Proceedings 2019/011

Proceedings of the Pacific regional peer review of a reproducible data synopsis for over 100 species of British Columbia groundfish; November 22–23, 2018

Chairperson: Mary Thiess

Editor: Kieran Forge

Summary

These Proceedings summarize the relevant discussions and key conclusions that resulted from a Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) Regional Peer Review meeting on November 22–23, 2018 at the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo, B.C. A working paper titled “A reproducible data synopsis for over 100 species of British Columbia groundfish” was presented for peer review.

In-person and web-based participation included current and retired DFO Science staff, Fisheries Management staff, and external participants from First Nations, non-governmental organizations, universities and commercial fishing groups.

The working paper introduced a reproducible report to give a snapshot of population and fishing trends, growth and maturity patterns, as well as data availability, for over one hundred groundfish species in British Columbia. Using cutting-edge analytic tools, the report is fully automated and reproducible, which is intended to facilitate data review and increase data transparency between Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the fishing industry, non-governmental organizations, and the public. The next phase of this project is expected to use the synoptic report to inform the development of operating models and in the selection of candidate management procedures, as part of a planned management procedure framework for data-limited groundfish stocks. Meeting discussions covered data issues, analytic assumptions and structural components of the synoptic report, suitability of the report for a range of purposes, potential for future development of the report and next steps. Minor revisions to the report will include some editorial revisions, further discussion on choices of performance measures that might be included for the modelling components, and additional text documenting uncertainties, conclusions, and recommendations.

The working paper was accepted with minor revisions. Given that this was a request from Science for Science advice, a Science Advisory Report will not be developed for this process. The Research Document will be made publicly available on the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) website.

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