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. 
For participants that experience login issues or have any request regarding login, please contact the Secretariat (secretariat@siofa.org)

 

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
Name Last updated
ALL Working Papers
SC-11-01 (REP) 2026 Annual National Report Australia
SC-11-02 (REP) 2026 Annual National Report China
SC-11-03 (REP) 2026 Annual National Report Cook Islands
SC-11-04 (REP) 2026 Annual National Report European Union
SC-11-05 (REP) 2026 Annual National Report France OT
SC-11-06 (REP) 2026 Annual National Report Japan
SC-11-07 (REP) 2026 Annual National Report Republic of Korea
SC-11-08 (REP) 2026 Annual National Report Mauritius
SC-11-09 (REP) 2026 Annual National Report Seychelles
SC-11-10 (REP) 2026 Annual National Report Chinese Taipei
SC-11-11 (REP) 2026 Annual National Report Thailand
SC-11-12 (REP) 2026 Annual National Report Comoros
SC-11-13 (REP) 2026 Annual National Report India
SC-11-14-Rev1 SEC Overview of SIOFA Fisheries 2026
SC-11-15-Rev1 SEC SIOFA Ecosystem Summary 2026
SC-11-16-Rev1 SEC SIOFA Fisheries Summary: toothfish (Dissostichus spp., D. eleginoides, D. mawsoni) 2026
SC‐11‐17 SEC Data limited fisheries biomass estimates: trend analysis for SIOFA toothfish on the Williams Ridge 2026
SC-11-18 SEC Draft SIOFA list of Endangered, Threatened and Protected (ETP) species
SC-11-19 SEC Draft Checklist for SIOFA Bottom Fishing Impact Assessment (BFIA) evaluation according to the SIOFA BFIA Standard
SC-11-20 SEC Draft SIOFA Scientific Committee Workplan 2026-2030
SC-11-21 SEC Draft SIOFA Scientific Committee Budget 2025-2030
SC-11-22 SEC SIOFA Scientific Committee tasks from the SIOFA Performance Review 2023
SC-11-23 SEC Options to facilitate and address the capacity needs of CCP developing states
SC-11-24 SEC Data and security audits status in 2026
SC-11-25 SEC SIOFA Databases Structure and Data Submission Processing
SC-11-26 SEC IOTC bycatch in the SIOFA Area
SC-11-27 SEC Live document on history of harvest strategies development in SIOFA and glossary
SC-11-28 SEC Orange roughy stock assessment (2024-2025) (ORY-2024-01) Final Report
SC-11-29 SEC Identification and Trends in Deepwater Sharks (DWS-2023-02) Final Report
SC-11-30 JPN/COK Alfonsino age protocol development Project Code: ALF-2024-01 Workshop report
SC-11-31 SEC Development of the SIOFA Precautionary Approach Framework (PAF) (Project PAM-2024-01)
SC-11-32 SEC Determination of Biological Reference Points (BRPs) for key SIOFA fish stocks (PAM-2024-02) Draft Report
SC-11-33 SEC Development of harvest strategies for key SIOFA fish stocks (PAM-2024-03) Draft Report
SC-11-34 SEC Expert Review Panel for the Development of the SIOFA Precautionary Approach and Management Projects (PAM-2024-04) Draft Report
SC-11-35 SEC 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 SEC 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 SEC 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 SEC 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-11-39 SEC Report of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) Third Joint MoP-SC Workshop on the Development of Harvest Strategies (WS2025-HSS)
SC-11-40 SEC Convener’s Report of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) Scientific Committee (SC) Workshop on the Development of E-Monitoring Standards (WS2026-EMS)
SC-11-41 COK/JPN An evaluation of the characterisitcs of the gear used by the Cook Island and Japan trawl vessels within the SIOFA area
SC-11-42 COK/JPN Otolith sclerochronologies of the deep-sea splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens) inform age-at-ontogenetic transition and regional environmental influences on growth across the southern Indian Ocean
SC-11-43 FR-OT Feedback on the trial of the new data collection forms
SC-11-44 CHN Comparative Analysis and Recommendations for the Management of Pelagic and Bottom Fisheries in SIOFA
SC-11-45 THA Fishery Operations Plan for an Exploratory Fishery on the Saya de Malha Bank by Thailand
SC-11-46 AUS Electronic monitoring benefits fisheries science and management – Overview of research on the implementation of EM in Australian fisheries
SC-11-47 CHN Footprint of Chinese light seining fishery 2014-2017
SC-11-48 CHN Proposal to amend CMM 02 (2025) (Data Standards)-to add light seining fishery
SC-11-49 CHN Biological Research on the squid in the Indian Ocean
SC-11-50 JPN Proposal to amend Annex 1 of CMM17(2015), New and Exploratory Fisheries
SC-11-51 WS2026-HSS Administrative steps to include the research needs in SIOFA into the research cruise plan and realistic schedules for research cruises in the SIOFA Area
SC-11-52 FR-OT Post-Processing of Benthic Samples and Imagery collected during the EAF-Nansen Programme – Common Oceans Deep-Sea Fisheries Project
SC-11-53 FR-OT Proposal for the Adoption of a Standardised Photographic Sampling Protocol for Benthic Invertebrate Bycatch Collected by Commercial Longline and Trawl Fisheries in the SIOFA Convention Area
SC-11-54 FR-OT Development of a Scientific Data Management and Conservation Framework for SIOFA-Related Research Activities
SC-11-55 FR-OT/EU Data limited fisheries biomass estimates: Trend analysis for the Del Cano Rise management area
SC-11-56 EU Proposal New CMM for Research Cruise and Scientific Research
SC-11-57 EU Patagonian toothfish trend analysis for the South Indian Ridge (SIR) area in SIOFA
SC-11-58 EU Update of the evaluation of shark retention using nylon vs. wire branch lines (WS2025-DWS-04)
SC-11-59 MUS A proposal for an alternate method to collect data required by paragraph 12 of CMM 02 (2025) on Data Standards in order to exclude Mauritius semi-industrial fishery to embark observers on board
SC-11-60 MUS A proposal to include Mauritius alfonsino mid-water trawl in the table of established SIOFA fisheries in Annex 1 of CMM 17 (2025) (New and Exploratory Fisheries)
SC-11-61 CHN Footprint of Chinese squid fishing 2003-2025 (Update)
SC-11-62 CHN Scientific fisheries survey report in 2024-2025 cruise in SIOFA convention area from China
Information
Name Last updated
All Info Papers
SC-11-INFO-01 SEC Guidelines for the submission of Annual National Reports to the SIOFA Scientific Committee
SC-11-INFO-02 SEC SIOFA Secretariat support to the SC and MoP in 2025‐2026
SC-11-INFO-03 SEC SIOFA Data submission summary (2024 data submitted in 2025)
SC-11-INFO-04 SEC Data exchanges with other Organizations 2025-2026
SC-11-INFO-05 SEC Report on lost gears under SIOFA CMM 02
SC-11-INFO-06 SEC Report on VME encounters
SC-11-INFO-07 SEC Data overview from the 2015 and the 2018 Nansen Cruise in SIOFA
SC-11-INFO-08 SEC EU Sustainable Western Indian Ocean Program (SWIOP)
SC-11-INFO-09 FAO Deep-Sea Fisheries (DSF) Project Overview of activities 2024-2025
SC-11-INFO-10 FAO Draft survey report of the 2025 Nansen cruise in the SIOFA Area
SC-11-INFO-11 FAO Trial acoustic surveys of alfonsino in the southern Indian Ocean, December 2025
SC-11-INFO-12 EU Project description - Determination of stock status of Portuguese dogfish
SC-11-INFO-13 PEW Overview from the 2025 capacity building workshop on management procedures & MSE at the Seychelles Fisheries Authority
SC-11-INFO-14 SEC Inclusion of tuna and billfish in SIOFA catch reporting
SC-11-INFO-15 SIODFA Stomach content analyses of deepwater sharks taken by benthopelagic trawls in the Southwest Indian Ocean
SC-11-INFO-16 SIODFA Catch and Characteristics of Portuguese Dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis) caught by Trawl in the Southwest Indian Ocean, 2012, 2014 and 2024
SC-11-INFO-17 SIODFA Another Look: Alfonsino Fishing And CPUE Until 2025
SC-11-INFO-18 ACAP Position Statement
SC-11-INFO-19 DSCC Progress towards effective protection of Seamounts
SC-11-INFO-20 FAO Use of reference points for stock status classification: A global overview