Proceedings 2023/036

Proceedings of the Pacific regional peer review on the Application of the Management Procedure Framework for Inside Quillback Rockfish in British Columbia in 2021; December 6-7, 2022

Chairperson: Ben Davis

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 December 6-7, 2022 via the online meeting platform Zoom. The working paper presented for peer review is to provide scientific advice to support management of Inside Quillback Rockfish (Sebastes maliger), which applied the Management Procedure (MP) Framework (Anderson et al. 2021) to evaluate the performance of index-based and constant catch MPs to meet policy and fishery objectives.

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, Fisheries Management, and external participants from Blue Matter Science Ltd., National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and Oceana Canada.

The meeting participants agreed the working paper met the Terms of Reference objectives and was accepted with minor revisions. The conclusions and advice resulting from this review will be provided in the form of a Science Advisory Report (SAR) providing advice to the Groundfish Management Unit (GMU) to inform harvest advice for the Inside Quillback Rockfish fishery in accordance with the DFO Precautionary Approach (DFO 2009), and the legislated Fish Stock Provisions of the Fisheries Act. The advice will also inform the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) reassessment of Quillback Rockfish status. The Science Advisory Report and supporting Research Document will be made publicly available on the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) website.

Proceedings 2023/036 (PDF, 436 KB)

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