At the 4th international Meeting an interim Benthic Assessment Framework and a Process for the Preparation and Evaluation of Benthic Assessments were adopted.

Assessments that have been submitted for evaluation are circulated to key scientific representitives and made available here for public comment. Public comments should be sent to  interim.secreteriat@southpacificrfmo.org.

New Zealand

New Zealand Bottom Fishery Impact Assessment during 2008 and 2009 (rev)

European Community

EC preliminary assessment of the risk of causing serious damage to VMEs and protocol of actions