Small Scientific Committees
There are three Small Scientific Committees which address the priority research areas outlined in the Research Plan:
- Small Scientific Committee on Bottom Fish and Marine Ecosystems (SSC BF-ME),
- Small Scientific Committee on Pacific Saury (SSC PS), and
- Small Scientific Committee on Neon Flying Squid (SSC NFS)
Small Scientific Committee on Bottom Fish and Marine Ecosystems
The Small Scientific Committee on Bottom Fish and Marine Ecosystems was formed in 2019 to assess the status of bottom fish stocks and provide scientific advice for the sustainable management of bottom fisheries resources and prevention of significant adverse impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems. It amalgamated SSC on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems and SSC on Bottom Fish.
Chairperson: Chris ROOPER (Canada)
Focal Points of Contacts:
Canada: Chris ROOPER
China: Siquan TIAN, Quyun MA, Xiaoxue DU and Jiaqi WANG
European Union: Karolina MOLLA GAZI and Stanislovas JONUSAS
Japan: Kota SAWADA, Yumiko OSAWA and Mai MIYAMOTO
Korea: Jeongseok PARK and Hyejin SONG
Russia: Dmitry KREMENYUK, Oleg IVANOV and Dmitrii ANTONENKO
Chinese Taipei: Wen-Bin HUANG
USA: Felipe CARVALHO, Erin BOHABOY, Jon BRODZIAK and Donald KOBAYASHI
Vanuatu: Kevin LIN
Small Scientific Committee on Pacific Saury
The Small Scientific Committee on Pacific Saury was established in 2015 to assess the status of Pacific saury, which is one of the priority species for the Scientific Committee, and propose recommendations for the management of Pacific saury fisheries in the Convention Area.
Chairperson: Toshihide KITAKADO (Japan)
Focal Points of Contacts:
Canada: Chris ROOPER
China: Libin DAI, Siquan TIAN and Chuanxiang HUA
European Union: Karolina MOLLA GAZI and Stanislovas JONUSAS
Japan: Toshihide KITAKADO, Kazuhiro OSHIMA, Shin-Ichiro NAKAYAMA and Shuya NAKATSUKA
Korea: Jeongseok PARK, Eunjung KIM, Hyejin SONG and Sang-jin CHOI
Russia: Dmitry KREMENYUK, Vladimir KULIK and Dmitrii ANTONENKO
Chinese Taipei: Shih-Chi HUANG, Wen-Bin HUANG, Yi-Jay CHANG and Shih-Chin CHOU
USA: Felipe CARVALHO, Erin BOHABOY, Jon BRODZIAK and Donald KOBAYASHI
Vanuatu: Tony TALEO, William NAVITI, Rocky KAKU, Lucy JOY and Kevin LIN
Small Scientific Committee on Neon Flying Squid
The Small Scientific Committee on Neon Flying Squid was established in 2023 to assess the status of neon flying squid, which is one of the priority species for the Scientific Committee, and propose recommendations for the management of neon flying squid fisheries in the Convention Area.
Chairperson: Luoliang XU (China)
Focal Points of Contacts:
Canada: Chris ROOPER and Janelle CURTIS
China: Libin DAI, Jintao WANG and Luoliang XU
European Union: Karolina MOLLA GAZI and Stanislovas JONUSAS
Japan: Kazuhiro OSHIMA, Bungo NISHIZAWA and Hajime MATSUI
Korea: Jeongseok PARK and Hyejin SONG
Russia: Dmitry KREMENYUK and Oleg KATUGIN
Chinese Taipei: Wen-Bin HUANG and Chih-Shin CHEN
USA: Felipe CARVALHO, Erin BOHABOY, Jon BRODZIAK, Donald KOBAYASHI and Richard H LINCOLN
Vanuatu: Rocky KAKU, Lucy JOY and Kevin LIN