Proceedings of the Fisheries Management Studies Working Group

The inter-relationship between the various steps in the process from the availability of indicators in relation to characteristics to the final step of formulating decision rules was stressed. [...] The main thrusts of the OBFM initiative are to introduce the precautionary approach, risk analysis and the principles of performance measurement into the IFMP process. [...] It is clear that the work of the FMSWG on the Traffic Light Decision Framework, the FRCC on their FRCPs and the OBFM planning group need to come together in a co-ordinated way, but how remains to be resolved. [...] The frequency of IFEs would be dependent on the characteristics of the resource and the fishery and would stipulate the mechanism whereby a new IFE would be triggered. [...] The question was asked if we were talking about the whole scope of the fishery management process, raising the issue of the mandate of science.