11th Annual Meeting of the SIOFA Scientific Committee (SC11)

The 11th Annual Meeting of the SIOFA Scientific Committee (SC11), will take place at the Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, Australia.

Saturday 21 February 2026: Deadline for submission of SC11 working papers

Monday 9 March 2026: Deadline for submission of SC11 information papers

Friday 6 March 2026: Deadline for registrations to SC11

All meeting logistic information is provided in SC Circular 2015-14.

 

Meeting Date
Monday, March 23, 2026 to Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Meeting Category
SC
Meeting Type
Scientific Committee Meeting
Location
Fremantle, Australia

Documents

General
Name Last updated
SC-11-ADM-01 Registration Form
SC-11-ADM-02 Meeting Document Template
SC-11-ADM-03 Provisional Annotated Agenda
Proposal/Working
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SC-11-01 (REP) 2026 Annual National Report Australia
SC-11-02 (REP) 2026 Annual National Report China
SC-11-05 (REP) 2026 Annual National Report France OT
SC-11-07 (REP) 2026 Annual National Report Republic of Korea
SC-11-10 (REP) 2026 Annual National Report Chinese Taipei
SC-11-14 Overview of SIOFA Fisheries 2026
SC-11-15 SIOFA Ecosystem Summary 2026
SC-11-16 SIOFA Fisheries Summary: toothfish (Dissostichus spp., D. eleginoides, D. mawsoni) 2026
SC‐11‐17 Data limited fisheries biomass estimates: trend analysis for SIOFA toothfish on the Williams Ridge 2026
SC-11-18 Draft SIOFA list of Endangered, Threatened and Protected (ETP) species
SC-11-19 Draft Checklist for SIOFA Bottom Fishing Impact Assessment (BFIA) evaluation according to the SIOFA BFIA Standard
SC-11-20 Draft SIOFA Scientific Committee Workplan 2026-2030
SC-11-22 SIOFA Scientific Committee tasks from the SIOFA Performance Review 2023
SC-11-24 Data and security audits status in 2026
SC-11-25 SIOFA Databases Structure and Data Submission Processing
SC-11-27 Live document on history of harvest strategies development in SIOFA and glossary
SC-11-28 Orange roughy stock assessment (2024-2025) (SIOFA ORY-2024-01) Final Report
SC-11-29 Identification and Trends in Deepwater Sharks (DWS-2023-02) Final Report
SC-11-32 Determination of Biological Reference Points (BRPs) for key SIOFA fish stocks (PAM-2024-02) Draft Report
SC-11-33 Development of harvest strategies for key SIOFA fish stocks (PAM-2024-03) Draft Report
SC-11-34 Expert Review Panel for the Development of the SIOFA Precautionary Approach and Management Projects (PAM-2024-04) Draft Report
SC-11-35 Convener’s Report of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) Scientific Committee (SC) Workshop to progress the SIOFA Precautionary Approach and Management Projects (WS2025-PAM2)
SC-11-36 Convener’s Report of the Third Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) Scientific Committee (SC) Workshop to progress the SIOFA Precautionary Approach and Management Projects (WS2025-PAM3)
SC-11-37 Conveners’ Report of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) Scientific Committee (SC) Workshop: Window of Opportunity - Research Vessels in SIOFA (WS2025-ORS)
SC-11-38 Convener’s Report of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) Scientific Committee (SC) Workshop on the impact of using alternative trace types on the bycatch rate of sharks and target species (WS2025-DWS)
SC-11-43 Feedback on the trial of the new data collection forms
Information
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SC-11-INFO-01 Guidelines for the submission of Annual National Reports to the SIOFA Scientific Committee