4th SSC NFS meeting | NPFC

Location

Tokyo, Japan

Short Name

SSC NFS04

Date

28-Jul-2026, 2:00 PM - 30-Jul-2026, 6:00 PM JST

Registration Due

22-Jul-2026 06:00 PM JST

Meeting Papers Due

14-Jul-2026 06:00 PM JST

Meeting Information File

NPFC-2026-SSC JS01-MIP01(Rev1) Meeting Information_0.docx

Agenda

1. Opening of the Meeting
2. Adoption of Agenda
3. Review of Commission meeting updates related to NFS
4. Updates on Members' fishery
4.1 Review of 2025 fishery status (3rd NFS SSC) and preliminary reports on the ongoing 2026 fishing season
5. Review and updates of biological information for NFS
5.1 Development of a common sampling protocol for age and size data collection by interested members
6. Updates on surveys and fishery-independent abundance indices
6.1 Presentation about survey prepared by Members (e.g., Japan, China) in advance
6.2 Discussion on the feasibility of integrating fishery-independent abundance data into stock assessments in a timely manner
7. Updates on fishery-dependent abundance indices up to 2025
7.1 Member presentations on CPUE standardization analysis
7.2 Progress on joint CPUE standardization
7.3 Discussion on strategies for the timely integration of fishery-dependent abundance indices into the stock assessment process
8. Fisheries stock assessment
8.1 Review of progress on the surplus production models
8.2 Discussion of model configurations: cohort structures, input data (standardized CPUE, joint CPUE, survey indices), data weighting strategies, prior distribution selection, climate change impact and other related matters
9. Review of the SSC NFS Work Plan
10. Other matters
11. Recommendation to SC
12. Adoption of Report
13. Close of the Meeting

Documents by Agenda

1. Opening of the Meeting

	No documents listed

2. Adoption of Agenda

NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-MIP02 28-May-2026	Provisional Agenda	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-MIP02 Provisional Agenda.pdf
NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-MIP03 (Rev. 1) 18-Jul-2026	Annotated Indicative Schedule	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-MIP03(Rev1) Annotated Indicative Schedule.pdf

3. Review of Commission meeting updates related to NFS

	No documents listed

4. Updates on Members' fishery

	No documents listed

4.1 Review of 2025 fishery status (3rd NFS SSC) and preliminary reports on the ongoing 2026 fishing season

NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-IP01 (Rev. 1) 14-Jul-2026	Neon Flying Squid Fishery - Chinese Taipei	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-IP01(Rev1) Fishery status for NFS up to 2025_CT.pdf
NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-IP02 16-Jul-2026	Neon flying squid fishing conditions in China in 2025	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-IP02 Fisheries status Info China.pdf

5. Review and updates of biological information for NFS

NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP06 16-Jul-2026	Size composition of neon flying squid based on Chinese squid jigging survey in the Northwest Pacific Ocean	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP06 Size composition NFS Chinese squid jigging survey.docx

5.1 Development of a common sampling protocol for age and size data collection by interested members

	No documents listed

6. Updates on surveys and fishery-independent abundance indices

	No documents listed

6.1 Presentation about survey prepared by Members (e.g., Japan, China) in advance

NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP09 22-Jul-2026	Standardized CPUE for the autumn and winter-spring cohorts of neon flying squid based on Japanese driftnet surveys from 2001 to 2025	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP09 JapaneseSurveyCPUE.docx

6.2 Discussion on the feasibility of integrating fishery-independent abundance data into stock assessments in a timely manner

	No documents listed

7. Updates on fishery-dependent abundance indices up to 2025

	No documents listed

7.1 Member presentations on CPUE standardization analysis

NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP03 09-Jul-2026	Standardized CPUE for the autumn cohort of neon flying squid caught by Japanese squid jigging fishery in the North Pacific from 2005 to 2025	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP03 Japanese fishery CPUE for autumn cohort.docx
NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP04 14-Jul-2026	Standardized CPUE of Neon flying squid (Ommastrephes bartramii) caught by Chinese Taipei’s squid jigging fishery from 2016 to 2025	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP04 NFS_CpueStd2025_CT.docx, NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP04 NFS_CpueStd2025_CT_ppt.pdf
NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP05 16-Jul-2026	Standardized CPUE Indices for Neon Flying Squid Using Chinese Squid-Jigging Fishery Data from 2005 to 2025	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP05 Standardized CPUE 2005-2025_Chn.docx
NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP08 22-Jul-2026	Standardized CPUE for the winter-spring cohort of neon flying squid caught by Japanese squid jigging fishery in the North Pacific from 2005 to 2025	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP08 Japanese fishery CPUE for winter-spring cohort.docx

7.2 Progress on joint CPUE standardization

NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-IP03 28-Jul-2026	Extending Joint CPUE Standardization for Neon Flying Squid	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-IP03 JointCPUE_2026JUL.pdf

7.3 Discussion on strategies for the timely integration of fishery-dependent abundance indices into the stock assessment process

NPFC-2026-SC11-IP01 (Rev. 5) 06-Jul-2026	Scientific Committee Data Call – 2026/2027	NPFC-2026-SC11-IP01(Rev5) SC data call 2026-2027.docx

8. Fisheries stock assessment

NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-OP01 14-Jul-2026	Simulation Methods for the Assessment and MSE for Short-Lived Species	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-OP01 Simulation methods Carruthers.pdf

8.1 Review of progress on the surplus production models

NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP07 16-Jul-2026	Updated stock assessment of Neon flying squid in the Northwest Pacific using JABBA model up to 2025	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP07 Updated stock assessment JABBA_Chn.docx
NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP10 22-Jul-2026	Preliminary stock assessment of the winter-spring cohort of neon flying squid using the stochastic surplus production model in continuous time (SPiCT) from 2005 to 2024	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP10 SPiCT_Jpn.docx

8.2 Discussion of model configurations: cohort structures, input data (standardized CPUE, joint CPUE, survey indices), data weighting strategies, prior distribution selection, climate change impact and other related matters

	No documents listed

9. Review of the SSC NFS Work Plan

NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP01 (Rev. 1) 18-Jul-2026	Five-Year Work Plan of the SSC NFS	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP01(Rev1) Five-year Work Plan of SSC NFS_0.docx

10. Other matters

NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP02 (Rev. 1) 14-Jul-2026	Species Summary for Neon Flying Squid	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP02(Rev1) Species summary for neon flying squid.docx
NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-IP04 (Rev. 1) 29-Jul-2026	SSC NFS intersessional activities and timelines for the 2026 operational year	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-IP04(Rev1) Activities and timelines for SSC NFS.docx

11. Recommendation to SC

	No documents listed

12. Adoption of Report

	No documents listed

13. Close of the Meeting

	No documents listed

All Documents

Document Number	Title	File	Created
NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-MIP02	Provisional Agenda	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-MIP02 Provisional Agenda.pdf	28-May-2026
NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-MIP03 (Rev. 1)	Annotated Indicative Schedule	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-MIP03(Rev1) Annotated Indicative Schedule.pdf	18-Jul-2026
NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP01 (Rev. 1)	Five-Year Work Plan of the SSC NFS	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP01(Rev1) Five-year Work Plan of SSC NFS_0.docx	18-Jul-2026
NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP02 (Rev. 1)	Species Summary for Neon Flying Squid	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP02(Rev1) Species summary for neon flying squid.docx	14-Jul-2026
NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP03	Standardized CPUE for the autumn cohort of neon flying squid caught by Japanese squid jigging fishery in the North Pacific from 2005 to 2025	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP03 Japanese fishery CPUE for autumn cohort.docx	09-Jul-2026
NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP04	Standardized CPUE of Neon flying squid (Ommastrephes bartramii) caught by Chinese Taipei’s squid jigging fishery from 2016 to 2025	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP04 NFS_CpueStd2025_CT.docx, NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP04 NFS_CpueStd2025_CT_ppt.pdf	14-Jul-2026
NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP05	Standardized CPUE Indices for Neon Flying Squid Using Chinese Squid-Jigging Fishery Data from 2005 to 2025	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP05 Standardized CPUE 2005-2025_Chn.docx	16-Jul-2026
NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP06	Size composition of neon flying squid based on Chinese squid jigging survey in the Northwest Pacific Ocean	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP06 Size composition NFS Chinese squid jigging survey.docx	16-Jul-2026
NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP07	Updated stock assessment of Neon flying squid in the Northwest Pacific using JABBA model up to 2025	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP07 Updated stock assessment JABBA_Chn.docx	16-Jul-2026
NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP08	Standardized CPUE for the winter-spring cohort of neon flying squid caught by Japanese squid jigging fishery in the North Pacific from 2005 to 2025	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP08 Japanese fishery CPUE for winter-spring cohort.docx	22-Jul-2026
NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP09	Standardized CPUE for the autumn and winter-spring cohorts of neon flying squid based on Japanese driftnet surveys from 2001 to 2025	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP09 JapaneseSurveyCPUE.docx	22-Jul-2026
NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP10	Preliminary stock assessment of the winter-spring cohort of neon flying squid using the stochastic surplus production model in continuous time (SPiCT) from 2005 to 2024	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-WP10 SPiCT_Jpn.docx	22-Jul-2026
NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-IP01 (Rev. 1)	Neon Flying Squid Fishery - Chinese Taipei	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-IP01(Rev1) Fishery status for NFS up to 2025_CT.pdf	14-Jul-2026
NPFC-2026-SC11-IP01 (Rev. 5)	Scientific Committee Data Call – 2026/2027	NPFC-2026-SC11-IP01(Rev5) SC data call 2026-2027.docx	06-Jul-2026
NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-IP02	Neon flying squid fishing conditions in China in 2025	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-IP02 Fisheries status Info China.pdf	16-Jul-2026
NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-IP03	Extending Joint CPUE Standardization for Neon Flying Squid	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-IP03 JointCPUE_2026JUL.pdf	28-Jul-2026
NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-IP04 (Rev. 1)	SSC NFS intersessional activities and timelines for the 2026 operational year	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-IP04(Rev1) Activities and timelines for SSC NFS.docx	29-Jul-2026
NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-OP01	Simulation Methods for the Assessment and MSE for Short-Lived Species	NPFC-2026-SSC NFS04-OP01 Simulation methods Carruthers.pdf	14-Jul-2026