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  4. 4th SSC VME meeting

4th SSC VME meeting

    Location
    Jeju, Republic of Korea
    Short Name
    4th SSC VME meeting
    Start Date
    End Date
    Registration Due
    Meeting Papers Due
    Meeting Information File
    NPFC-2019-SC04-MIP01 Meeting Information (Rev. 3)_0.docx
    2 Adoption of Agenda
    Document Number Title File
    NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-MIP02 Provisional Agenda
    NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-MIP03 Provisional Annotated Agenda
    NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-MIP04 Indicative Schedule
    3.1 Recommendations from the Workshop
    Document Number Title File
    NPFC-2018-WS DATA01-Final Report Workshop on Data Requirements and Data Sharing for Small Scientific Committees on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems and Bottom Fish
    3.2 Lists of existing data on bottom fishing footprint and effort, existing taxa data and existing multibeam data
    Document Number Title File
    NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-WP04 (Rev. 2) List of existing data for VME assessments
    3.4 VME indicator taxa
    Document Number Title File
    NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-WP02 Updating assessment of the potential impacts of Japanese bottom fisheries on vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) in the Emperor Seamounts region
    3.5 Post-encounter measure
    Document Number Title File
    NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-WP01 VME post-encounter treatment: Review of other RFMO/As’ practices and the NPFC situation
    4 Review of Members' research activities
    Document Number Title File
    NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-WP06 Update on Canada’s analysis of balancing fisheries with the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems
    NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-WP08 Coral bycatch by Korean trawl fisheries on the Emperor Seamounts in 2018
    NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-IP01 Other VME research activities in Canada
    6 Review of CMMs 2018-05 and 2017-06 for bottom fisheries and protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems
    Document Number Title File
    CMM 2018-05 CMM For Bottom Fisheries and Protection of VMEs in the NW Pacific Ocean (click for LINK)
    CMM 2017-06 CMM For Bottom Fisheries and Protection of VMEs in the NE Pacific Ocean (click for LINK)
    7.1.1 Spatial management of VMEs and bottom fisheries
    Document Number Title File
    NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-WP07 Spatial management of VMEs and bottom fisheries, spatial/temporal map of Members’ Pacific saury catch and effort
    7.1.2 VME taxa identification guide
    Document Number Title File
    NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-WP03 (Rev. 1) Design and content of other RFMOs’ VME Taxa ID Guides and suggestions from the NPFC Members
    8 Review/update of the 2017-2021 Work Plan
    Document Number Title File
    NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-WP05 (Rev. 1) SSC VME Work Plan, 2017-2021
    Document Number Title File
    NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-MIP02 Provisional Agenda
    NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-MIP03 Provisional Annotated Agenda
    NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-MIP04 Indicative Schedule
    NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-WP01 VME post-encounter treatment: Review of other RFMO/As’ practices and the NPFC situation
    NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-WP02 Updating assessment of the potential impacts of Japanese bottom fisheries on vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) in the Emperor Seamounts region
    NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-WP03 (Rev. 1) Design and content of other RFMOs’ VME Taxa ID Guides and suggestions from the NPFC Members
    NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-WP04 (Rev. 2) List of existing data for VME assessments
    NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-WP05 (Rev. 1) SSC VME Work Plan, 2017-2021
    NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-WP06 Update on Canada’s analysis of balancing fisheries with the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems
    NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-WP07 Spatial management of VMEs and bottom fisheries, spatial/temporal map of Members’ Pacific saury catch and effort
    NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-WP08 Coral bycatch by Korean trawl fisheries on the Emperor Seamounts in 2018
    NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-IP01 Other VME research activities in Canada
    CMM 2017-06 CMM For Bottom Fisheries and Protection of VMEs in the NE Pacific Ocean (click for LINK)
    NPFC-2018-WS DATA01-Final Report Workshop on Data Requirements and Data Sharing for Small Scientific Committees on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems and Bottom Fish
    CMM 2018-05 CMM For Bottom Fisheries and Protection of VMEs in the NW Pacific Ocean (click for LINK)