21st Regular Session of the Scientific Committee

Location:
Tonga
Meeting Dates:
-
Arrangements:
Not provisional
Chair:
Emily Crigler
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WCPFC-SC21-2025-01 Meeting notice and arrangements
Secretariat
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WCPFC-SC21-2025-01.1 Additional Meeting Information: ** Do you need airport to hotel transportation? **
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WCPFC-SC21-2025-02 Provisional Agenda (18May2025) - Rev.01
Secretariat
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WCPFC-SC21-2025-03 Provisional annotated agenda (18May2025) - Rev.01
Secretariat
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WCPFC-SC21-2025-04 Provisional online discussion forum topics
(302.2 KB)
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WCPFC-SC21-2025-05 Indicative schedule
Secretariat
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WCPFC-SC21-2025-06 List of Documents
Secretariat
(379.05 KB)
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WCPFC-SC21-2025-07 Process for the submission of SC documents
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WCPFC-SC21-2025-08 Provisional agenda for Heads of Delegation meeting
WCPFC-SC21-2025-09 Provisional Agenda for the WCPFC Pacific Marine Specimen Bank Steering Committee Meeting (Rev.01)
Meeting Date & Time: 29th July 2025, from 11:30-12:00 hours Pohnpei time (UTC+11 hours)
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WCPFC-SC21-2025-10 Provisional Agenda for the Pacific Tuna Tagging Programme Steering Committee Meeting
Meeting Date & Time: 29 July 2025 from 11:00-11:30 hours Pohnpei time (UTC+11 hours)
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WCPFC-SC21-2025-11 Provisional agenda for the Japan Trust Fund Steering Committee Meeting
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Working Papers
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SC21-GN-WP-01 Overview of tuna fisheries in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, including economic conditions – 2024
T. Vidal and T. Ruaia
(29.79 MB)
SC21-GN-WP-02 The Tuna Fishery in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in 2024
IATTC
(1.45 MB)
SC21-GN-WP-03 Guidelines for Paper Submission and Operations of the Scientific Committee
Secretariat
(502.73 KB)
SC21-GN-WP-04 Terms of reference for proposed projects for 2026-2028
Secretariat
Information Papers
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SC21-GN-IP-01 Issues arising from the Commission
Secretariat and SPC-OFP
(433.55 KB)
SC21-GN-IP-02 Intersessional activities of the Scientific Committee
Secretariat and SPC-OFP
(605.3 KB)
SC21-GN-IP-03 Cooperation with other organizations
Secretariat
(343.6 KB)
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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
(35.02 MB)
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
(2.08 MB)
WCPFC21-2024-29 Recalibration of the Adopted South Pacific Albacore Interim Target Reference Point and Review of WCPFC20 Requested Options
SPC-OFP
(415.45 KB)
WCPFC21-2024-30a Supplementary Management Procedure Evaluations for South Pacific Albacore
SPC-OFP
(281.63 KB)
WCPFC21-2024-30_Rev01 Evaluation of Candidate Management Procedure for South Pacific Albacore_Rev01
SPC-OFP
(7.66 MB)
WCPFC21-2024-31 Analyses to Inform Discussions on Candidate Bigeye and Yellowfin Target Reference Points
SPC-OFP
(614.73 KB)
WCPFC21-2024-32 WCPFC Skipjack Tuna Monitoring Strategy Report
SPC-OFP
(249.06 KB)
WCPFC21-2024-34 Evaluation of CMM 2023-01: Tropical Tuna Measure
SPC-OFP
(1.06 MB)
Working Papers
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SC21-ST-WP-01 Scientific data available to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
T. Vidal
(1.1 MB)
SC21-ST-WP-02 Review and reconciliation of size data collected in the WCPFC-CA for stock assessment purposes (WCPFC Project: 127)_Rev1
Paul Hamer, Emmanuel Schneiter, Tiffany Vidal, Peter Williams (SPC)
(2.42 MB)
SC21-ST-WP-03 Proposed data standardization approaches for improved efficiency
T. Vidal and E.Loganimoce
(326.49 KB)
(125.26 KB)
SC21-ST-WP-04 Project 114 Update: Progress in improving Cannery Receipt Data for WCPFC scientific work
Tiffany Vidal, Sebastien Gislard, Joe Scutt Phillips, Tom Peatman
(1.61 MB)
SC21-ST-WP-05 Strengthening Scientific Data Reporting to Support Sea Turtle Conservation (CMM 2018-04)
SPC-OFP
(188.25 KB)
SC21-ST-WP-06 Proposed process to review current reporting requirements and mitigation measures in CMM 2018-04 (sea turtle)
USA
(234.92 KB)
SC21-ST-WP-07 Proposed Minimum FAD Logbook Data Fields to be Provided by Vessel Operators
FADMO-IWG Chair
(528.06 KB)
SC21-ST-WP-08 Cetacean interaction data reporting requirements
T. Vidal
(1 MB)
SC21-ST-WP-09 Summary of bycatch in WCPFC longline fisheries at a regional scale, 2003-2023
T. Peatman and S. Nicol
(4.93 MB)
SC21-ST-WP-10 Update on ROP-IWG Taskings and Proposed Changes to ROP Minimum Standard Data Fields
ROP-IWG Chair
(643.64 KB)
SC21-ST-WP-10_suppl_01 Consolidated document presenting current suggested amendments to the Minimum Standard Data Fields
WCPFC Secretariat
(1.56 MB)
SC21-ST-WP-11 Proposal for joint work through the ROP and ER&EM IWGs
USA
(204.96 KB)
SC21-ST-WP-12 Report of the Electronic Monitoring Minimum Standards Harmonization Workshop
ISSF
(9.1 MB)
SC21-ST-WP-13 Assessment of the Value of WCPFC Joining the FIRMS Partnership
Secretariat and SPC
(250.87 KB)
Information Papers
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SC21-ST-IP-01 Estimates of annual catches in the WCPFC statistical area (Rev2)
SPC-OFP
(624.87 KB)
SC21-ST-IP-02 Coverage Levels for Operational Data Fields Submitted to the WCPFC
SPC-OFP
(18.54 MB)
SC21-ST-IP-03 Project 90 update: Better Data on Fish Weights and Lengths for Scientific Analyses
Jed Macdonald, Lui Bell, Matthew Cunningham, Emmanuel Schneiter, Marc Ghergariu, Paul Judd (SPC-OFP)
(2.7 MB)
SC21-ST-IP-04 Group Seine Operations of Philippine Flagged Vessels in High Seas Pocket Number 1 (HSP1)
Isidro C. Tanangonan, Marlo B. Demo-os, Jeric S. Jara, Julio Ferrer, Robert Reslin and Alma C. Dickson (Philippines)
(707.6 KB)
SC21-ST-IP-05 Status of observer data management
Aurélien Panizza, Tiffany Vidal, Colley Falasi, Eparama Loganimoce and Emmanuel Schneiter (SPC)
(4.99 MB)
SC21-ST-IP-06 Training observers for elasmobranch biological sampling (Project 109)
T. Park (SPC)
(2.07 MB)
SC21-ST-IP-07 Progress report of the research survey for 2024 by Chinese fishery research vessel "Song Hang" in the WCPFC area
Xiaodong Li, Zhe Geng, Xiaojie Dai, Feng Wu, Jiangfeng Zhu
(798.14 KB)
Working Papers
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SC21-SA-WP-01 Project 123: Scoping the next generation of tuna stock assessment software
A. Magnusson, N. Davies, G. Pilling, and P. Hamer (SPC-OFP)
(717.54 KB)
SC21-SA-WP-02 WCPO skipjack tuna stock assessment
T Teears
SC21-SA-WP-03 A compendium of fisheries indicators for target tuna stocks in the WCPFC Convention Area (Rev.01)
Steven Hare, Tiffany Vidal, Robert Scott, and Graham Pilling
(8.11 MB)
SC21-SA-WP-04 Report of the 25th Meeting of the International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean
ISC Plenary
(8.15 MB)
SC21-SA-WP-05 Stock assessment of Southwest Pacific swordfish
J. Day
SC21-SA-WP-06 Revised 2024 stock assessment of striped marlin in the southwestern Pacific Ocean: Part 1- integrated assessment in Stock Synthesis (Rev.01)
C. Castillo-Jord´an, N. Ducharme-Barth, P. Hamer, J. Day, N. Davies, T. Peatman, K. Kim
(33.33 MB)
SC21-SA-WP-07 2025 Stock Assessment of Striped Marlin in the Southwest Pacific Ocean: Part II – Bayesian Surplus Production Model (Rev.01)
N. Ducharme-Barth, C. Castillo-Jordán, F. Carvalho, P. Hamer
(12.56 MB)
SC21-SA-WP-08 Stock Assessment of Oceanic Whitetip Shark in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean 2025 (Rev.01)
Philipp Neubauer and Kath Large
(7.04 MB)
SC21-SA-WP-09 Project 100c: Progress towards a Close-Kin-Mark-Recapture application to South Pacific Albacore
Giulia Anderson (SPC) and CSIRO
(423.15 KB)
SC21-SA-WP-10 Population genetics and connectivity of albacore tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean to underpin sampling design and marker development for close-kin mark-recapture (CKMR)
CSIRO and SPC-OFP
(768.61 KB)
SC21-SA-WP-11 Project 125: billfish biology (Refer to SA21-SA-WP-15)
SC21-SA-WP-12 Project 126: Optimised sampling for shark biological data collection (Refer to SA21-SA-WP-15)
SC21-SA-WP-13 Understanding connectivity of key tuna species in the Western Pacific and East Asia region with the WCPFC Convention Area: results of Project 128
CSIRO, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, and SPC
(2.77 MB)
SC21-SA-WP-14 Close-Kin Mark-Recapture of South Pacific Albacore: a proof of concept for application in WCPFC tuna and associated species
CSIRO and SPC-OFP
(553.57 KB)
SC21-SA-WP-15 WCPFC projects 117 & 118: the development of biological sampling plans for tuna & billfish including Projects 125 & 126
T. Peatman, J. Scutt Phillips, J. Potts and S. Nicol
(1.64 MB)
Information Papers
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SC21-SA-IP-01 Summary Report from the 2025 SPC Pre-assessment Workshop
P. Hamer (SPC)
(2.15 MB)
SC21-SA-IP-02 Developments in the Multifan-CL software 2024-25
Nick Davies, Fabrice Bouyé, and John Hampton
(1.08 MB)
SC21-SA-IP-03 Background Analyses and Data Inputs for the 2025 WCPO skipjack tuna Stock Assessment
T. Teears, M. Ghergariu, T. Peatman, B. Pohl, J. Scutt Phillips, J. Hampton
(17.67 MB)
SC21-SA-IP-04 Japanese data update: Tagging, Size and Biological information
Yoshinori Aoki, Naoto Matsubara, Yuichi Tsuda, Makoto Nishimoto, and Hidetada Kiyofuji
(907.65 KB)
SC21-SA-IP-05 Japanese pole-and-line CPUE standardization using sdmTMB for skipjack tuna stock assessment
Makoto, Nishimoto, Yoshinori Aoki, Naoto Matsubara, Yuichi Tsuda, Hidetada Kiyofuji, Thomas Teears, Nan Yao, Paul Hamer
(1.97 MB)
SC21-SA-IP-06 Analysis of tagging data for the 2025 skipjack assessment: corrections to tag releases for tagging conditions
T. Peatman , J. Scutt Phillips and S. Nicol
(2.15 MB)
SC21-SA-IP-07 Analysis of tag seeding data for the 2025 skipjack assessment: reporting rates for purse seine fleets
T. Peatman , S. Gislard , J. Scutt Phillips, J. Potts, and S. Nicol
(1.8 MB)
SC21-SA-IP-08 Verification of annulus formation in the otoliths of captive yellowfin tuna in the WCPO
Kei Okamoto , Kazunori Kumon , Takeshi Eba, Takaaki Hasegawa, Keisuke Satoh and Hirotaka Ijima
(621 KB)
SC21-SA-IP-09 Trends in the South Pacific albacore longline and troll fisheries
Sam McKechnie, Graham Pilling, Tiffany Vidal, Peter Williams, and the WCPFC Secretariat
(680.84 KB)
SC21-SA-IP-10 Project 120: Progress report on Reproductive Biology of WCPO Yellowfin Tuna
Sebastien Gislard, Joe Scutt Phillips, Jessica Farley & Simon J. Nicol
(1.01 MB)
SC21-SA-IP-11 Characterisation and CPUE indices for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) from the New Zealand surface longline fishery 1993 to 2023
B. Finucci and B.R. Moore
(10.07 MB)
SC21-SA-IP-12 Analysis of swordfish CPUE from the Spanish fleet in the southwest Pacific Ocean
K. Kim, A. Magnusson, P. Hamer
(14.77 MB)
SC21-SA-IP-13 Exploring the potential for observer CPUE for southwest Pacific swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and striped marlin (Kajikia audax)
Philipp Neubauer, Claudio Castillo-Jordán, Jemery Day and Paul Hamer
(1.18 MB)
SC21-SA-IP-14 Analysis of longline size frequency data for the 2025 southwest Pacific swordfish and striped marlin assessmentsT
T. Peatman, J. Day, C. Castillo Jordan and P. Hamer
(5.12 MB)
SC21-SA-IP-15 Summary report from the NOAA-SPC assessment model meeting on SWPO striped marlin
N. Ducharme-Barth, C. Castillo-Jordán, M. Sculley, R. Ahrens, F. Carvalho
(2.71 MB)
SC21-SA-IP-16 Project 122: Progress report on the scoping study on longline effort creep in the WCPO
Paul Hamer (SPC) and Mark Maunder (IATTC)
(265.58 KB)
SC21-SA-IP-17 Tuna Assessment Research Plan (TARP) for ‘Key’ Tuna Species Assessments in the WCPO, 2025-2028
Graham Pilling, Paul Hamer, Simon Nicol
(1.16 MB)
SC21-SA-IP-18 Progress against the 2023-2030 Billfish Research Plan - 2025
Stephen Brouwer and Paul Hamer
(407.33 KB)
SC21-SA-IP-19 Progress against the 2021-2030 Shark Research Plan - 2025
Stephen Brouwer and Paul Hamer
(320.49 KB)
SC21-SA-IP-20 Reference Model of Skipjack Tuna in the Pacific Ocean Using SEAPODYM Integrating Catch, Length, Tagging, and Early Life History Data (Rev.01)
Inna Senina, Lucas Bonnin, Matthieu Lengaigne, Hidetada Kiyofuji, Kristine Buenafe, Dan Fuller, John Hampton and Simon Nicol
(12.23 MB)
SC21-SA-IP-21 A comprehensive method to integrate unbiased fisheries data in spatially-explicit population dynamics models
Romain Forestier, Lucas Bonnin, Inna Senina, Tiffany Vidal, Marc Ghergariu, Simon Nicol
(6.98 MB)
SC21-SA-IP-22 Stock Status and Management Advice Template - Update
P. Neubauer
(376.75 KB)
Working Papers
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SC21-MI-WP-01 Skipjack MP estimation method analysis: P&L CPUE
N. Yao, M. Nishimoto, T. Teears, Y. Aoki, R. Scott, F. Scott, M. Wickens, G. Pilling
(2.68 MB)
SC21-MI-WP-02 Impacts of FAD closure duration on the skipjack MP
R. Scott, F. Scott, N. Yao, M. Wickens, G. Pilling
(413.84 KB)
SC21-MI-WP-03 Skipjack MP monitoring strategy
R. Scott (SPC-OFP)
(408.93 KB)
SC21-MI-WP-04 Evaluation of candidate management procedures for South Pacific albacore
F. Scott, R. Scott, M. Wickens and N. Yao
(194.61 KB)
SC21-MI-WP-05 BET operating models
R. Scott, F. Scott, N. Yao, M. Wickens, G. Pilling
(3.12 MB)
SC21-MI-WP-06 Bigeye Tuna Management Procedure Design Considerations
M. Wickens, F. Scott, R. Scott, N. Yao
(3.75 MB)
SC21-MI-WP-07 Evaluation of candidate management procedures for bigeye tuna
F. Scott, R. Scott, M. Wickens and N. Yao
(136 KB)
SC21-MI-WP-08 Considerations for yellowfin tuna within the mixed fishery harvest strategy framework
F. Scott, R. Scott, M. Wickens, N. Yao, P. Hamer and G. Pilling
(321.64 KB)
SC21-MI-WP-09 Report of the Pacific Bluefin Tuna Management Strategy Evaluation
ISC PBFWG
(4.06 MB)
SC21-MI-WP-10 Wider Issues for Consideration within the Harvest Strategy Workplan Review
James Larcombe, Graham Pilling
(283.97 KB)
Information Papers
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SC21-MI-IP-01 Capacity building and stakeholder consultation - 2025 update
N. Yao, I. Lynn, R. Scott, F. Scott, M. Wickens, and G. Pilling
(398.85 KB)
SC21-MI-IP-02 Examining Indicators of Effort Creep in the WCPO Purse Seine Fishery: 2025 report
Paul Hamer, Thomas Teears, and the PNAO
(3.58 MB)
SC21-MI-IP-03 Evaluation of CMM 2023-01
G.M. Pilling, P. Hamer, R. Scott, and T. Vidal
(1.1 MB)
Working Papers
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SC21-EB-WP-01 WCPFC CMM Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment
K. Robertson and M. Baird

Note: Attachments B, E1 to E5 in Excel format compiled in Zip file
(1.02 MB)
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SC21-EB-WP-02 Updates on the 2019 SEAPODYM Review
SPC-OFP
(885.22 KB)
SC21-EB-WP-03 Progress Report of Project 110 and 110a: Non-entangling and Biodegradable FAD Trial in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
Escalle L., Moreno G., Zudaire I., Uranga J., David D., and Hamer P. (SPC-OFP)
(1.93 MB)
SC21-EB-WP-04 Stakeholders' view and economic and feasibility analysis on options to mitigate dFAD loss and abandonments and their impacts: preliminary results
Escalle L., Moreno G., and Paul H. (SPC-OFP)
(2.21 MB)
SC21-EB-WP-05 Updated analyses of the regional database of stranded drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (dFADs) in the Pacific Ocean
Mourot J., Thellier T., Lopez J., Fuller L., David D., Royer S.J., Hood L., Bigler B., Mugneret B., Nicholas T.R., Pollock K., Prioul F., Marks A., Batty M., Jones J., Lynch J.M., Tait H., and Escalle L. (SPC-OFP)
(3.44 MB)
SC21-EB-WP-06 Progress of the FADMO-IWG Priority Tasks for 2025
FADMO-IWG
(1.31 MB)
SC21-EB-WP-07 Review of Conservation and Management Measure to mitigate the impact of fishing for highly migratory fish stocks on seabirds (CMM 2018-03): an update of WCPFC-SC20-EB-WP06
New Zealand
(1.07 MB)
SC21-EB-WP-08 Review of Tori-Line Specifications for Large Longline Vessels in the South Pacific under CMM 2018-03
Daisuke Ochi (Japan)
(754.12 KB)
SC21-EB-WP-09 A collaborative approach to collecting species-specific manta and devil ray catch data and assessing handling effects on post release survival
J. Stahl, M. Hutchinson, J. Tucker, F. O’Neill, C. Young, and E. Crigler
(1.2 MB)
SC21-EB-WP-10 Developing a Cetacean Identification Guide for the Pacific Ocean
IWC
(169.41 KB)
SC21-EB-WP-11 Best handling and release practice guidelines for sharks in IATTC fisheries
M. Hutchinson, J. Lopez, D. Ovando and M. Roman (Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
(772.22 KB)
Information Papers
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SC21-EB-IP-01 Project 121 Update: Ecosystem and Climate Indicators
SPC-OFP, CSIRO , MOi , IRD
(2.2 MB)
SC21-EB-IP-02 Acoustic discrimination in tropical tuna purse seine fisheries: state of the art, ongoing projects and future directions
G. Moreno, G. Boyra, J. Uranga, B. Sobradillo, A. Lekanda, U. Martínez, N. Cuevas, I. Sancristobal, H. Murua, M. Grande, J. Santiago, V. Restrepo (ISSF)
(26.99 MB)
SC21-EB-IP-03 Update and Workplan on FAD Research
Lauriane Escalle, Jennyfer Mourot and Paul Hamer (SPC-OFP)
(454.42 KB)
SC21-EB-IP-04 Key outcomes of the International workshop on biodegradable Fish Aggregating Devices
G. Moreno, L. Escalle, I. Zudaire, M. Roman, G. Morán, J. Lopez, J. Murua, J. Uranga, V. Restrepo, H. Murua (International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)
(1.25 MB)
SC21-EB-IP-05 A short-lived FAD in the Pacific: Implications and Adaptations in the Move to Biodegradable Fish Aggregating Devices
Scutt Phillip, J., Escalle, L., Murua, H., Lopez, J., and Moreno, G. (SPC-OFP)
(15.67 MB)
SC21-EB-IP-06 Guidelines for developing plans of action on managing abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear
Gilman, E., Moreno, G., Murua, H., and Chaloupka, M. (International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)
(3.69 MB)
SC21-EB-IP-07 The interaction rate and distribution of false killer whales and rough-toothed dolphin in the PNA purse seine fishery
S. Brouwer, M. Bain-Vete, J. Maefiti, B. Kumasi, L. Clark (Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)
(687.6 KB)
SC21-EB-IP-08 Updated ACAP Best Practice Advice on Reducing the Bycatch of Albatrosses and Petrels in WCPFC Fisheries
ACAP
(652.48 KB)
SC21-EB-IP-09 Fine-scale overlap analyses of Gibson’s and Southern Buller’s Albatross with pelagic longline fishing effort
M. R. Duessler, O. Rowley, G. Elliott, G. Parker, K. Rexer-Huber, P. Sagar, K. Walker, I. Debski, J. H Fischer (New Zealand)
(776.14 KB)
SC21-EB-IP-10 Exploring seabird interactions in Hawai‘I’s deep-set and shallow-set longline fisheries
United States of America
(2.17 MB)
SC21-EB-IP-12 Trialing shark bycatch release devices on board purse seiners in the Pacific Ocean to enhance shark survival
H. Murua, G. Moreno, J. Murua, M. Grande, and V. Restrepo (ISSF)
(9.3 MB)
SC21-EB-IP-13 Can lifting large sharks by the tail with bycatch release devices be a best practice for improved crew safety and shark survival?
J. Murua, J.M. Ferarios, M. Grande, N. Cuevas, I. Onandia, M. ErauskinExtramiana, L. Lopetegui-Eguren, A. Salgado, and J. Santiago
(746 KB)
SC21-EB-IP-14 Both environmental conditions and fisher behaviour influence the occurrence of shark and odontocete depredation on the longline catch in New Caledonia
M. Mollier, S. Derville, C. Maze, A. Virgili , C. Lerebourg, F. Prioul, P. Hamer, M. Hosken, S. McKechnie, and P. Tixier
(9.09 MB)
SC21-EB-IP-15 Update on Secretariat Taskings Relating to Deep Sea Mining
WCPFC Secretariat
(863.26 KB)
SC21-EB-IP-16 Preliminary report of “Pacific Tuna and Ecosystem Research Cruise Project” in 2024
Tawa, A., Ishihara, T., Matsubara, N., Hasegawa, T., Yamaguchi, T., Nagatomo, Y., Okazaki, M., Kusaka, A, Hidaka, K., Kiyofuji, H. (Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, FRA)

Allain, V., Vourey, E., Barbin L., Magnier P., Nicol, S., Hamer, P., Pilling, G. (The Pacific Community, SPC)
(6.36 MB)
SC21-EB-IP-17 Summaries of longline fishing effort and observer coverage with respect to the review of the seabird bycatch CMM 2018-03
S. McKechnie (SPC-OFP)
(356.1 KB)
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated
SC21-AR-CCM-01 Australia
(2.18 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-02 Canada
(496.53 KB)
SC21-AR-CCM-03 China
(960.16 KB)
SC21-AR-CCM-04 Cook Islands
(866.63 KB)
SC21-AR-CCM-05 European Union
(1.37 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-06 Federated States of Micronesia (8 July 2025) - Rev.01
(3.35 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-07 Fiji
(8.13 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-08 French Polynesia (1 July 2025) - Rev.01
(1.98 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-09 Indonesia
(2.32 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-10 Japan
(3.01 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-11 Kiribati (10 July 2025) - Rev.02
(1.56 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-12 Republic of Korea (4 July 2025) - Rev.01
(864.28 KB)
SC21-AR-CCM-13 Republic of Marshall Islands
(708.66 KB)
SC21-AR-CCM-14 Nauru
(1.4 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-15 New Caledonia
(2.07 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-16 New Zealand
(2.11 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-17 Niue
(406.67 KB)
SC21-AR-CCM-18 Palau
(1.2 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-19 Papua New Guinea
(1.93 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-20 Philippines (7 July 2025) - Rev.01
(1.24 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-21 Samoa
(1.05 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-22 Solomon Islands
(1.68 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-23 Chinese Taipei (4 July 2025) - Rev.01
(2.92 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-24 Tokelau
(2.31 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-25 Tonga
(1.84 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-26 Tuvalu
(910.87 KB)
SC21-AR-CCM-27 United States of America
(2.17 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-28 Vanuatu
(1.49 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-29 Wallis and Futuna
(928.32 KB)
SC21-AR-CCM-30 American Samoa
(957.23 KB)
SC21-AR-CNM-31 Curacao
SC21-AR-CNM-32 Ecuador
(1.34 MB)
SC21-AR-CNM-33 El Salvador
(1.17 MB)
SC21-AR-CNM-34 Bahamas
SC21-AR-CNM-35 Liberia
SC21-AR-CNM-36 Panama
(541.54 KB)
SC21-AR-CNM-37 Thailand
(3.54 MB)
SC21-AR-CNM-38 Vietnam
(1.53 MB)
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SC21-RP-JTF-01 Japan Trust Fund Status Report (2025)
Cook Islands, Fiji, Palau, Philippines, Samoa, South Pacific Group (SPG ), Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Secretariat
(699.73 KB)
SC21-RP-JTF-02 Japan Trust Fund Steering Committee Meeting Report (2025)
JTF Steering Committee
SC21-RP-P35b-01 Project 35b: WCPFC Pacific Marine Specimen Bank (Rev.01)
SPC-OFP
(585.97 KB)
SC21-RP-P35b-02 Report of the Pacific Marine Specimen Bank Steering Committee
PMSB Steering Committee
SC21-RP-PTTP-01 Project 42: Pacific Tuna Tagging Project Report and Work Plan for 2025-2028
SPC-OFP
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SC21-RP-PTTP-02 Project 42: Report of the Pacific Tuna Tagging Project Steering Committee
PTTP Steering Committee
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SC21-RP-WPEA-01 WPEA-SPF Project Update
Lars Olsen
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SC21-OP-01 Evidence-Based Monitoring: Molecular Tools for Fisheries Oversight
M. Green and V. Udyawer
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SC21-OP-02 Sustaining Tuna, Securing Livelihoods: Appeal to SC21 for Decisive Action on Harvest Strategies
Philippine Industry Representatives
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A4.4.1 Overview of fisheries and stock status of tuna, billfish and sharks in the North Pacific Ocean
ISC Plenary
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A7.1 PMSB Steering Committee Presentation
SPC-OFP
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A7.2 PTTP Steering Committee (Project 42)
SPC-OFP
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