFC-2025-SC10-WP01 SC meeting schedule 2026-2027.xlsx
    NPFC-2025-SC10-WP02 Revised Terms of Reference for the Scientific Committee NPFC-2025-SC10-WP02 Revised SC TOR.docx
    NPFC-2025-SC10-WP03 NPFC At-Sea Regional Observer Program: potential scientific components NPFC-2025-SC10-WP03 SC responses to TCC questions.docx
    NPFC-2025-SC10-WP04 Scientific activities and projects in 2026
    NPFC-2025-SC10-WP05 (Rev. 1) Policy for the selection and extension of invited experts for supporting the Scientific Committee and its expert groups NPFC-2025-SC10-WP05(Rev1) Expert selection policy.docx
    NPFC-2025-SC10-WP07 (Rev. 1) Review of the Scientific Committee structure and workflow NPFC-2025-SC10-WP07(Rev1) SC structure and workflow_0.docx
    NPFC-2025-SC10-WP08 Guidelines for Scientific Committee’s Small Working Groups NPFC-2025-SC10-WP08 Guidelines for SC SWGs.docx
    NPFC-2025-SC10-WP09 Terms of Reference for the Small Scientific Committee on Japanese Sardine (SSC JS) NPFC-2025-SC10-WP09 Terms of Reference for SSC JS.docx
    NPFC-2025-SC10-WP10 Stock assessment report for chub mackerel NPFC-2025-SC10-WP10 Stock assessment report for chub mackerel.docx
    NPFC-2025-SC10-WP11 A literature review of studies relating environmental conditions to Japanese Sardine (Sardinops melanosticta) in the North Pacific Ocean NPFC-2025-SC10-WP11 JS and Climate Literature Review.docx
    NPFC-2025-SC10-WP12 Final report of the Small Working Group on Data (SWG Data) NPFC-2025-SC10-WP12 SWG_Data_FinalReport.docx
    NPFC-2025-SC10-WP13 Proposal on Re-publication of Catch and Fishing Effort Information in the Annual Summary Footprints NPFC-2025-SC10-WP13 Re-publication of Annual Catch Information.docx
    NPFC-2025-SC10-WP14 Species summary for Japanese flying squid NPFC-2025-SC10-WP14 Japanese Flying Squid Species Summary.docx
    NPFC-2025-SC10-WP15 Scientific Committee Data Call – 202X NPFC-2025-SC10-WP15 SC_Datacall_NPFC_0.docx
    NPFC-2025-SC10-WP16 China proposal for a resolution on the best available science NPFC-2025-SC10-WP16 Proposal on NPFC BAS Resolution_CHN.pdf
    NPFC-2025-SC10-WP17 Proposal to Establish a Formal Peer-Review Process for Stock Assessments NPFC-2025-SC10-WP17 Proposal to start peer review process_CHN.pdf
    NPFC-2025-SC10-WP18 Proposal for Terms of Reference for the external peer review of NPFC stock assessment NPFC-2025-SC10-WP18 Proposal on peer review TOR draft_CHN.pdf
    NPFC-2025-SC10-WP19 Scientific Committee 2025-2029 Research Plan NPFC-2025-SC10-WP19 SC Research Plan.docx
    NPFC-2025-SC10-WP20 An overview of 2025 Chinese survey by fishery research vessel "Song Hang" in the NPFC convention area NPFC-2025-SC10-WP20 CHN surveys.pdf
    NPFC-2025-SC10-WP21 Species summary for blue mackerel NPFC-2025-SC10-WP21 Blue Mackerel Species Summary.docx
    NPFC-2025-SC10-IP01 NPFC Data Management Systems: Progress and Operational Guidelines NPFC-2025-SC10-IP01 NPFC Data Management System Update.docx
    NPFC-2025-SC10-IP02 TCC Update to SC10 NPFC-2025-SC10-IP02 TCC Update to SC10.pdf
    NPFC-2025-COM09-IP05 Japanese Flying Squid Stock Assessment
    NPFC-2025-SC10-OP01 FAO Deep-sea Fisheries (DSF) Project – Overview of activities 2025-2026 NPFC-2025-SC10-OP01 DSF Project update.docx
    NPFC-2025-SC10-OP02 Review of the pelagic sharks known or likely to occur in the Convention Area of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission NPFC-2025-SC10-OP02 pelagic sharks.pdf
    NPFC-2025-SC10-OP03 An Overview of Recent Progress by Selected RFMOs Towards Climate-Informed Governance NPFC-2025-SC10-OP03 Climate-Informed Governance at RFMOs.pdf
    NPFC-2025-SC10-OP04 Ecological Objectives in Fisheries Management NPFC-2025-SC10-OP04 Ecological Objectives.pdf
    NPFC-2025-SC10-OP05 Basin-Scale Events & Coastal Impacts Project - BECI North Pacific Ocean Knowledge Network NPFC-2025-SC10-OP05 BECI Overview.pdf, NPFC-2025-SC10-OP05 BECI Background Document.pdf
    NPFC-2025-SC10-RP02 Summary of the 1st joint meeting of the Small Working Groups on JFS, JS, and BM NPFC-2025-SC10-RP02 SWG_pelagics01 meeting summary.pdf
    NPFC-2025-SC10-RP03 Summary of the 2nd joint meeting of the Small Working Groups on JFS, JS, and BM NPFC-2025-SC10-RP03 SWG_pelagics02 meeting summary.pdf
    NPFC-2025-SC10-RP01 SWG Observer Program 2025-01 meeting summary NPFC-2025-SC10-RP01 SWG Observer Program 01 Meeting Summary.pdf
    SSC PS15 meeting report (click for LINK)
    SWG MSE PS06 report (click for LINK)
    TWG CMSA10&11 meeting reports (click for LINK)
    Draft NPFC Performance Review template with comments from Members
    SSC NFS02 meeting report (click for LINK)