UPDATE: Annual International Stock Assessment Review Workshop

You are reminded that the Annual International Stock Assessment Review Workshop takes at the University of Cape Town next week from 1 to 5 December. This is an important event on the Fisheries calendar. Please refer to the Agenda below.

The venue for discussions is the Mathematics Building, Room M212 unless otherwise indicated.

Discussion will take place from 09:00 am to 17:30 each day, with 30 minutes breaks for tea at 10:30 and 15:30, and 90 minutes for lunch at 12:30, unless otherwise indicated below.

Monday 1: ​09:00 Sardine and Anchovy Management Procedures

14:00 Harvest levels for sardine and anchovy taking account the need of dependent predators (EBFM)

Tuesday 2: ​09:00 Sardine and Anchovy Management Procedures

​​14:00 Harvest levels for sardine and anchovy taking account the need of dependent predators

Wednesday 3: ​09:00 The need for vessel-based surveys for pelagic and demersal resources

14:00 Discussion session on Improving scientific communication and media-reporting on marine resource management issues (LT2 John Day Building)

Thursday 4: ​09:00 Development of a new assessment approach for squid

14:00 Reserved for report preparation by Panel

Friday 5: 09:30 Possible final discussions

14:00 Review of Panel Recommendations

​​15:30 Review Panel layperson summary/questions (Maths Room M304)

DOCUMENTATION AND ATTENDANCE

Documents for background (BG) and for discussion (P) at the event have already been and for the next few days will continue to be posted on the workshop website: https://science.uct.ac.za/maram/2025-workshop. Attendees should download beforehand, as hard copies will NOT be provided at the event.

If you wish to attend part or all of the event please send an email to Anthea Stain (anthea.stain@uct.ac.za) indicating the topics for which they wish to attend (this is not necessary for attendance at the final Friday lay summary session). Note that, for various reasons (e.g., copyright), some documents cannot be placed on the workshop website; these will be emailed to (only) those advising their intent to attend for the topic concerned. Kindly provide such information to Anthea no later than 6 pm on Wed 26 Nov.

It is probable that virtual (by Teams) attendance may be possible for all events including the final layperson summary. More details in that regard will be circulated if such arrangements prove to be successful.

Note that, excepting for those possibly participating virtually no further general circulars about the event will be widely distributed. Further information, as appropriate, will be emailed ONLY to those who have advised their intent to participate.

Those who wish to attend only the layperson summary session at 14-00 on the afternoon of Friday 5 December need not email Anthea Stain to so advise, unless they wish also to be included in further circulation.

Note:
Discussion session on the afternoon of Wednesday 3 – Minister’s video statement

The recently appointed Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Minister Willem Aucamp, had hoped to attend this Discussion session. However, he now has to travel on that day with President Ramaphosa for a meeting in Mozambique. In the circumstances, he will kindly be providing a video statement on the discussion topic and future national fisheries research issues for presentation during this session.

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