Output
1.3.2 Collection and analysis of information on seamounts in the WTP warm pool
Activity
1.3.2.1 Hold seamount activity planning and review workshop
Activity
1.3.2.2 Describe seamounts and analyse
historical fishing patterns around
seamounts
Seamount
Planning workshop: 20-21 March 2006, SPC, Noumea
Report: Allain, Kirby & Kerandel, 2006. Seamount research
planning workshop report. WCPFC-SC2-06/EB-IP-5.
Completed
Examination
of fisheries data:
Telmo Morato is a specialist in seamount
studies and accepted a 1-year spatial analyst position to investigate fishing patterns around seamounts examining CPUE, diversity, size & composition of the catch… in
relation to seamounts. Telmo Morato started in October 2008.
In progress
Seamount
location:
Scientific peer-review publication: Allain, Kerandel & al. 2008. Enhanced seamount location database for the western and central Pacific Ocean: screening
and cross-checking of 20 existing datasets. Deep-Sea Research 155: 1035-1047. - Data
are available to the countries
Completed
Subcomponent 1.3 Ecosystem Analysis