WG-FSA-2022

The meeting will start with an introduction by the Convener and information to delegates on administrative, technical and organisational matters.

The annotated agenda has been prepared anticipating the current topics form Members and the 2016 Strategic Plan. Once the agenda is adopted, subgroups will be developed and scheduled for the consideration of particular issues.

The Working Group will review data available on CCAMLR fisheries, updated catches in the Convention Area, fishery closures and closure mechanisms, fishery notifications for the upcoming seaosn, any updated illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) information, and recommendations from the other CCAMLR working groups that give context to the work of WG-FSA.

The Working Group will review any submitted papers on population abundance of mackerel icefish (Champsocephalus gunnari) for established fisheries in the CAMLR Convention Area and provide any updated management advice.

The Working Group will review any assessments for icefish in Subarea 48.3.

The Working Group will review any updated information submitted on population status of Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) in Division 58.5.2.

The Working Group will review any submitted population assessments of toothfish in the CAMLR Convention Area and develop management advice.

The Working Group will review data and stock assessment of D. eleginoides in Subarea 48.3 based on any papers submitted.

The Working Group will review data and stock assessment of D. eleginoides in Division 58.5.2 based on any papers submitted.

The Working Group will review updated biomass estimates using trend analysis and management advice for the data-limited toothfish stocks (under Conservation Measure (CM) 22-01) and research fisheries (under CM (24-01).

The Working Group will review papers for research plans under different conservation measures in Areas 48, 58 and 88 and advice to the Scientific Committee will be generated.

The Working Group will review updates on research plans submitted for Area 48.

The Working Group will review any updated proposal submitted for an icefish survey in Subarea 48.2.

The Working Group will review any updated research plans submitted for Subarea 48.6.

The Working Group will review any submitted assessments of Antarctic toothfish (D. mawsoni) and research plans submitted for Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2 and all other related papers related to this area.

The Working Group will review any updated research plans submitted for Division 58.4.1.

The Working Group will review any updated research plans submitted for Division 58.4.2.

The Working Group will consider the research on D. mawsoni in the Ross Sea and Amundsen Sea regions and results of the shelf survey. There might also be a review of the research plan in Subarea 88.3.

The Working Group will review any results from the Ross Sea shelf survey and the revised proposal.

The Working Group will review papers submitted on the fishery performance of the Ross Sea region toothfish fishery, including tagging performance.

The Working Group will review the Co-conveners’ report from the Ross Sea Data Collection Plan Workshop.

The Working Group will review papers submitted on tagging program performance of the Amundsen Sea region toothfish fishery.

The Working Group will review any updated research proposals submitted for Subarea 88.3.

The Working Group will review submitted papers pertaining to fish by-catch noting that recent virtual meetings did not allow these issues to be considered due to time constraints. Any advice to WG-FSA resulting from WG-IMAF discussions will be taken uder this agenda item. Any updated management advice will be provided by target fishery.

The Working Group will review any submitted papers on by-catch poulation modelling, by-catch population status and by-catch management related to macrourid species.

The Working Group will review any submitted papers on by-catch population modelling, by-catch population status and by-catch management related to skate species.

The Working Group will review any submitted papers on vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) and habitats of particular concern, especially those relating to the VME workplan, incuding VME taxa identification, distribution and protection related to VMEs or other areas such as fish nesting areas.

Following the substantial discussions on krill in WG-ASAM-2022, WG-SAM-2022, WG-EMM-2022 and further intersessional discussions in the e-group, the Working Group will look at further updating any recommendation from WG-EMM-2022 that could be taken to SC-CAMLR-41. These issues will include any papers submitted on updated Grym modelling work, spatial overlap analysis of krill predators with fishery areas, and revisions to CM 51-07.

The Working Group will consider recommendations from the Workshop on Conversion Factors for Toothfish and any subsequent analysis following the workshop. Other observer-related submissions such as recommendations from the Ross Sea data collection workshops, revisions to observer, catch-effort forms, or instruction manuals to improve data collection procedures will also be reviewed under this agenda item.

The Working Group will review the report of the Chair of the Scientific Committee on the CCAMLR Scientific Committee Symposium as well as the CCAMLR data access rules.

The Working Group will discuss any papers submitted under other business, noting that if meeting time does not allow high-priorty issues to be completed, then papers submitted under Other business may not be considered.

The Secretariat will compile advice to the Scientific Committee from the Working Group report under this agenda item.