2023 Report of Working Group in Integrated Ecosystem Assessment for the Northern Bering Sea - Chukchi Sea

Annual Meeting Report template WG44 – 2023 2023 Report of Working Group in Integrated Ecosystem Assessment for the Northern Bering Sea - Chukchi Sea The joint PICES/ICES Working Group on the Integrated Ecosystem Assessment for the Northern Bering Sea - Chukchi Sea (WG 44) held two meetings in 2023—one virtual meeting on August 31 and one hybrid meeting on October 25 during PICES 2023 in Seattle. [...] The PICES Secretariat reminded the Chair and WG members that the WG tenure would end in Fall 2023 with one year hence to submit the Final Report. [...] The Chair requested that members send references for linkages in the conceptual models in support of the Final Deliverable in the revised Terms of Reference (Endnote 4). [...] Key ideas emerging from the team’s work are a need for more Indigenous-led work, a call for more focus on relationships and relationship-building, addressing the issue of data sovereignty, a need for building capacity, and the requirement that future work should include leveraging examples of existing strong partnerships and engagement. [...] AGENDA ITEM 7 (HYBRID MEETING) Finalize conceptual models, key linkages and references WG members discussed the current status of the conceptual models and plans for finalizing them and preparing the Final Report.