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WG-FSA-16

Working Group on Fish Stock Assessment
Location:
Hobart, Australia
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Submissions Due
Monday, 19 September 2016 - 00:00 Australia/Hobart (Working Group Paper)

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Meeting Report:
e-sc-xxxv-a07.pdf (1.28 MB)

Agenda

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1     Opening of the meeting
2     Organisation of the meeting and adoption of agenda

The meeting will be convened by Dr D. Welsford (Australia). The Secretariat will outline local arrangements for the meeting. The agenda of the meeting will be discussed and adopted. The following provisional agenda covers items to be considered in plenary session by WG-FSA.

2.1     Organisation of the meeting

The Working Group on Fish Stock Assessment (WG-FSA) will undertake assessments of Champsocephalus gunnari in Subarea 48.3 and Divisions 58.5.1 and 58.5.2. WG-FSA will also review information available on other stocks and areas, in order to provide the Scientific Committee with advice on precautionary catch limits and other issues relevant to management of CCAMLR fisheries.

2.2     Subgroup organisation and coordination

The Working Group will undertake areas of the work identified in the adopted agenda in subgroups. Progress reports will be given from each subgroup to plenary sessions, with the opportunity for additional discussion and consideration. The prioritisation and scheduling of subgroups will be directed by the Convener.

Subject to the views of the Working Group, the following subgroups will be established:

  • Subgroup on research to inform current or future assessments – review information from research fishing in 2015/16 and review and evaluate submitted research plans for research fishing under Conservation Measures 21-02 and 24-01, including the relevant advice of WG-SAM-16 (Agenda Item 4)
  • Subgroup on research to inform current or future assessments of by-catch and interactions with non-target species in CCAMLR fisheries, and relationship between management advice for target species and non-target species (Agenda Item 6).

All other agenda items will be considered in plenary.

3     Review of all available information and stock assessments for fisheries
3.1     Champsocephalus gunnari in Subarea 48.3 and Divisions 58.5.1 and 58.5.2
3.1.1     Champsocephalus gunnari Subarea 48.3
3.1.1.1     Review of available information
3.1.1.2     Review of stock assessment
3.1.1.3     Management advice and revisions to fishery reports
3.1.2     Champsocephalus gunnari Division 58.5.1
3.1.2.1     Review of available information
3.1.2.2     Review of stock assessment
3.1.2.3     Management advice and revisions to fishery reports
3.1.3     Champsocephalus gunnari Division 58.5.2
3.1.3.1     Review of available information
3.1.3.2     Review of stock assessment
3.1.3.3     Management advice and revisions to fishery reports
3.2     Dissostichus spp. in Subareas 48.4, 58.6, 88.1, 88.2 and Division 58.5.1
3.2.1     Dissostichus spp. in Subarea 48.4
3.2.1.1     Review of available information
3.2.1.2     Review of stock assessment
3.2.1.3     Management advice and revisions to fishery reports
3.2.2     Dissostichus spp. in Subarea 88.1
3.2.2.1     Review of research proposals
3.2.2.1.1     88.1 Shelf
3.2.2.1.2     88.2 AB North
3.2.2.1.3     88.2 AB South
3.2.2.2     Management advice and revisions to fishery reports
3.2.3     Dissostichus spp. in Subarea 88.2
3.2.3.1     Review of available information
3.2.3.2     Review of stock assessment
3.2.3.3     Management advice and revisions to fishery reports
3.2.4     Dissostichus eleginoides in Subarea 58.6 and Division 58.5.1
3.2.4.1     Review of available information
3.2.4.2     Review of stock assessment
3.2.4.3     Management advice and revisions to fishery reports
4     Research to inform current or future assessments in ‘data-poor’ fisheries (e.g. closed areas, areas with zero catch limits and Subareas 48.6 and 58.4) notified under Conservation Measures 21-02 and 24-01
4.1     Generic issues
4.2     Management area research reviews
4.2.1     Dissostichus spp. Subarea 48.2
4.2.1.1     Review of available information and data quality
4.2.1.2     Review of progress towards a stock assessment and research proposals
4.2.1.3     Management advice and revisions to fishery reports
4.2.2     Dissostichus eleginoides Subarea 48.5
4.2.2.1     Review of available information and data quality
4.2.2.2     Review of progress towards a stock assessment and research proposals
4.2.2.3     Management advice and revisions to fishery reports
4.2.3     Dissostichus spp. Subarea 48.6
4.2.3.1     Review of available information and data quality
4.2.3.2     Review of progress towards a stock assessment and research proposals
4.2.3.3     Management advice and revisions to fishery reports
4.2.4     Dissostichus spp. Division 58.4.1
4.2.4.1     Review of available information and data quality
4.2.4.2     Review of progress towards a stock assessment and research proposals
4.2.4.3     Management advice and revisions to fishery reports
4.2.5     Dissostichus spp. Division 58.4.2
4.2.5.1     Review of available information and data quality
4.2.5.2     Review of progress towards a stock assessment and research proposals
4.2.5.3     Management advice and revisions to fishery reports
4.2.6     Dissostichus spp. Division 58.4.3a
4.2.6.1     Review of available information and data quality
4.2.6.2     Review of progress towards a stock assessment and research proposals
4.2.6.3     Management advice and revisions to fishery reports
4.2.7     Dissostichus spp. Division 58.4.4a and b
4.2.7.1     Review of available information and data quality
4.2.7.2     Review of progress towards a stock assessment and research proposals
4.2.7.3     Management advice and revisions to fishery reports
4.2.8     Dissostichus spp. Subarea 88.3
4.2.8.1     Review of available information and data quality
4.2.8.2     Review of progress towards a stock assessment and research proposals
4.2.8.3     Management advice and revisions to fishery reports
4.2.9     Notothenioid spp. Subarea 48.1
4.2.9.1     Review of available information and data quality
4.2.9.2     Review of progress towards a stock assessment and research proposals
4.2.9.3     Management advice and revisions to fishery reports
5     Scheme of International Scientific Observation

The Working Group will review information provided from, and priorities for sampling requirements for, scientific observation on board fishing vessels (including during research fishing) in the Convention Area.

6     Non-target catch and interactions in CCAMLR fisheries
6.1     Fish and invertebrate by-catch

The Working Group will review available information on catches and potential mitigation measures related to fish and non-VME invertebrates taken as by-catch in longline and trawl fisheries (including the krill fishery).

6.2     Marine mammal and seabird by-catch

The Working Group will review incidental catches and mortality of marine mammals and seabirds in trawl and longline fisheries.

6.3     Bottom fishing activities and vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs)
7     Future work

The Working Group will be invited to provide input for both a mid- and long-term work plan.

7.1     Organisation of intersessional activities
7.2     Intersessional meetings
7.3     Notification of Scientific Research

The Working Group will consider reports from Members of upcoming research in the CCAMLR area (including research under Conservation Measure 24-01 not considered in Agenda Item 4), particularly where there may be potential for collaboration between Members in that research, and advise the Scientific Committee as needed.

7.4     Fishery Reports

Fishery Reports will be updated during the meeting using the report text version control utility.

8     Other business

The Working Group may wish to consider and provide advice on matters which are not included elsewhere in the agenda, including reports from other meetings and research activities. The matters referred to WG-FSA by WG-EMM in paragraph 2.238 of its 2016 report will be considered under this item.

9     Advice to Scientific Committee

The Working Group will collate, summarise and organise advice, items of interest and concern, requests for information and guidance, etc. that were previously reported under other relevant agenda items.

10     Adoption of the report and close of the meeting

All text for adoption should be available for final review on the afternoon of the day prior to report adoption. The entire report will be adopted in plenary.