Small Scientific Committees
There are three Small Scientific Committees which address the priority research areas outlined in the Research Plan:
- Small Scientific Committee on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (SSC VME),
- Small Scientific Committee on Bottom Fish (SSC BF),
- Small Scientific Committee on Pacific Saury (SSC PS).
Small Scientific Committee on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems
The Small Scientific Committee on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems was established in 2015 to provide scientific advice for the management of bottom fisheries to prevent significant adverse impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems.
Chairperson: Bai Li (China)
Focal Points of Contacts:
Canada: Eddy Kennedy
China: Bai Li
Japan: Shiroh Yonezaki and Mai Miyamoto
Korea: Seok-Gwan Choi and Eunjung Kim
Russia: Oleg Ivanov
Chinese Taipei: Wen-Bin Huang
USA: Kari Fenske
Vanuatu: Kevin Lin
Small Scientific Committee on Bottom Fish
The Small Scientific Committee on Bottom Fish superseded the SSC on North Pacific Armorhead in 2017 with the aim to assess the status of bottom fish stocks and propose recommendations for the management of bottom fisheries resources in the Convention Area.
Chairperson: Taro Ichii (Japan)
Focal Points of Contacts:
Canada: Eddy Kennedy
China: Siquan Tian
Japan: Taro Ichii
Korea: Seok-Gwan Choi and Eunjung Kim
Russia: Dmitrii Antonenko
Chinese Taipei: Wen-Bin Huang
USA: Kari Fenske
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 Iwasaki (Japan)
Focal Points of Contacts:
Canada: Eddy Kennedy
China: Siquan Tian
Japan: Toshihide Iwasaki
Korea: Seok-Gwan Choi and Eunjung Kim
Russia: Vladimir Kulik and Dmitrii Antonenko
Chinese Taipei: Wen-Bin Huang
USA: Kari Fenske
Vanuatu: William Naviti and Kevin Lin