Proceedings 2015/055

Proceedings of the Pacific regional peer review on the Development of risk-based Indicators for SGaan Kinghlas-Bowie Seamount and Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents Marine Protected Areas using the Ecological Risk Assessment Framework; May 20-21, 2015

Chairperson: John Holmes
Editor: Nadja Steiner

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 (RPR) meeting on 20-21 May 2015 at the Pacific Biological Station in Nanaimo, British Columbia. Two working papers were presented for review that describe a framework for identifying risk-based indicators based on outputs from the ecological risk assessment framework (ERAF) developed in the Pacific Region and propose suites of risk-based indicators for the Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents and SGaan Kinghlas-Bowie Seamount Marine Protected Areas.
In following with the request for science advice, the working papers:

1. Provide criteria and methods for prioritizing and selecting monitoring indicators; and
2. Use the criteria and methods to develop proposed suites of monitoring indicators for Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents and SGaan Kinghlas-Bowie Seamount Marine Protected Areas.

The working papers also included information to address the request for advice regarding:

1. The applicability of the proposed protocols for measuring the highest ranked interaction indicators in each marine protected area; and
2. Information gaps for indicators and potential approaches to address these gaps.

Two Science Advisory Reports were developed to provide science advice on the indicator selection framework and the proposed suites of indicators for each Marine Protected Area.

Staff from DFO Ecosystems and Oceans Science and Ecosystems and Fisheries Management Sectors, and representatives from First Nations, commercial and recreational fishing sectors, non-governmental organizations, and academia participated in the meeting either in person or remotely via webinar.

The conclusions and guidance resulting from this review were provided in the form of two Science Advisory Reports (SAR) to inform the development of operational conservation objectives, monitoring strategies and plans for the Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents and SGaan Kinghlas-Bowie Seamount Marine Protected Areas. The Science Advisory Report and the Research Document will be made publicly available on the CSAS Science Advisory Schedule.

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