Russia Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk pollock arriving at final stage

The primary objective of this stage is to collect information on the fishery and in particular to speak to representatives of the fishery, fishery management bodies and other stakeholders of the fishery. Meetings will be carried out over the period 1st to 11th March 2011 in Vladivostok, Primorsky Krai, Russia.

Any stakeholder with information on this fishery that should be considered in the assessment, or who wishes to meet with Moody Marine should contact Steve Devitt, no later than 9am PST, 24th February 2011.

Confirmation of Assessment Team Members

Moody Marine is pleased to confirm the assessment team membership for these fisheries. The team members for this assessment are:

West Bering Sea

Principle 1: Dr. Alexei Sharov

Principle 2: Dr. Don Bowen

Principle 3: Dr. Kevin Stokes

Sea of Okhotsk

Principle 1: Mr. Bob O'Boyle

Principle 2: Mr. Dave Japp

Principle 3: Dr. Kevin Stokes

Dr. Andrew Payne will remain listed as an Alternate assessor for these assessments.

The Lead Auditor for this assessment will be Mr. Steve Devitt.