Proceedings 2023/009
Proceedings of the Pacific Regional Peer Review on A Revised Operating Model for Sablefish in British Columbia in 2022; November 15-16, 2022
Chairperson: Steve Schut
Editor: Yvonne Muirhead-Vert
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 15-16, 2022 via the online meeting platform Zoom. The working paper presented for peer review is to provide a revised Sablefish Operating Model (OM) for 2022 that includes updated stock and fishery monitoring data, any new hypotheses about Sablefish stock and fishery dynamics, and estimates of key management parameters.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person gatherings have been restricted and a virtual format for this meeting was adopted. Participation included DFO Science and regional Fisheries Management staff and external participants from the International Pacific Halibut Commission, Landmark Fisheries Research, Interface Consulting, Deep Sea Trawlers Association of BC, Pacific Halibut Management Association, Canadian Groundfish Research and Conservation Society, and the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The meeting participants agreed the working paper met the Terms of Reference objectives and was accepted. The conclusions and advice resulting from this review will be provided in the form of a Science Advisory Report (SAR) providing advice to DFO Fisheries Management to inform fisheries managers on stock status and the performance of Sablefish management procedures (MPs) that are used to provide harvest advice relative to established objectives for the Sablefish fishery (DFO 2020). In addition, this work will meet Fisheries Act legal obligations and support ongoing implementation of DFO’s Fishery Decision-Making Framework Incorporating the Precautionary Approach (DFO 2009) for Sablefish. The Science Advisory Report and supporting Research Document will be made publicly available on the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) website.
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