Location:
Tonga
Meeting Dates:
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Arrangements:
Not provisional
Chair:
Emily Crigler
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Agenda
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1. OPENING OF THE MEETING
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2. REVIEW OF FISHERIES
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3. DATA AND STATISTICS THEME
(Valerie Post)
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3.1 Data gaps of the Commission
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3.2 Further analysis of purse seine fishing behavior, reporting, and effort estimation
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3.3 Regional Observer Programme
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3.4 Electronic Reporting and Electronic Monitoring
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3.5 Fisheries and Resources Monitoring Systems (FIRMS) Partnership
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3.6 Other ST issues
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3.1 Data gaps of the Commission
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4. STOCK ASSESSMENT THEME
(Hidetada Kiyofuji,Michelle Sculley,Berry Muller)
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4.1 Improvement of MULTIFAN-CL software
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4.2 Template for reporting stock assessment outcomes (Project 113b)
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4.3 WCPO Tunas
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4.4 Northern stocks
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4.5 Billfish
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4.6 Sharks
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4.7 Projects and Requests
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4.7.1 Application of Close-Kin-Mark-Recapture methods (Project 100c)
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4.7.2 Longline effort creep and CPUE index collaboration across Tuna-RFMOs (Project 122a)
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4.7.3 Biology from billfish in longline fisheries (Project 125)
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4.7.4 Developing sampling strategy for sharks (Project 126)
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4.7.5 Reconciliation of size composition data for stock assessments (Project 127)
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4.7.6 Stock connectivity scoping study (Project 128)
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4.7.7 Research Plan Update
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4.7.1 Application of Close-Kin-Mark-Recapture methods (Project 100c)
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4.8 Other SA issues
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4.1 Improvement of MULTIFAN-CL software
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5. MANAGEMENT ISSUES THEME
(Shuya Nakatsuka)
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5.1 Development of the WCPFC harvest strategy framework for key tuna species
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5.2 Pacific bluefin tuna management strategy evaluation
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5.3 Southwest Pacific striped marlin – management projections
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5.4 Southwest Pacific swordfish management procedure
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5.5 Review of effectiveness of CMM 2023-01
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5.6 Other MI issues
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5.1 Development of the WCPFC harvest strategy framework for key tuna species
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6. ECOSYSTEM AND BYCATCH MITIGATION THEME
(Yonat Swimmer,Leyla Knittweis)
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7. OTHER RESEARCH PROJECTS
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8. COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS
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9. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS OF DEVELOPING STATES AND PARTICIPATING TERRITORIES
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10. FUTURE WORK PROGRAM AND BUDGET
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11. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
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12. OTHER MATTERS
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13. ADOPTION OF THE SUMMARY REPORT OF THE TWENTY FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
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14. CLOSE OF THE MEETING
Documents by Agenda
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1. OPENING OF THE MEETING
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1.1 Welcome address
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1.2 Meeting arrangements
Meeting Information
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-SC21-2025-01 Meeting notice and arrangements
Secretariat
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1.3 Issues arising from the Commission
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1.4 Adoption of the agenda
Meeting Information
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-SC21-2025-02 Provisional agenda
Secretariat
WCPFC-SC21-2025-03 Provisional annotated agenda
Secretariat
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1.5 Reporting arrangements
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1.6 Intersessional activities of the Scientific Committee
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1.1 Welcome address
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2. REVIEW OF FISHERIES
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2.1 Overview of Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) fisheries
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2.2 Overview of Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) fisheries
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2.3 Annual Report – Part 1 from Members, Cooperating Non-Members, and Participating Territories
Annual Reports - Part 1
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated SC21-AR-CCM-01 Australia
SC21-AR-CCM-02 Canada
SC21-AR-CCM-03 China
SC21-AR-CCM-04 Cook Islands
SC21-AR-CCM-05 European Union
SC21-AR-CCM-06 Federated States of Micronesia
SC21-AR-CCM-07 Fiji
SC21-AR-CCM-08 French Polynesia
SC21-AR-CCM-09 Indonesia
SC21-AR-CCM-10 Japan
SC21-AR-CCM-11 Kiribati
SC21-AR-CCM-12 Republic of Korea
SC21-AR-CCM-13 Republic of Marshall Islands
SC21-AR-CCM-14 Nauru
SC21-AR-CCM-15 New Caledonia
SC21-AR-CCM-16 New Zealand
SC21-AR-CCM-17 Niue
SC21-AR-CCM-18 Palau
SC21-AR-CCM-19 Papua New Guinea
SC21-AR-CCM-20 Philippines
SC21-AR-CCM-21 Samoa
SC21-AR-CCM-22 Solomon Islands
SC21-AR-CCM-23 Chinese Taipei
SC21-AR-CCM-24 Tokelau
SC21-AR-CCM-25 Tonga
SC21-AR-CCM-26 Tuvalu
SC21-AR-CCM-27 United States of America
SC21-AR-CCM-28 Vanuatu
SC21-AR-CCM-29 Wallis and Futuna
SC21-AR-CCM-32 Ecuador
SC21-AR-CCM-33 El Salvador
SC21-AR-CCM-36 Panama
SC21-AR-CCM-37 Thailand
SC21-AR-CCM-38 Vietnam
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2.4 Reports from regional fisheries bodies and other organizations
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2.1 Overview of Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) fisheries
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3. DATA AND STATISTICS THEME
(Valerie Post)
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3.1 Data gaps of the Commission
-
3.2 Further analysis of purse seine fishing behavior, reporting, and effort estimation
-
3.3 Regional Observer Programme
-
3.4 Electronic Reporting and Electronic Monitoring
-
3.5 Fisheries and Resources Monitoring Systems (FIRMS) Partnership
-
3.6 Other ST issues
-
3.1 Data gaps of the Commission
-
4. STOCK ASSESSMENT THEME
(Hidetada Kiyofuji,Michelle Sculley,Berry Muller)
-
4.1 Improvement of MULTIFAN-CL software
-
4.2 Template for reporting stock assessment outcomes (Project 113b)
-
4.3 WCPO Tunas
-
4.4 Northern stocks
-
4.5 Billfish
-
4.6 Sharks
-
4.7 Projects and Requests
-
4.7.1 Application of Close-Kin-Mark-Recapture methods (Project 100c)
-
4.7.2 Longline effort creep and CPUE index collaboration across Tuna-RFMOs (Project 122a)
-
4.7.3 Biology from billfish in longline fisheries (Project 125)
-
4.7.4 Developing sampling strategy for sharks (Project 126)
-
4.7.5 Reconciliation of size composition data for stock assessments (Project 127)
-
4.7.6 Stock connectivity scoping study (Project 128)
-
4.7.7 Research Plan Update
-
4.7.1 Application of Close-Kin-Mark-Recapture methods (Project 100c)
-
4.8 Other SA issues
-
4.1 Improvement of MULTIFAN-CL software
-
5. MANAGEMENT ISSUES THEME
(Shuya Nakatsuka)
-
5.1 Development of the WCPFC harvest strategy framework for key tuna species
-
5.2 Pacific bluefin tuna management strategy evaluation
-
5.3 Southwest Pacific striped marlin – management projections
-
5.4 Southwest Pacific swordfish management procedure
-
5.5 Review of effectiveness of CMM 2023-01
-
5.6 Other MI issues
-
5.1 Development of the WCPFC harvest strategy framework for key tuna species
-
6. ECOSYSTEM AND BYCATCH MITIGATION THEME
(Yonat Swimmer,Leyla Knittweis)
-
7. OTHER RESEARCH PROJECTS
-
8. COOPERATION WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS
-
9. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS OF DEVELOPING STATES AND PARTICIPATING TERRITORIES
-
10. FUTURE WORK PROGRAM AND BUDGET
-
11. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
-
12. OTHER MATTERS
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13. ADOPTION OF THE SUMMARY REPORT OF THE TWENTY FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
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14. CLOSE OF THE MEETING
All Documents
Meeting Information
| Symbol | Title | Date of Issue | Last Updated |
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| WCPFC-SC21-2025-01 | Meeting notice and arrangements Secretariat |
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| WCPFC-SC21-2025-02 | Provisional agenda Secretariat |
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| WCPFC-SC21-2025-03 | Provisional annotated agenda Secretariat |
Annual Reports - Part 1
| Symbol | Title | Date of Issue | Last Updated |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-01 | Australia |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-02 | Canada |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-03 | China |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-04 | Cook Islands |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-05 | European Union |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-06 | Federated States of Micronesia |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-07 | Fiji |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-08 | French Polynesia |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-09 | Indonesia |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-10 | Japan |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-11 | Kiribati |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-12 | Republic of Korea |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-13 | Republic of Marshall Islands |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-14 | Nauru |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-15 | New Caledonia |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-16 | New Zealand |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-17 | Niue |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-18 | Palau |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-19 | Papua New Guinea |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-20 | Philippines |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-21 | Samoa |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-22 | Solomon Islands |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-23 | Chinese Taipei |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-24 | Tokelau |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-25 | Tonga |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-26 | Tuvalu |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-27 | United States of America |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-28 | Vanuatu |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-29 | Wallis and Futuna |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-32 | Ecuador |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-33 | El Salvador |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-36 | Panama |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-37 | Thailand |
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| SC21-AR-CCM-38 | Vietnam |
Science Related Documents from WCPFC21
| Symbol | Title | Date of Issue | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| WCPFC21-2024-27a_Rev02 | Overview of Tuna Fisheries in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, including Economic Conditions – 2023_Rev02 Tiffany Vidal, Peter Williams, and Thomas Ruaia |
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| WCPFC21-2024-27_Rev02 | Overview of Fisheries and Stock Status of Tuna, Billfish, and Sharks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean_Rev02 SPC-OFP |
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| WCPFC21-2024-29 | Recalibration of the Adopted South Pacific Albacore Interim Target Reference Point and Review of WCPFC20 Requested Options SPC-OFP |
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| WCPFC21-2024-30a | Supplementary Management Procedure Evaluations for South Pacific Albacore SPC-OFP |
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| WCPFC21-2024-30_Rev01 | Evaluation of Candidate Management Procedure for South Pacific Albacore_Rev01 SPC-OFP |
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| WCPFC21-2024-31 | Analyses to Inform Discussions on Candidate Bigeye and Yellowfin Target Reference Points SPC-OFP |
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| WCPFC21-2024-32 | WCPFC Skipjack Tuna Monitoring Strategy Report SPC-OFP |
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| WCPFC21-2024-34 | Evaluation of CMM 2023-01: Tropical Tuna Measure SPC-OFP |
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