2nd Workshop on Connecting the IOTC Science and Management Processes

Meeting:

Workshop on Connecting the IOTC Science and Management Processes

Meeting year:

2014

Meeting session:

Date:

Fri, 19/09/2014 (All day) to Mon, 22/09/2014 (All day)

Venue country/city:

Cape Town, South Africa

Location:

Protea Hotel, Victoria Junction Waterfront

Objective:

The aims of the two and half day workshop will be to:

improve the level of comprehension among IOTC Members on how the scientific process informs the management process for managing of IOTC species and ecosystems
increase the awareness of IOTC Members to their obligations, as stipulated in the Commissions’ Conservation and Management Measures which are based on rigorous scientific advice
Improve the decision making process within the IOTC.

Summary:

All documents submitted to the Scientific Committee (or its Working Parties) shall be submitted to the IOTC Secretariat no later than 15 days prior to the start of the Scientific Committee meeting. Any documents submitted less than 15 days prior, shall be considered for information purposes only. (IOTC Rules of Procedure, 2014, Appendix IV, para. 9)

The workshop will cover the following core topics:

Kobe Plots, management objectives and MSE (joint session with the scientists)
Structure and functioning of the IOTC
Current status of IOTC stocks
Communicating IOTC science to managers
Lessons to be learnt from other fisheries management structures
How to interpret science advice as a manager
Country level implications arising from stock assessment results and management options analyses
How the Commission uses Science advice to develop Conservation and Management Measures
Implications of current Conservation and Management Measures for CPCs
Effects of poor compliance with IOTC requirements on the provision of scientific advice and management.

Deadlines:

Nomination and subsequent applications to attend the workshop should be received no later than the 1 August 2014 at [email protected] and should include the following information:

A letter of nomination with the Name of the competent agency, the name and position of applicant
Location and contact details.

Documents

Title	File
Information on CPTWorkshops 2014

Meeting documents
Reference	Title	Available on
IOTC-2014-SMWS02-01	Draft agenda– 2nd Workshop on Connecting the IOTC Science and Management Processes (SMWS02)	06/08/2014
IOTC-2014-SMWS02-02	Draft Indicative schedule for the 2nd Workshop on connecting the IOTC science and management processes	22/09/2014
IOTC-2014-SMWS02-03	SMWS02 aims and objectives	22/09/2014
IOTC-2014-SMWS02-04	The structure and functioning of the IOTC process	22/09/2014
IOTC-2014-SMWS02-05a	Data needed and approaches used in Stock Assessments	22/09/2014
IOTC-2014-SMWS02-05b	Stock assessment – basic principles	22/09/2014
IOTC-2014-SMWS02-06	Kobe plots and using uncertainty / The MSE process	22/09/2014
IOTC-2014-SMWS02-07	Development and effective communication of scientifically-based management advice	22/09/2014
IOTC-2014-SMWS02-08a	Conservation and Management Measures defined	22/09/2014
IOTC-2014-SMWS02-08b	Conservation and Management Measures: Case study	22/09/2014
IOTC-2014-SMWS02-08c	Conservation and Management Measures: Development	22/09/2014
IOTC-2014-SMWS02-09	Implementation of management actions	22/09/2014

Meeting documents

Reference

Title

Available on

File

IOTC-2014-SMWS02-01

Draft agenda– 2nd Workshop on Connecting the IOTC Science and Management Processes (SMWS02)

06/08/2014

IOTC-2014-SMWS02-02

Draft Indicative schedule for the 2nd Workshop on connecting the IOTC science and management processes

22/09/2014

IOTC-2014-SMWS02-03