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  4. 5th SSC BF-ME meeting

5th SSC BF-ME meeting

    Location
    Tokyo, Japan
    Short Name
    SSC BF-ME05
    Date
    -
    Registration Due
    Meeting Papers Due
    Meeting Information File
    NPFC-2024-SC09-MIP01(Rev5) Meeting Information_0.pdf
    Meeting Report File for Public
    SSC BFME05 report.pdf
    1. Opening of the Meeting
    2. Adoption of Agenda
    3. Overview of the outcomes of previous NPFC meetings
     
    3.1 SSC BFME04
     
    3.2 COM08
     
     
    3.2.1 CMMs 2024-05 and 2024-06
     
     
    3.2.2 Requests from COM08
    4. Stock assessment and scientific advice on the management of North Pacific Armorhead (NPA)
     
    4.1 Review of Members fishing statistics for NPA in 2023
     
    4.2 NPA monitoring survey and Adaptive Management Procedure (AMP)
     
     
    4.2.1 Review of the results from 2024 monitoring survey
     
    4.3 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on NPA
     
     
    4.3.1 NPA species summary document update and review
     
     
    4.3.2 Other research activities on NPA
     
     
    4.3.3 Future and planned research activities by Members on NPA in 2025
    5. Stock assessment and scientific advice on the management of splendid alfonsino (SA)
     
    5.1 Review of Members fishing statistics for SA in 2023
     
    5.2 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on SA
     
     
    5.2.1 SA species summary document update and review
     
     
    5.2.2 Other research activities on SA
     
     
    5.2.3 Future and planned research activities by Members on SA in 2025
    6. Stock assessment and scientific advice on the management of sablefish
     
    6.1 Review of Members fishing statistics for sablefish in 2023
     
    6.2 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on sablefish
     
     
    6.2.1 Updated stock status for sablefish (Canada and USA)
     
     
    6.2.2 Sablefish species summary document update and review
     
     
    6.2.3 Other research activities on sablefish
     
     
    6.2.4 Future and planned research activities by Members on sablefish in 2025
    7. Skilfish in the NPFC Convention Area
     
    7.1 Updated catch and effort for skilfish in 2023
     
    7.2 Skilfish species summary document update and review
    8. Progress on data-limited approaches to assessment of NPA and SA
     
    8.1 Update from SWG NPA-SA
     
     
    8.1.1 Review of joint work on life history based approach to stock assessment
     
     
    8.1.2 Review of stock status for SA
     
     
    8.1.3 Review of alternative approaches to NPA assessment
     
     
    8.1.4 Review of the effectiveness of current CMMs for NPA and SA
    9. Discussion of other proposals on bottom fish management
     
    9.1 Proposal from USA on Emperor Seamount bottom fishery closure
    10. Assessment and scientific advice on the management of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VME)
     
    10.1 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on VME
     
     
    10.1.1 Review of progress towards developing a definition of VMEs
     
     
    10.1.2 Modeling VME distribution in the NE Convention Area
     
     
    10.1.3 Update on progress on standardizing an approach to defining SAI
     
     
    10.1.4 Other research activities on VMEs
     
     
    10.1.5 Future and planned research activities by Members on VMEs in 2025
     
     
    10.1.6 Proposal for VME closure - Japan
     
    10.2 Review of intersessional activities of the SWG VME
     
     
    10.2.1 Review of the development of gear and taxon specific encounter thresholds for VME indicator taxa in the NPFC Convention Area
     
     
    10.2.2 Review of progress on data analysis of shared VME indicator data and directions on future joint data analyses
     
     
    10.2.3 Proposals for revisions to VME indicator species list or nomenclature
     
     
    10.2.4 Review of potential refinements to quantitative definitions of VME
     
     
    10.2.5 Other topics on measuring cumulative impacts and SAI
    11. Ecosystem considerations
     
    11.1. Summaries of historical discarded bycatch by Members (Canada, Japan, Korea)
    12. Data collection and reporting
     
    12.1 Review of the adequacy of the current observer program for the BFME
     
    12.2 Review of the template for collection of scientific observer data
    13. 5-Year (2024-2028) Rolling Work Plan and NPFC Performance Review recommendations
     
    13.1 North Pacific armorhead
     
    13.2 Splendid alfonsino
     
    13.3 Sablefish
     
    13.4 Vulnerable marine ecosystems
     
    13.5 Other ecosystem components
     
    13.6 NPFC Performance Review recommendations
    14. Review of CMMs 2024-05 and 2024-06 for bottom fisheries and protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems and CMM 2019-10 for sablefish
    15. Climate change impacts on bottom fisheries and VME
     
    15.1 Discussion of potential impacts of climate change and potential research and advice that the BFME should address
    16. Other matters
     
    16.1 Inter-sessional work and priority issues for next meeting
     
    16.2 Update on PICES WG47 Seamount Ecology
     
    16.3 Request for deep-sea fishing effort data
     
    16.4 Other issues
    17. Recommendations to the Scientific Committee
    18. Next meeting
    19. Adoption of the Report
    20. Close of the Meeting
    No documents listed
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-MIP02
    		Provisional Agenda NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-MIP02 Provisional Agenda.pdf
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-MIP03 (Rev. 1)
    		Annotated Indicative Schedule NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-MIP03(Rev 1) Annotated Indicative Schedule.pdf
    No documents listed
    3.1 SSC BFME04
    SSC BFME04 report (click for LINK)
    3.2 COM08
    No documents listed
    3.2.1 CMMs 2024-05 and 2024-06
    CMMs 2024-05 and 2024-06 (click for LINK)
    3.2.2 Requests from COM08
    No documents listed
    No documents listed
    4.1 Review of Members fishing statistics for NPA in 2023
    No documents listed
    4.2 NPA monitoring survey and Adaptive Management Procedure (AMP)
    No documents listed
    4.2.1 Review of the results from 2024 monitoring survey
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-IP01
    		Results of a monitoring survey for North Pacific armorhead in the Emperor Seamounts in 2024 NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-IP01 Results of monitoring survey for NPA in 2024.pdf
    4.3 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on NPA
    No documents listed
    4.3.1 NPA species summary document update and review
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP02
    		North Pacific armorhead species summary NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP02 NPA_Species_Summary.docx
    4.3.2 Other research activities on NPA
    No documents listed
    4.3.3 Future and planned research activities by Members on NPA in 2025
    No documents listed
    No documents listed
    5.1 Review of Members fishing statistics for SA in 2023
    No documents listed
    5.2 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on SA
    No documents listed
    5.2.1 SA species summary document update and review
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP03
    		Splendid alfonsino species summary NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP03 SA_species_summary.docx
    5.2.2 Other research activities on SA
    No documents listed
    5.2.3 Future and planned research activities by Members on SA in 2025
    No documents listed
    No documents listed
    6.1 Review of Members fishing statistics for sablefish in 2023
    No documents listed
    6.2 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on sablefish
    No documents listed
    6.2.1 Updated stock status for sablefish (Canada and USA)
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP06
    		A brief update of Sablefish status in the eastern North Pacific including the NPFC Convention Area - 2024 NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP06 Summary of current Sablefish status 2024.docx
    6.2.2 Sablefish species summary document update and review
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP04
    		Sablefish Species Summary NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP04 Sablefish_Species_Summary.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP05
    		Blackspotted and Rougheye Rockfishes Species Summary NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP05 Blackspotted_Species_Summary.docx
    6.2.3 Other research activities on sablefish
    No documents listed
    6.2.4 Future and planned research activities by Members on sablefish in 2025
    No documents listed
    No documents listed
    7.1 Updated catch and effort for skilfish in 2023
    No documents listed
    7.2 Skilfish species summary document update and review
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP20 (Rev. 4)
    		Skilfish species summary NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP20(Rev4) Skilfish species summary.docx
    No documents listed
    8.1 Update from SWG NPA-SA
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP17
    		Small Working Group on NPA and SA - Summary for 2024 NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP17 SWG_NPASA_Summary.docx
    8.1.1 Review of joint work on life history based approach to stock assessment
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP08 (Rev. 1)
    		Life history parameters for Splendid Alfonsino (Beryx splendens) in the North Pacific NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP08(Rev1) Life history parameters for SA.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP09 (Rev. 1)
    		Yield per recruit and spawning biomass per recruit analyses for Splendid Alfonsino (Beryx splendens) in the North Pacific NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP09(Rev1) YPR and SBPR for SA.pdf
    8.1.2 Review of stock status for SA
    No documents listed
    8.1.3 Review of alternative approaches to NPA assessment
    No documents listed
    8.1.4 Review of the effectiveness of current CMMs for NPA and SA
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP15
    		Impact of mesh size change on catch size composition of splendid alfonsino Beryx splendens in the Emperor Seamounts NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP15 SA_size.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP16
    		Reduced fishing effort directed to North Pacific armorhead by Japanese vessels operating in the Emperor Seamount area NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP16 target_shift.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-OP01
    		Review of Scientific Papers to Understand Threats and Fishery Impacts on the Northwestern Hawaiian Ridge and Emperor Seamount Chain NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-OP01 ESC_Pew_DSCC.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-OP02
    		Ecosystem-Based Management of Seamounts in the NPFC Convention Area: Recommendations from the Seamount Science Summit – Ecological Insights Workshop NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-OP02 DOSI Seamount Summit_DSCCandPew.pdf
    9.1 Proposal from USA on Emperor Seamount bottom fishery closure
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP18
    		U.S. Delegation Paper on Bottom Fishing and Emperor Seamounts NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP18 NPFC_Paper_US_BFandESclosure_2024_BFME_SC.docx, NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP18 Attachment1_revNPFC-2024-COM08-WP09.docx, NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP18 Attachment2_list of publications.docx
    No documents listed
    10.1 Review of Members’ research and joint research activities on VME
    No documents listed
    10.1.1 Review of progress towards developing a definition of VMEs
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-IP02
    		Joint Canada-USA International Seamount Survey - 2024 NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-IP02 Canada USA cruise report for NPFC.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-IP03
    		Distribution Models for Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem Indicator Taxa in the Cobb-Eickelberg Seamount Chain NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-IP03 Cobb-VME-Indicator-Taxa-Distribution-Modeling.pdf
    10.1.2 Modeling VME distribution in the NE Convention Area
    No documents listed
    10.1.3 Update on progress on standardizing an approach to defining SAI
    No documents listed
    10.1.4 Other research activities on VMEs
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-IP06
    		Report of Japanese sea-floor visual survey in the northern Emperor Seamount in 2024 NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-IP06 Report_Japanese_survey2024.pdf
    10.1.5 Future and planned research activities by Members on VMEs in 2025
    No documents listed
    10.1.6 Proposal for VME closure - Japan
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP11 (Rev. 1)
    		Two potential Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem (VME) sites in Yuryaku Seamount, the Emperor Seamounts region, and SAI assessments
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-OP03
    		Yuryaku VME Areas NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-OP03 Yuryaku exp Baco Dec 2024.pdf
    10.2 Review of intersessional activities of the SWG VME
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-RP01
    		Summary of the 1st meeting of the Small Working Group on VME (2024) NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-RP01 SWG VME01 meeting summary.pdf
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-RP02
    		Summary of the 2nd meeting of the Small Working Group on VME (2024)
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-IP05
    		SWG VME 2024 report to SSC BFME05 NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-IP05 SWG VME 2024 report to SSC BFME05.pdf
    10.2.1 Review of the development of gear and taxon specific encounter thresholds for VME indicator taxa in the NPFC Convention Area
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP13
    		Application of a data-based method to Japanese bycatch data NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP13 Bycatch thresholds.docx
    10.2.2 Review of progress on data analysis of shared VME indicator data and directions on future joint data analyses
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP19 (Rev. 1)
    		Objective 2a: Maps of VME Density Observations
    10.2.3 Proposals for revisions to VME indicator species list or nomenclature
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP10
    		Translation table of VME indicator corals between common and scientific names NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP10 Corallist_JPN_CAN.docx, NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP10 Corallist_NENW_Appendix.xlsx
    10.2.4 Review of potential refinements to quantitative definitions of VME
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP12
    		Preliminary evaluation of density levels of VME indicator taxa to define VMEs NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP12 VMEdensity.docx
    10.2.5 Other topics on measuring cumulative impacts and SAI
    No documents listed
    No documents listed
    11.1. Summaries of historical discarded bycatch by Members (Canada, Japan, Korea)
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP07
    		Bycatch Summary Sablefish Fishery NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP07 Sablefish_Bycatch_Summary.pdf
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP14
    		Trends of discarded bycatch by Japanese bottom fisheries in the NPFC Convention Area NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP14 bycatch.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP21 (Rev. 1)
    		Bycatch information by Korean bottom fisheries in the Emperor Seamounts NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP21(Rev1) Bycatch information Korean bottom fisheries.docx
    No documents listed
    12.1 Review of the adequacy of the current observer program for the BFME
    No documents listed
    12.2 Review of the template for collection of scientific observer data
    Template for collection of scientific observer data (click for LINK)
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP01 (Rev. 1)
    		Five-Year Work Plan of the SSC BF-ME NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP01(Rev1) Five-year Work Plan of SSC BF-ME.docx
    13.1 North Pacific armorhead
    No documents listed
    13.2 Splendid alfonsino
    No documents listed
    13.3 Sablefish
    No documents listed
    13.4 Vulnerable marine ecosystems
    No documents listed
    13.5 Other ecosystem components
    No documents listed
    13.6 NPFC Performance Review recommendations
    NPFC-2024-SC09-WP01(Rev. 4)
    		Performance Review Recommendations update (click for LINK)
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP22
    		Revisions to CMM 2024-05 from SSC BFME05 NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP22 Revisions to CMM 2024-05.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP23
    		Revisions to CMM 2024-06 from SSC BFME05 NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP23 Revisions to CMM 2024-06.docx
    No documents listed
    15.1 Discussion of potential impacts of climate change and potential research and advice that the BFME should address
    NPFC-2024-SC09-OP01
    		Pathways for the incorporation of climate change into the work of the NPFC (CLICK for link)
    No documents listed
    16.1 Inter-sessional work and priority issues for next meeting
    No documents listed
    16.2 Update on PICES WG47 Seamount Ecology
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-IP04
    		PICES WG-47 on Ecology of Seamounts NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-IP04 PICES-WG47 2024 summary for NPFC.pdf
    16.3 Request for deep-sea fishing effort data
    NPFC-2024-SC09-OP08
    		Request for deep-sea fishing effort data (click for LINK)
    16.4 Other issues
    No documents listed
    No documents listed
    No documents listed
    No documents listed
    No documents listed
    Document Number Title File Created
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-MIP02 Provisional Agenda NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-MIP02 Provisional Agenda.pdf
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-MIP03 (Rev. 1) Annotated Indicative Schedule NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-MIP03(Rev 1) Annotated Indicative Schedule.pdf
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP01 (Rev. 1) Five-Year Work Plan of the SSC BF-ME NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP01(Rev1) Five-year Work Plan of SSC BF-ME.docx
    NPFC-2024-SC09-WP01(Rev. 4) Performance Review Recommendations update (click for LINK)
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP02 North Pacific armorhead species summary NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP02 NPA_Species_Summary.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP03 Splendid alfonsino species summary NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP03 SA_species_summary.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP04 Sablefish Species Summary NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP04 Sablefish_Species_Summary.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP05 Blackspotted and Rougheye Rockfishes Species Summary NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP05 Blackspotted_Species_Summary.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP06 A brief update of Sablefish status in the eastern North Pacific including the NPFC Convention Area - 2024 NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP06 Summary of current Sablefish status 2024.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP07 Bycatch Summary Sablefish Fishery NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP07 Sablefish_Bycatch_Summary.pdf
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP08 (Rev. 1) Life history parameters for Splendid Alfonsino (Beryx splendens) in the North Pacific NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP08(Rev1) Life history parameters for SA.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP09 (Rev. 1) Yield per recruit and spawning biomass per recruit analyses for Splendid Alfonsino (Beryx splendens) in the North Pacific NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP09(Rev1) YPR and SBPR for SA.pdf
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP10 Translation table of VME indicator corals between common and scientific names NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP10 Corallist_JPN_CAN.docx, NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP10 Corallist_NENW_Appendix.xlsx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP11 (Rev. 1) Two potential Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem (VME) sites in Yuryaku Seamount, the Emperor Seamounts region, and SAI assessments
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP12 Preliminary evaluation of density levels of VME indicator taxa to define VMEs NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP12 VMEdensity.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP13 Application of a data-based method to Japanese bycatch data NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP13 Bycatch thresholds.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP14 Trends of discarded bycatch by Japanese bottom fisheries in the NPFC Convention Area NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP14 bycatch.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP15 Impact of mesh size change on catch size composition of splendid alfonsino Beryx splendens in the Emperor Seamounts NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP15 SA_size.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP16 Reduced fishing effort directed to North Pacific armorhead by Japanese vessels operating in the Emperor Seamount area NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP16 target_shift.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP17 Small Working Group on NPA and SA - Summary for 2024 NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP17 SWG_NPASA_Summary.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP18 U.S. Delegation Paper on Bottom Fishing and Emperor Seamounts NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP18 NPFC_Paper_US_BFandESclosure_2024_BFME_SC.docx, NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP18 Attachment1_revNPFC-2024-COM08-WP09.docx, NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP18 Attachment2_list of publications.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP19 (Rev. 1) Objective 2a: Maps of VME Density Observations
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP20 (Rev. 4) Skilfish species summary NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP20(Rev4) Skilfish species summary.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP21 (Rev. 1) Bycatch information by Korean bottom fisheries in the Emperor Seamounts NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP21(Rev1) Bycatch information Korean bottom fisheries.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP22 Revisions to CMM 2024-05 from SSC BFME05 NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP22 Revisions to CMM 2024-05.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP23 Revisions to CMM 2024-06 from SSC BFME05 NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-WP23 Revisions to CMM 2024-06.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-IP01 Results of a monitoring survey for North Pacific armorhead in the Emperor Seamounts in 2024 NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-IP01 Results of monitoring survey for NPA in 2024.pdf
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-IP02 Joint Canada-USA International Seamount Survey - 2024 NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-IP02 Canada USA cruise report for NPFC.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-IP03 Distribution Models for Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem Indicator Taxa in the Cobb-Eickelberg Seamount Chain NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-IP03 Cobb-VME-Indicator-Taxa-Distribution-Modeling.pdf
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-IP04 PICES WG-47 on Ecology of Seamounts NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-IP04 PICES-WG47 2024 summary for NPFC.pdf
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-IP05 SWG VME 2024 report to SSC BFME05 NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-IP05 SWG VME 2024 report to SSC BFME05.pdf
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-IP06 Report of Japanese sea-floor visual survey in the northern Emperor Seamount in 2024 NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-IP06 Report_Japanese_survey2024.pdf
    NPFC-2024-SC09-OP01 Pathways for the incorporation of climate change into the work of the NPFC (CLICK for link)
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-OP01 Review of Scientific Papers to Understand Threats and Fishery Impacts on the Northwestern Hawaiian Ridge and Emperor Seamount Chain NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-OP01 ESC_Pew_DSCC.docx
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-OP02 Ecosystem-Based Management of Seamounts in the NPFC Convention Area: Recommendations from the Seamount Science Summit – Ecological Insights Workshop NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-OP02 DOSI Seamount Summit_DSCCandPew.pdf
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-OP03 Yuryaku VME Areas NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-OP03 Yuryaku exp Baco Dec 2024.pdf
    NPFC-2024-SC09-OP08 Request for deep-sea fishing effort data (click for LINK)
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-RP01 Summary of the 1st meeting of the Small Working Group on VME (2024) NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-RP01 SWG VME01 meeting summary.pdf
    NPFC-2024-SSC BFME05-RP02 Summary of the 2nd meeting of the Small Working Group on VME (2024)
    Template for collection of scientific observer data (click for LINK)
    SSC BFME04 report (click for LINK)
    CMMs 2024-05 and 2024-06 (click for LINK)