SIOFA Scientific Committee Operational Work Plan 2018-2021
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ANNEX M
SIOFA Scientific Committee Operational Work Plan 2018-2021
The SIOFA SC Work Plan is agreed by the MoP and provides direction to the SC activities. The SC Operational Work Plan 2018-2021 contains
research priorities that are in progress or to be proposed for 2018-2021.
The Operational Work Plan will be reviewed annually by the SC.
Theme Research activities Timeline Responsibility
1. Scientific data • Review of current data • SC4 - annual data holdings report • Secretariat
standards for holdings and other relevant • SC4 - data inventory for Alfonsino and • SERAWG and CPs
the collection, research - through an Patagonian toothfish
reporting, annual data holdings report
verification and from the Secretariat that
exchange of would include information
data on the quality control
process and any issues
identified; data inventories
in support of species
assessments
• Consolidation of historical • SC4 – report on progress for data • Secretariat to write to relevant non-CPs
data from non-CPs, this sources identified with respect to • SERAWG and CPs
includes the historical catch orange roughy, alfonsino and species
data identified through the from the Saya de Malha Bank
orange roughy stock
assessment
• Evaluation of proposed e- • SC4 – if a CP makes a proposal against • Relevant CP to make a proposal, SC to
monitoring programs for the Guidelines review against the Guidelines.
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Theme Research activities Timeline Responsibility
• Completion of the database • SC4 • Secretariat
to hold observer data and
population from
submissions
• Development and adoption • SC4 and ongoing • CPs to propose to protocols to SC for
of standard protocols for consideration
data collection, such as age
frequency information.
Including drawing on the
FAO guidelines for protocols
for fisheries research and
the FAO Deep seas Bottom
Fisheries Guideline
• Review of observer data • Data inventory to be completed prior to • Secretariat and CPs
coverage requirements and SC4
observer data standards: • Review of investigation at SC4
• Collate background
information to consider
types and levels of
observer coverage in
relation to specific
research, scientific
committee work.
• Review of observer data
holdings (inventory) of
CPs in a consistent
template, including
collection protocols in
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Theme Research activities Timeline Responsibility
• Investigation of observer
coverage type and levels
against the requirements
of the SC workplan
• Broaden use of • As soon as possible • CPs to ensure identification guides are
identifications guides for in use by observers and crew
deepsea sharks to enable
better collection of data
• Smart forms for collection of • SC4 - Progress report on trials • CI to report on outcomes of trials
deepsea shark and benthos • CPs to consider potential use of Smart
data forms
• Periodic review of scientific • • Review of Annex B of CMM 2016-02
data standards as and when ‘Voluntary observer data’ in line with
required CMM 2016-02 (SC-03)
2. Advice on • Contribute information to • Ongoing • Secretariat and CPs as appropriate
vulnerable FAO VME database
marine
ecosystems • Develop SIOFA definition of • SC5 • SC to consider based on papers from
VME indicator species: CPs
• Consider VME indicator
species identified in
other relevant RFMOs or
other bodies (e.g.
CCAMLR, SPRFMO etc)
• Test whether these are
appropriate for SIOFA
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Theme Research activities Timeline Responsibility
• Mapping of VME/VME • SC5 • Depending on the development of
indicator species collaboration, particularly with ABNJ
occurrence, including Deep Seas Project, through Secretariat.
collaboration with ABNJ • CPs to identify other opportunities to
Deep Seas Project FAO VME progress this.
database, IUCN and other
relevant projects.
• Consider benthic sampling • SC5 • France (Territories) to lead and report
protocol for mapping to SC for discussion
distribution of VME
indicator species and
predicting benthic
community structure
• Cumulative impact • SC4 – report on progress on cumulative • Relevant CPs to progress cumulative
assessment of SIOFA impact assessments for fisheries/gears impact assessments
fisheries: • Review of cumulative impact
• Refine process to advance, assessments by SC
given the disparate nature
of information available.
• Undertake cumulative
impact assessment for
groups of fisheries/gear
(eg orange roughy bottom
trawling, long lining, Saya
de Malh trawl) using a
consistent methodology
across the gear.
• Assessment of likely impact • Dependent on ABNJ Deep Seas Project • Progress report from ABNJ Deep Seas
of specific gear types – timeframe Project global analysis (SC-03)ANNEX M
Theme Research activities Timeline Responsibility
potential collaboration with
ABNJ Deep Seas Project
• Revise and improve the • SC4 – if proposed changes are brought • CPs
SIOFA BFIAS forward.
• Consider proposals for • As per process in PAEWG ToR • Proposals from CPs
protected areas against the • PAEWG and SC
Standard protocol
3. Current and • Scientific impact • When provided by the CP proposing to • Relevant CP
historical status assessments on demersal commence demersal gillnet operations
of fishing gillnet operations
activities
• Spatial extent of historical • SC4 • Secretariat
and current fishing
• Develop advice on reference • SC5 - Recommendations to the MoP on • CPs and SC
periods for effort, footprints appropriate SIOFA bottom fishing
and spatial control footprint (by 2020)
• SC4 - Recommendations to the MoP on
the most appropriate response to the
VME encounter (by 2019)
• Characterisation of historical • If required to refine the ERA for • SERAWG and CPs
and current deepsea shark deepsea chondrichthyans
fisheries (see also theme 5
below)
4. Stock • Implement the tiered • SC4 – consideration of progress on • SERAWG and CPs
assessments for assessment framework, scoping analysesANNEX M
Theme Research activities Timeline Responsibility
key targeted supported by scoping
species analyses
• Orange roughy: • Annually review catch and effort trends • Stock structure delineation – AUS and
• Stock structure delineation • SC4 – progress reports CI in collaboration with Victoria
• Age frequency data • SC5 – consideration of outcomes University
• Target strength for • Age frequency data – CI and AUS
acoustic data • Target strength – CI, possibly in
• Development of a draft collaboration with ABNJ Deep Seas
protocol for the collection Project
of orange roughy • Draft protocol - CI
age/length frequencies
and otoliths
• Alfonsino: • SC4, to provide advice in line with CMM • Relevant SERAWG, relevant CPs and SC
• Data inventory Bottom Fishing (2019)
• Acoustic data
preparations (target
strength evaluation and
acoustic data analysis
and review)
• Scoping analysis
• Decision on assessment
approach
• Stock assessment
analysis
• Patagonian toothfish: • SC4, to provide advice in line with CMM • Relevant SERAWG, relevant CPs and SC
• Data inventory Bottom Fishing (2019) • SC Chair, France (Territories) and
• Scoping analysis relevant CPs to work with the
Secretariat to progress collaborationANNEX M
Theme Research activities Timeline Responsibility
• Decision on assessment with CCAMLR and relevant states
approach (France, South Africa)
• Stock assessment
analysis
• Other teleost species, in • SC4, to provide advice in line with CMM • SERAWG, relevant CPs
particular those caught in Bottom Fishing (2019)
the Saya de Mahl Bank:
• Apply PSA and SAFE
approaches to assess these
species
• Deepwater chondrichtyans: • SC4, to provide advice in line with CMM • SERAWG, relevant CPs
• Refine the analysis with Bottom Fishing (2019)
data from additional CPs
and additional biological
data.
• Collection, analysis and • Ongoing, with priorities determined • Guidance on priorities from SERAWG
reporting of essential by species scoping analyses and
biological and fisheries assessment research plan
information, including:
• Age composition data
• Length and age
• Growth
• Reproductive biology
• Maturity ogives
• Natural mortality
• Determination of biological • SC
reference points andANNEX M
Theme Research activities Timeline Responsibility
associated development of
harvest strategies
5. Advice on the • Risk assessment of effects of • Ongoing • SERAWG
impacts of fishing on non-target,
fishing on associated and dependent
associated and species (see also theme 2
dependent above) – through
species implementation of the
tiered assessment
framework
• Seek advice from expert • Ongoing, request input prior to SC • Request input prior to SC (Secretariat)
groups, such as Birdlife meetings
International and the
Agreement for the
Conservation of Albatross
and Petrels, in relation to
risk assessments completed
for species in the SIOFA Area
6. Any other This may be updated
advice that the following the MoP5
Meeting of the
Parties (MoP)
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