Agenda for the CIE review of Gulf of Alaska walleye pollock

The meeting will be in building 4, NOAA’s Western Regional Center. Access is restricted and it takes time to be approved, so you must coordinate access well prior to arrival.

Point of contact: Dr. Cole Monnahan | cole.monnahan@noaa.gov

Key links:

Statement of Work for CIE (pdf) which has links to most documents

An overview of proposed model and data updates and additional links to key papers (pdf).

The latest SAFE presentation to review bodies (pdf).

Tuesday, May 7th, 2024, Room 2079; with breaks at approximately 10:45a and 3pm

9:00 am Welcome and introductions, agenda adoption (Bryan)

9:15 am Overview of biology, surveys, fisheries, management system (Monnahan)

10:00 am GAP bottom trawl survey [pdf]: Overview/questions & proposed changes)

11:00 am Acoustic surveys [pdf]: Overview/questions & proposed changes

12:00 pm Lunch

1:30 pm Fishery monitoring [pdf]: Overview/questions & proposed changes (Neumeyer)

3:00 pm Review of fits to proposed data changes (Monnahan)

4:30 pm Discussion and feedback on material. Alternative data requests?

5:00 pm Meeting adjourns

Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 Room 2143 (note the room change)

9:00 am Welcome and announcements (Bryan)

9:15 am Open discussion

10:00 am Details of process error assumptions and model validation/selection (Monnahan)

10:30 am Proposed structural changes to the model: fishery selectivity

12:00 pm Lunch

1:30 pm Proposed structural changes to the model: Shelikof catchability (Rogers et al. 2024)

3:00 pm Review overall fits to proposed model

4:30 pm Discussion and feedback. Alternative model requests?

5:00 pm Meeting adjourns

Thursday, May 9th, 2024 Room 2143

9:00 am Welcome and announcements (Bryan)

9:15 am Review alternative models requested

10:00 am Open discussion

11:00 am Discuss the merits of the acoustic uncertainty approach by Urmy et al.

12:00 pm Lunch

1:30 pm Open discussion

5:00 pm Meeting adjourns