20th Regular Session of the Scientific Committee

Agenda Item 5.1.2.3 South Pacific albacore management procedure

Annotation

SC20 will review relevant papers and provide advice for the adoption of a management procedure noting the following specific task from the Commission (see paragraph 242, WCPFC20 Summary Record):

242.      The Commission tasked the SSP to undertake:

  • evaluations of some selected candidate management procedures for South Pacific albacore where the output of the harvest control rule is total allowable effort and alternatively where the output of the same or similar harvest control rule is total allowable catch.