Proceedings 2008/029
Proceedings of the PSARC Pelagic Subcommittee Meeting; September 3, 2008
Chairperson: Linnea Flostrand
Summary
The Pacific Scientific Advice Review Committee (PSARC) Pelagics Subcommittee met September 3, 2008 at the Coast Bastion Inn, at Nanaimo, B.C. Twenty-one Subcommittee participants met, consisting of representatives from DFO, industry, one First Nation group and one NGO. DFO recently advanced a fishery decision-making framework incorporating the precautionary approach that is intended to assure resource sustainability and meet the requirements of various eco-certification programs. The framework requires the application of reference points, harvest rules and compliance with the precautionary approach. In response to this framework, the PSARC Pelagics Subcommittee reviewed a working paper that describes a revised Pacific herring assessment model pertinent to providing advice on harvest levels. Subsequent to the meeting, two CSAS documents are expected to be published, one describing attributes of a revised stock assessment model and one describing current stock assessment results and forecasts.
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