WG-EMM-14

Welcome to participants, overview of facilities, Secretariat’s offices, computer support and Internet access, scheduled breaks and extracurricular activities.

Amendments to, and adoption of, the meeting agenda, assignment of working papers to agenda items, appointment of rapporteurs and procedures for producing the report, and review needs for discussions by subgroups and establish such groups as necessary.

Convener’s synopsis of issues that have direct relevance to WG-EMM and which were raised by the Scientific Committee and Commission in 2013, as well as issues that were raised by the other working groups since the last meeting of the WG-EMM. This includes consideration of krill integrated modelling by WG-SAM (WG-EMM-13, paragraph 2.131) and the ongoing proof of concepts program by SG-ASAM (WG-EMM-13, paragraphs 2.137 and 2.138).

Review and evaluate reports on past fishing activities, including information on the composition of the catch, analyses of catch and effort data, descriptions of the fishery, green weight issue, information on the behaviour of fishing vessels and economics of the fishery. Review and evaluate krill fishery notifications (CM 21-03). Discussion on krill fishery report being prepared by the Secretariat (SC-CAMLR-XXXII, paragraph 3.2).

Reports and information relevant to implementation of the systematic scheme of scientific observation in CM 51-06.

Review relevant information and submissions on krill demography, biology, ecology etc. Review the influence of recruitment variability on the calculation of precautionary yield for krill, any new information on B0. Discussions on the stock structure of krill populations, top-down and bottom-up forcing in the krill-centric ecosystem, observed trends, etc.

Under this agenda item we discuss CEMP on what we currently have. Updates on WG-EMM-STAPP may also be presented here.

This agenda takes up the issues which WG-EMM would like to discuss under what we called ‘Fish-based ecosystem interactions’ in the past. A broader rather than region-specific discussions, on role of fish in the ecosystem aiming to allow a wider participation in the discussion in the Working Group.

Primarily undertake topics related to the first two stages of the revised work plan to develop a feedback management strategy for the krill fishery (including review of CM 51-07 (SC-CAMLR-XXXII, paragraph 3.15):

stage 1 – continuation of the current trigger level and its spatial distribution among subareas (CM 51-07 is to be reviewed in 2014)

stage 2 – an increase from the trigger level to a higher interim catch limit and/or changes in the spatial distribution of catches that are adjusted based on decision rules that take account of results from the existing CEMP and other observation series

stage 3 – a further increase to a higher interim catch limit and/or changes in the spatial distribution of catches that take account of results from an ‘enhanced’ CEMP and other observation series

stage 4 – a fully developed feedback management strategy that is based on forecasts from ecosystem models, may involve structured fishing and/or reference areas, and includes catches up to the precautionary catch limit based on decision rules taking account of enhanced CEMP and other observation series.

Discuss CEMP and WG-EMM-STAPP in the context of the potential requirements for feedback management, including estimates of abundance and krill consumption for fur seals and penguins, foraging models, monitoring data. Progress development of an application pro-forma for the CEMP Fund, and seek nomination for a Senior Vice-Chair of the CEMP Fund Management Group (SC-CAMLR-XXXII, paragraphs 13.3 and 13.4).

Discuss the development of an integrated assessment model and related issues in the context of the potential requirements for feedback management (WG-EMM-13, paragraph 2.131).

Discuss development of scientific and survey work conducted from krill fishing vessels, in the context of the potential requirements for feedback management. Updates from SG-ASAM.

Reports and materials, and any further updates from planning domains as well as other MPA discussions, ASPA and ASMA issues will be considered.

Consider notification of any new VMEs.

Collate, summarise, and organise advice, items of interest and concern, requests for information and guidance, etc. that were previously reported under Agenda Items 2 and 3.

Identify and prioritise items for future work, including short- and long-term work items with particular emphasis on suggesting revisions, if necessary, to the previously agreed work plans for the 2014 meeting of WG-EMM. Consider work required in 2015.

Consideration of topics not included elsewhere in the agenda.

As at past meetings of the WG-EMM, rapporteurs will draft sections of the report. These sections will first be reviewed by the Convener and parties with strong interest in the topic and then submitted to the Secretariat for formatting, editing and circulation for reading and mark-up by attendees. Proposed changes to the draft report must be made in consultation with the rapporteurs, who will inform the Co-conveners and then provide the appropriate changes to the Secretariat. The report will be interactively adopted in plenary, using a data projector and support from the Secretariat.