4th SSC VME meeting

Location

Jeju, Republic of Korea

Short Name

4th SSC VME meeting

Start Date

15-Apr-2019 09:00 AM JST

End Date

16-Apr-2019 06:00 PM JST

Registration Due

08-Apr-2019 06:00 PM JST

Meeting Papers Due

16-Mar-2019 06:00 PM JST

Meeting Information File

NPFC-2019-SC04-MIP01 Meeting Information (Rev. 3)_0.docx

Meeting Report File for Public

SSC VME04 report.pdf

Agenda

1 Opening of the meeting
2 Adoption of Agenda
3 Review of outputs and recommendations from the VME&BF Data Workshop and intersessional work
3.1 Recommendations from the Workshop
3.2 Lists of existing data on bottom fishing footprint and effort, existing taxa data and existing multibeam data
3.3 Resolution of data to be shared for mapping and SAI assessment
3.4 VME indicator taxa
3.5 Post-encounter measure
4 Review of Members' research activities
5 SSC VME Work Plan for 2019
5.1 Map of combined fishing footprint and effort
5.2 Standardized approach for SAI assessment
5.3 Encounter Protocol
5.4 Exploratory Fishery Protocol
5.5 Management objectives for recovering VME sites
6 Review of CMMs 2018-05 and 2017-06 for bottom fisheries and protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems
7 Scientific projects
7.1 Ongoing projects
7.1.1 Spatial management of VMEs and bottom fisheries
7.1.2 VME taxa identification guide
7.2 New projects
8 Review/update of the 2017-2021 Work Plan
9 Other matters
9.1 Selection of SSC VME Chair
9.2 Other issues
10 Recommendations to the Scientific Committee
11 Next meeting
12 Adoption of the Report
13 Close of the Meeting

Documents by Agenda

1 Opening of the meeting
	No documents listed

2 Adoption of Agenda
NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-MIP02	Provisional Agenda
NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-MIP03	Provisional Annotated Agenda
NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-MIP04	Indicative Schedule

3 Review of outputs and recommendations from the VME&BF Data Workshop and intersessional work
	No documents listed

3.1 Recommendations from the Workshop
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
NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-WP04 (Rev. 2)	List of existing data for VME assessments

3.3 Resolution of data to be shared for mapping and SAI assessment
	No documents listed

3.4 VME indicator taxa
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
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
NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-IP01	Other VME research activities in Canada
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

5 SSC VME Work Plan for 2019
	No documents listed

5.1 Map of combined fishing footprint and effort
	No documents listed

5.2 Standardized approach for SAI assessment
	No documents listed

5.3 Encounter Protocol
	No documents listed

5.4 Exploratory Fishery Protocol
	No documents listed

5.5 Management objectives for recovering VME sites
	No documents listed

6 Review of CMMs 2018-05 and 2017-06 for bottom fisheries and protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems
CMM 2017-06	CMM For Bottom Fisheries and Protection of VMEs in the NE Pacific Ocean (click for LINK)
CMM 2018-05	CMM For Bottom Fisheries and Protection of VMEs in the NW Pacific Ocean (click for LINK)

7 Scientific projects
	No documents listed

7.1 Ongoing projects
	No documents listed

7.1.1 Spatial management of VMEs and bottom fisheries
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
NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-WP03 (Rev. 1)	Design and content of other RFMOs’ VME Taxa ID Guides and suggestions from the NPFC Members

7.2 New projects
	No documents listed

8 Review/update of the 2017-2021 Work Plan
NPFC-2019-SSC VME04-WP05 (Rev. 1)	SSC VME Work Plan, 2017-2021

9 Other matters
	No documents listed

9.1 Selection of SSC VME Chair
	No documents listed

9.2 Other issues
	No documents listed

10 Recommendations to the Scientific Committee
	No documents listed

11 Next meeting
	No documents listed

12 Adoption of the Report
	No documents listed

13 Close of the Meeting
	No documents listed

All Documents

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 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)
NPFC-2018-WS DATA01-Final Report	Workshop on Data Requirements and Data Sharing for Small Scientific Committees on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems and Bottom Fish