Pacific Hake/Whiting Treaty: Scientific Review Group Meeting

The Scientific Review Group will meet in February 2023 to review the draft Pacific hake/whiting stock assessment.

About

The Scientific Review Group (SRG) created under the Pacific Whiting Treaty between the Governments of the United States and Canada will meet on February 07-10, 2023 in Seattle, Washington, to review and provide a report on the draft 2023 stock assessment authored by the Treaty’s Joint Technical Committee (JTC). Preliminary agenda items include: an overview of 2022 fisheries catch data, presentation and review of the 2023 draft stock assessment and the ongoing Management Strategy Evaluation, and discussion of current and planned research projects and surveys for 2023.

There will be opportunity for public comment.

Background information and documents for this meeting can be found on the Pacific Hake/Whiting Treaty page.

Event Info

Dates and Times:

Tuesday, February 7, 2022: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Pacific time)
Wednesday, February 8, 2022: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 9, 2022: 9:00 am – 5:00 p.m.
Friday, February 10, 2022: 9:00 am – 1:00 p.m.

Guest Rooms

A limited block of lodging rooms is available at the group rate of $129 USD+ taxes/night. Reservations can be made online using this link. Rooms must be booked by 02/01 to guarantee group rate.

Reservations can also be made by calling the hotel directly at 502-242-9597 between the hours of 8a.m. – 7p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. – 4p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Remote Attendance

To join the meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone, click the link below:
https://meet.google.com/
1) Enter the meeting code: vig-ucqt-oyv
2) Click “Join”
3) Sign into a Google account
- OR -
if you do not have a Google Account, enter a nickname and click “Ask to join” meeting. The meeting organizer will you grant access.

To join the meeting by phone-only, call: ‪‬‬
United States (toll): +1 904-647-1545‬
US PIN: PIN: ‪101 669 849‬#
Canada (toll): +1 437-781-4585201
CA PIN: 720 726 064 0296#‬‬

Schedule

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Wright Ballroom

08:30 Early login to resolve connection issues for virtual participants

09:00 Welcome and Introductions

09:15 Review and Approve Meeting Agenda (Chair)

Review Terms of Reference for Assessments and Review Meeting
Meeting report mechanics
Assignment of reporting duties

09:30 Fisheries, Data, and Inputs Used in the 2023 Assessment (JTC) 2022 Fisheries Catch, Size, and Age Composition Data

Canadian Waters
U.S. Waters

10:30 Break

10:45 2023 Pacific Hake Stock Assessment Methods, Results and discussion (JTC)

11:45 Lunch (on your own)

13:00 2023 Pacific Hake Assessment: Sensitivities and Retrospectives and discussion (JTC)

13:45 Review 2022 SRG Stock Assessment Requests (JTC)

14:15 Ecosystem conditions as related to recruitment strength (JTC)

14:45 Break

15:00 Management Outcomes of the 2023 Pacific Hake Stock Assessment and discussion (JTC)

15:45 SRG discussion, develop list of requests for JTC, as needed

16:15 Public Comment

16:30 SRG Work Session

17:30 Adjourn for the day

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Wright Ballroom

08:45 Early login

09:00 Discussion of previous day, follow-up questions, review results of assigned tasks, etc.

10:00 Break

10:15 SRG Discussion, requests for additional information JTC as needed

10:45 Survey-related Research (Survey Team)

2022 summer research
Overview of ongoing research projects

11:45 Lunch (on your own)

13:00 2023 Survey Design and Plans (Survey Team)

14:00 Review of 2022 SRG Survey Recommendations (Survey Team)

14:15 Discussion of structure exchange and ageing timeline

14:30 Break

14:45 Updates on 2025 Integrated West Coast Pelagic Survey planning (Survey Team)

15:15 SRG Discussion, requests for additional information JTC, Survey Team, as needed

16:00 Public Comment

16:30 SRG Work Session

17:00 Adjourn for the day

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Wright Ballroom

08:45 Early login

09:00 Review of previous day, follow-up questions, etc.

10:00 MSE progress update, including responses to 2022 SRG Recommendations/JMC requests

10:45 Climate and ecosystem indicators for recruitment forecasts (Kristin Marshall)

11:00 NWFSC seminar (Stephane Gauthier) and Lunch (on your own)

12:30 SRG Discussion, requests for additional information from JTC, Survey Team, MSE as needed

13:00 Spatio-temporal maturity analysis update (Melissa Head)

13:30 Hake diet research (Alicia Billings and Beth Phillips)

14:00 CEATTLE model update (Sophia Wasserman)

14:30 Break

14:45 Discussion of various topics

16:00 Public comment

16:30 SRG Work Session

17:00 Adjourn for the day

Friday, February 10, 2023

Wright Ballroom

08:45 Early login

09:00 Review of previous day, follow-up questions, etc.

09:30 SRG discussion continued of research needs for 2023 and longer-term

Evaluation of base model and primary sources of uncertainty
MSE methodology and approaches

10:15 Break

10:30 Final SRG discussion, report review, requests for additional information, etc.

12:00 Distribution and review status of notes and draft SRG Report

13:00 Meeting Adjourn

Last updated by West Coast Regional Office on 02/07/2023