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: Masashi Kiyota

Korea: Seok-Gwan Choi, Eunjung Kim

Russia: Oleg Ivanov

Chinese Taipei: Wen-Bin Huang

USA: Kari Fenske

Vanuatu: TBD

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The Small Scientific Committee on Bottom Fish superseded the SSC on North Pacific Armorhead in 2017 with the aim to assess the status of bottom fish stocks and propose recommendations for the management of bottom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, Eunjung Kim

Russia: Dmitrii Antonenko

Chinese Taipei: Wen-Bin Huang

USA: Kari Fenske

Vanuatu: TBD

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, Eunjung Kim

Russia: Vladimir Kulik, Dmitrii Antonenko

Chinese Taipei: Wen-Bin Huang

USA: Kari Fenske

Vanuatu: TBD