This publication presents the outcome of a meeting between the FAO/UNEP ABNJ Deep-seas and Biodiversity project and the Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative. It focuses on the impacts of climatic changes on demersal fisheries, and the interactions of these fisheries with other species and vulnerable marine ecosystems. Regional fisheries management organizations rely on scientific information to develop advice to managers. In recent decades, climate change has been a focus largely as a unidirectional forcing over decadal timescales. However, changes can occur abruptly when critical thresholds are crossed. Moreover, distribution changes are expected as populations shift from existing to new areas. Hence, there is a need for new monitoring programmes to help scientists understand how these changes affect productivity and biodiversity.

A number of analyses have been undertaken to inform the development of a methodology to support application of cross-sectoral area-based planning in areas beyond national jurisdiction by parties to Regional Seas Conventions and their Secretariat. This report constitutes one such analysis and explores four case study regions in which area-based planning has occurred in areas beyond national jurisdiction: Eastern Central (EC) Pacific; Mediterranean; North East (NE) Atlantic; and Southern Ocean. The four case study regions demonstrate a variety of different contexts and methods for area-based planning in areas beyond national jurisdiction.

Este seminario web discute la importancia de los datos y metadatos en áreas fuera de la jurisdicción nacional: el trabajo realizado para crear un inventario de metadatos de datos relevantes adecuados para su uso en la planificación basada en áreas en las regiones; Opciones de almacenamiento de datos en las dos regiones piloto, para ayudar a comprender la situación actual y resaltar el potencial de mejora en el futuro, incluyendo los datos regionales y globales relevantes para la planificación basada en áreas.

Este seminario web analiza una gama de herramientas de planificación y gestión para su uso en áreas fuera de la jurisdicción nacional: - Herramientas de planificación basadas en áreas disponibles para AFJN; - Las características clave que les permiten ser utilizadas para la planificación basada en áreas a nivel intersectorial en apoyo a la conservación y uso sostenible de la diversidad biológica marina en AFJN; - Recomendaciones basadas en el análisis realizado para guiar el desarrollo de una metodología dedicada de planificación basada en áreas.

The third Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting of the ABNJ Deep Seas Project was held at WCMC headquarters in Cambridge, United Kingdom from 17-18 April 2018. The meeting was attended by representatives of 13 project partners, including the FAO and UNEP-WCMC. The primary objective of this PSC meeting was to discuss the results of the Mid-Term Review (MTR), which covered the time period from the project start date to December 2017.