WG-EMM-11

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 the WG‐EMM and which were raised by the Scientific Committee and Commission in 2010 as well as issues that were raised by the other working groups since the last meeting of the WG‐EMM.

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, information on the behavior of fishing vessels and economics of the fishery, observer reports, and information regarding first‐season implementation of the agreed scheme for systematic observer coverage of the krill fishery. Review and evaluate reports on future fishing activities, particularly the notifications required under CM 21‐03. Review information submitted on escape mortality, and volume‐to‐mass conversion factors or other issues related to the estimation of green weight. Review relevant information and submissions on krill demography, biology, ecology etc. Review submissions relating to the subdivision of the trigger limit in Statistical Area 48 among subareas and advise the Scientific Committee on CM 51‐07. Review the influence of recruitment variability on the calculation of precautionary yield for krill and new estimates of B0 for Divisions 58.4.1 and 58.4.2; compute precautionary yield estimates for these divisions if possible. Consider “views of the ecosystem,” including discussions on the stock structure of krill populations, top‐down and bottom‐up forcing in the krill‐centric ecosystem, observed trends, etc.

Share views relative to the development of a feedback management strategy for the krill fishery and, if possible, articulate a commonly agreed and understood process for developing such a strategy (Symposium on Feedback Management and ensuing discussion). Review submissions describing intersessional work related to CEMP and STAPP and discuss CEMP and STAPP in the context of the potential requirements for feedback management. Review submissions relevant to the development of an integrated assessment model for krill and to the development of scientific and survey work conducted from krill fishing vessels, discussing such developments, again, in the context of the potential requirements for feedback management.

Review notifications, under CM 22‐06, of potential VMEs identified during the conduct of research activities.

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

Identify and prioritize 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 2012 and 2013 meetings of WG‐EMM.

Consideration of a potential mechanism to facilitate observer involvement in CCAMLR’s scientific working groups and discussion of topics not included elsewhere in the Agenda, including reports from other meetings (e.g., the CEP and IWC) and research efforts (e.g., ICED and SOOS). As Convener of WG‐EMM, I would also like for the Working Group to plan for my succession. As of the meeting in 2012, I will have been Convener for 5 years, and I feel that other Members should be given an opportunity to serve. A successional plan could, if desired, facilitate mentoring and potentially provide for increased continuity in the conduct of the meeting and planning future work.

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 Convener 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.