Agenda Item 9.1.1 - Review of progress towards developing a definition of VMEs

    Title Agenda Sub-Group Document Number Authors File
    Recommendation of Japanese method of identification of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem (VMEs) in the Emperor Seamount region to NPFC Standard NPFC-2023-SSC BFME04-WP11 Mai Miyamoto and Kota Sawada
    JAPAN
    NPFC-2023-SSC BFME04-WP11 VME-id_Method.pdf
    Towards a scientific community consensus on designating Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems from imagery NPFC-2023-SSC BFME04-IP01 Amy R. Baco, Rebecca Ross, Franziska Althaus, Diva Amon, Amelia E. H. Bridges, Saskia Brix, Pål Buhl-Mortensen, Ana Colaco, Marina Carreiro-Silva, Malcolm R. Clark, Cherisse Du Preez, Mari-Lise Franken, Matthew Gianni, Genoveva Gonzalez-Mirelis, Thomas Hourigan, Kerry Howell, Lisa A. Levin, Dhugal J. Lindsay, Tina N. Molodtsova, Nicole Morgan, Telmo Morato, Beatriz E. Mejia-Mercado, David O’Sullivan, Tabitha Pearman, David Price, Katleen Robert, Laura Robson, Ashley A. Rowden, James Taylor, Michelle Taylor, Lissette Victorero, Les Watling, Alan Williams, Joana R. Xavier and Chris Yesson NPFC-2023-SSC BFME04-IP01 Designating VME from imagery.pdf
    Identifying VMEs on Cobb Seamount using visual data NPFC-2023-SSC BFME04-WP13 Devon R Warawa, Christopher N Rooper, Jessica Nephin, Jackson WF Chu, Sarah Dudas, Anders Knudby, Samuel Georgian, Janelle MR Curtis
    CANADA
    NPFC-2023-SSC BFME04-WP13 Identifying VMEs on Cobb Seamount using visual data.pdf