Co-Convenors: George Hunt, Jr. (USA), Hidehiro Kato (Japan) and Michael Seki (USA)

Invited Speaker:
Robert Olson (Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, USA) - cancelled

It has been 12 years since the publication of PICES Scientific Report No. 14 on “Predation by marine birds and mammals in the subarctic North Pacific Ocean” edited by Hunt, G.L. Jr., Kato, H., and McKinnell, S.M. This publication is the sole overview of the trophic requirements and trophic roles of marine birds and mammals for the North Pacific, and has been a much used reference by a wide variety of scientists including those interested in modeling the roles of marine birds and mammals. As of 2012, Google Scholar lists 49 citations of this report. In the 12 years since its publication, it has become rather considerably out of date. Our knowledge of the distribution and abundance of marine birds and mammals has advanced greatly, as has our knowledge of the food habits of a number of species. Additionally, there has been an increase in interest in the roles of large predatory fish in the
world’s oceans. Thus it would seem timely to provide an update of PICES Scientific Publication 14, and, if there is interest for it, to include information on prey consumption by large predatory fishes.