A Science Working Group meeting was held bwteen 2-6 November 2009 in New Zealand.

Meetings of the Jack Mackerel and Deepwater sub-groups will held held in conjunction with the Science Working Group.  This will be the first meeting of the SWG at which National Reports are to be presented.

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 Report of Science Working Group
(including reports of the Jack Mackerel and Deepwater sub-groups)

SP-08-SWG-01        Draft Agendas for the Science Working Group and Sub-Groups (Rev 1)

SP-08-SWG-02        Draft Document List (Rev 5)

SP-08-SWG-03        Proposed Schedule of Meetings

SP-08-SWG-04        Cost of ArcGIS (Rev 1)

SP-08-SWG-05        National Report of the European Community to the SPRFMO Science Working Group on the fisheries in the Pacific in 2008.

SP-08-SWG-06        National Report of Chile to the SPRFMO Science Working Group

SP-08-SWG-07        Belize National Report

SP-08-SWG-08        New Zealand National Report on Fishing and Research Activities in the SPRFMO Area during 2008

SP-08-SWG-09        Update of data submitted to the Interim Secretariat as at 29 October 2009 (Rev 1)

SP-08-SWG-10        National report of Korea to the SPRFMO Science Working Group (Rev 1)

SP-08-SWG-11        Peru annual National Report to the SPRFMO Scientific Working Group 2009

SP-08-SWG-12        Australian National Report to the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation(SPRFMO) Science Working Group, 2009

SP-08-SWG-13        National Report of China to the SPRFMO Science Working Group (Rev 1)

SP-08-SWG-14        National Report of Chinese Taipei to the SPRFMO Scientific Working Group

SP-08-SWG-15        Vanuatu Annual National Report to the SPRFMO Science Working Group

SWG-08-JM Documents

SP-08-SWG-JM-01    The fishery for jack mackerel in the Eastern Central Pacific by European trawlers in 2008 and 2009

SP-08-SWG-JM-02     Reproductive parameters and spawning biomass of Chilean Jack Mackerel (Trachurus murphyi, Nichols, 1920), in 1998-2008, determined by the Daily Egg Production Method(Rev 1).  
The paper was amended in the meeting by the addition of Annex 1.

SP-08-SWG-JM-03     Accoustic biomass of Jack Mackerel (Trachurus murphyi)

SP-08-SWG-JM-04     Main biological indicators of Jack Mackerel (Trachurus murphyi)

SP-08-SWG-JM-05     Fishing indicators of Jack Mackerel in Chile, 1975-2008

SP-08-SWG-JM-06     Environmental variability of the Chilean Jack Mackerel habitat in the southeastern Pacific Ocean

SP-08-SWG-JM-07     Composite distribution of jack mackerel catches and surveyed acoustic biomass off the Chilean coast from 24º S to 52º S (Rev 1)

SP-08-SWG-JM-08     Updated status of the Chilean Jack Mackerel stock

SP-08-SWG-JM-09     Diagnosis of the Chilean Jack Mackerel

SP-08-SWG-JM-10     Interpretation of biological - fishing indicators of jack mackerel exploited off central southern Chile 

SP-08-SWG-JM-11     SPRFMO Protocol for acoustic data collection and analysis

SP-08-SWG-JM-12     Revised Chilean jack mackerel (Trachurus murphyi) species profile

SP-08-SWG-JM-13     Methodological proposal for direct stock assessment of marine resources in the SPRFMO area

SWG-08-DW Documents

SP-08-SWG-DW-01    Revised Draft SPRFMO Bottom Fishery Impact Assessment Standard

SP-08-SWG-DW-02    EC preliminary assessment of the risk of causing serious damage to VMEs and protocol of actions

SP-08-SWG-DW-03    Classification guide for potentially vulnerable invertabrate taxa in the SPRFMO Area

SP-08-SWG-DW-04    Chilean proposal: Requirements for the development of new fisheries

SP-08-SWG-DW-05    Chilean remarks on the "SPRFMO Bottom Fishery Impact Assessment Standard" (BFIAS) draft October 2009 

SWG-08-INF Documents

SP-08-SWG-INF-01    Background information on approaches to assessment, monitoring and management of developing or exploratory deepwater fisheries in other high-seas regions

SP-08-SWG-INF-02    Differences Between Mackerel (Trachurus species) Data Submitted to SPRFMO versus the FAO

SP-08-SWG-INF-03    CCAMLR 2009 - Report on workshop on vulnerable msrine ecosystems

SP-08-SWG-INF-04    Overview of the Process Adopted by the CCSBT for the Provision of Management Advice based on an Annual Review of Fishery Indicators

SP-08-SWG-INF-05    Extract from the CCSBT 12  SC 10 Presentation - Fishery Indicators

SP-08-SWG-INF-06    Kolody et al 2005 - CCSBT Fishery Indicators for the CCSBT Stock 2004-05

SP-08-SWG-INF-07    Proposed Process for the 2009 Review of Jack Mackerel Fishery Indicators by the SPRFMO Science Working Group - Jack Mackerel Sub-Group

SP-08-SWG-INF-08    TRAFFIC letter to SPRFMO SWG 

SP-08-SWG-INF-09     DSCC comments on SPRFMO standard