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2011 Preparatory Stock Assessment Workshop SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia 4 – 8 April 2011
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The Preparatory Stock Assessment Workshop is a meeting convened by SPC-OFP, usually in April each year, to help prepare for the annual stock assessments being conducted by SPC-OFP for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC). The terms of reference for the meeting are:
- To review the most recent completed assessments, in particular any concerns, suggestions and/or recommendations raised by the Scientific Committee, the Commission, research providers, individual CCMs, or any independent reviews;
- To review preliminary work undertaken by the service provider (SPC-OFP) relating to the stock assessments, including any proposed:
- Revisions to biological parameters
- Revisions to historical data
- Changes to structural assumptions in the model
- Methodological issues, e.g. characterization of uncertainty
- Standardized CPUE analysis
- Incorporation of tagging data or other auxiliary data
- To provide guidance to the SPC-OFP on:
- The suitability of any proposed changes and any suggested additional work
- A minimum set of model runs to be undertaken, in particular the range of key sensitivity analyses
- Desired model diagnostics to be presented
- Alternative modelling approaches that could be considered
The workshop is open to participation by scientific representatives all Commission CCMs and to other experts by invitation. CCMs will be expected to fund their own participation, although eligible CCMs may seek support from the Commission’s Special Requirements Fund or other sources, as appropriate.
Meeting Information
1 - Terms of Reference SPC for 2011 Pre-assessment Workshop |
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2 - Preparatory Workshop for 2011 Tuna Stock Assessments Notice 2 |
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Connecting to the Wireless Network (WI-FI) IRD-HotSpot |
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The meeting will be held in the Conference Room #2 on the IRD campus, next to SPC. Participants are advised to meet at SPC reception on Monday 4th at 0820. |
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Information Papers
Report on Yellowfin tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean |
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Review Stock Assessment of Yellowfin Tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean |
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Report of the 2011 ISSF Stock Assessment Workshop |
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Research outline for size data used in WCPO |
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Research outline for CPUE data used in WCPO |
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Draft Report WCPFC Limit Reference Points |
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Size data reseach - Recent progress & options for 2011 assessments |
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Sex, Growth, Vulnerability, and Death: alternative hypotheses for tuna sex ratio variation |
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Proposed approaches for 2011 stock assessments |
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PowerPoint Presentations
Please note that these presentations are preliminary and are subject to change.
Update of Recent Developments in MULTIFAN-CL and Related Software for Stock Assessment |
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Initial YFT Review Response |
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Steepness ISSF |
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A general approach for WCPFC stock assessments |
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MULTIFAN-CL implementation of deterministic and stochastic projections |
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Research outline for size data used in WCPO |
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Research outline for CPUE data used in WCPO |
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WCPO YFT CIE Review |
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Update on Indonesian and Philippines Data |
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Issues with the Bigeye Tuna Recruitment Trend and MSY-Based Stock Status Determination |
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Purse-Seine Catch Estimates determined from Observer Grab Samples corrected for Size Selectivity |
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A standardized CPUE analysis of the Japanese distant-water skipjack pole-and-line fishery in the western and central Pacific Ocean (WCPO), 1972-2009 (SA WP 8) |
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CPUE analysis methods, progress and plans for 2011 |
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PL CPUE work plan of Japan |
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Current approaches to modelling Purse seine CPUE in MFCL |
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Preliminary standardized CPUE - Japan PL DW region 2 & 3 |
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Draft Report: Identification of candidate limit reference points for the key target species in the WCPFC |
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Agenda
Monday, 4th April |
Morning (0830-1200) |
Introduction
Participants will be welcomed and the process for the meeting and documenting outcomes discussed
MULTIFAN-CL
The current status, recent, and future developments will be discussed. This will include the website and current release details.
Catch estimates
- Indonesia and the Philippines
- Purse seine catches determined from observer grab samples corrected for size selectivity
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Afternoon (1300-1630) |
CIE review SPC will present the recommendations from the 2009 yellowfin tuna assessment review (which will be distributed to participants in advance of the meeting) and their summarised response. More detailed responses will come through in the specific agenda items. A written response will come in the form of a SC7 paper.
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Tuesday, 5th April - Wednesday, 6th April |
All day (0830-1630) |
Stock assessment inputs
- Longline CPUE
- Size data
- Pole and line CPUE
- Purse seine CPUE
- Tagging data
- Biological inputs
Presentations in each of the above-listed work areas will focus on two aspects
- a strategic approach to address the issues in the form of a medium term
- research plan;an update on any progress to date.
These planning documents will lay out the different work areas and a suggested timeline. We will be seeking some comment from the WS on these plans which will then be presented to SC7 for endorsement as documents to direct work in these areas (the Science Manager will need to determine how best to incorporate these into existing planning documents). The work presented under (b) need not result in changes to the assumptionsfrom previous assessments
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Thursday, 7th April |
Morning (0830-1200) |
Reference points and related issues
- Report from ISSF steepness workshop
- CSIRO consultancy on reference points (To be confirmed)
- Use of temporal windows to estimate spawner recruitment relationships in MFCL
Resulting from these discussions could be suggestions for a range of assumptions to be considered in the assessments. It should be noted that the implementation of the SPC reference point work will be discussed in the context of projections.
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Afternoon (1300-1630) |
Proposed stock assessment approaches for 2011
During the meeting SPC will update last year’s assessment tables which outline key assumptions / data sources etc. SPC will be seeking input on the runs to be considered. SPC notes that it does not intend to undertake full grids of structural uncertainty analyses for these assessments –the extra time will be needed for the projections and reference point work.
A general approach for WCPFC stock assessments
SPC will present a proposed framework for ‘streamlined’ and full assessments with integrated peer review and the update of conservation and management measures. SPC will be seeking comments from the WS and a decision will then be made as to whether this be developed into a SC7 working paper.
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Friday, 8th April |
Morning (0830-1200) |
Projections
- MULTIFAN-CL implementation of deterministic and stochastic projections
- TUMAS
We will first provide an overview of the projection methods used for the evaluation of management options and reference point analyses and then demonstrate the features of TUMAS.
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Afternoon (1300-1630) |
Review of meeting outcomes
A summary of the key meeting outcomes will be produced for initial discussion if time allows. The full draft report will be distributed within ten working days.
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