19th Regular Session of the Scientific Committee

Location:
Koror, Palau (Hybrid)
Meeting Dates:
-
Arrangements:
Not provisional
Submissions Due:
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SC19 Online Discussion Forum (ODF)

The SC19 Online Discussion Forum (ODF) commenced on Thursday 9 February 2023. The ODF closed on Saturday 19th August. SC19 participants must be registered and approved for the SC19 meeting in order to access the ODF. 

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WCPFC-SC19-2023-01 Meeting notice and information (02May2023) - Rev.04 / Bus Schedule - Rev.01 (16-24 Aug)
Secretariat
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WCPFC-SC19-2023-01.1 Palau Tour Information
Secretariat
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WCPFC-SC19-2023-02 Provisional agenda (18May2023) - Rev.01
Secretariat
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WCPFC-SC19-2023-03 Provisional annotated agenda (18May2023) - Rev.04
Secretariat
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WCPFC-SC19-2023-04 List of Online Discussion Forum (ODF) Topics (26July2023) - Rev.03
Secretariat
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WCPFC-SC19-2023-05 Indicative schedule (5Jun2023) - Rev.3 with Theme schedule
Secretariat
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WCPFC-SC19-2023-06 List of Documents (22Jul2023) - Rev.06
Secretariat
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WCPFC-SC19-2023-07 Provisional agenda for Heads of Delegation meeting (11Aug2023) - Rev.04
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WCPFC-SC19-2023-08 Provisional agenda for the WCPFC Pacific Marine Specimen Bank Steering Committee Meeting
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WCPFC-SC19-2023-09 Provisional agenda for the Pacific Tuna Tagging Programme Steering Committee Meeting
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WCPFC-SC19-2023-10 Provisional agenda for the Japan Trust Fund Steering Committee Meeting
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Working Papers
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SC19-GN-WP-01 Overview of tuna fisheries in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean, including economic conditions – 2022
P. Williams and T. Ruaia
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SC19-GN-WP-02 The Tuna Fishery in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in 2022
IATTC
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SC19-GN-WP-03 Report of the 23rd Meeting of the International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean
ISC
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SC19-GN-WP-04 DRAFT Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between WCPFC and NPFC
Secretariat
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SC19-GN-WP-05 Renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between SPRFMO and WCPFC
Secretariat
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SC19-GN-WP-06 Future Operations of the Scientific Committee (26July2023) - Rev.01
Secretariat
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SC19-GN-WP-07 Terms of reference for proposed projects for 2024-2026 - Final
Secretariat
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SC19-GN-WP-07a SC Work Program and Budget for 2024 - 2026 with priority scores (Excel) - ADOPTED
Secretariat
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Information Papers
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SC19-GN-IP-01 Issues arising from the Commission
WCPFC Secretariat and SPC-OFP
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SC19-GN-IP-02 Intersessional activities of the Scientific Committee
WCPFC Secretariat and SPC-OFP
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SC19-GN-IP-03 Cooperation with other organizations
Secretariat
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WCPFC19-2022-10 Evaluations to support decisions on the WCPO skipjack tuna target reference point based upon the 2022 stock assessment
SPC-OFP
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WCPFC19-2022-11A_rev1 Updates to management procedure evaluations for WCPO skipjack and PIMPLE since SMD01
SPC-OFP
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WCPFC19-2022-11B WCPO Skipjack management procedure dry run (SC18-MI-WP03) - Information Paper
SPC-OFP
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WCPFC19-2022-11C SSP response to EU request at the SKJ SWG of WCPFC19 v3
SPC-OFP
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WCPFC19-2022-12 WCPO bigeye and yellowfin TRP evaluations (with updated 2022 skipjack assessment results)
SPC-OFP
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WCPFC19-2022-13_rev1 Evaluation of CMM 2021-01: tropical tuna measure
SPC-OFP
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WCPFC19-2022-15 Further analyses to inform discussions on South Pacific albacore objectives and the TRP
SPC-OFP
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WCPFC19-2022-16 Updates on management procedure evaluations for south Pacific albacore since SMD01
SPC-OFP
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WCPFC19-2022-IP02_rev1 The western and central Pacific tuna fishery: 2021 Overview and status of stocks
SPC-OFP
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WCPFC19-2022-IP06 Trends in the South Pacific albacore longline and troll fisheries (Update of SC18-2022-MI-IP01 and TCC18-202-IP08)
SPC-OFP
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WCPFC19-2022-IP08 Catch and effort data summaries to support discussions on the new South-west Pacific Swordfish CMM
SPC-OFP
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WCPFC19-2022-IP09 Southwest Pacific swordfish projections (WCPFC18-2021-20)
SPC-OFP
(1.79 MB)
Working Papers
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SC19-ST-WP-01 Scientific data available to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (26July2023) - Rev.03
P Williams
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SC19-ST-WP-02 Summary of bycatch in WCPFC longline fisheries at a regional scale, 2003–2021
T. Peatman and S. Nicol
(4.42 MB)
SC19-ST-WP-03 Proposal from Australia for additional or amended data fields for collection within WCPFC
Australia
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SC19-ST-WP-04 TNC and Tunago Electronic Monitoring Transshipment Vessel Research Project
C. Heberer and D. Itano
(2.11 MB)
SC19-ST-WP-05 FAD Minimum Data Fields to be Recorded by WCPFC Vessel Operators (25July2023) - Rev.01
PNA and Tokelau
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Information Papers
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SC19-ST-IP-01 Estimates of annual catches in the WCPFC statistical area
SPC-OFP
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SC19-ST-IP-02 Status of observer data management
A. Panizza, P. Williams, C. Falasi, E. Loganimoce and E. Schneiter
(1.42 MB)
SC19-ST-IP-03 Project 60: Progress towards Achieving SC18 Recommendations
T. Peatman, P. Williams and S. Nicol
(5.65 MB)
SC19-ST-IP-04 Project 90 update: Better data on fish weights and lengths for scientific analyses
J. Macdonald, P. Williams, F. Roupsard, C. Sanchez, L. Bell, S-K Chang, R. Contreras, M. Ghergariu, M. Hosken, S. Hoyle, S. N. Cuu, T. Park, J. Potts, E. Schneiter, S. Nicol
(8.7 MB)
SC19-ST-IP-05 Training observers for elasmobranch biological sampling (Project 109)
Tim Park
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SC19-ST-IP-06 Project 114 Update: Progress in improving Cannery Receipt Data for WCPFC scientific work
SPC-OFP
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SC19-ST-IP-07 Tables of coverage levels for operational data fields submitted to the WCPFC (26Jul2023) - Rev.01
SPC-OFP
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SC19-ST-IP-08 Group Seine Operations of Philippine Flagged Vessels in High Seas Pocket Number 1 (HSP1)
I. C. Tanangonan, M. B. Demo-os, J. S. Jara, A. C. Dickson and R. V. Ramiscal
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SC19-ST-IP-09 Work Priorities and Method of Communication for the IWG-ROP
IWG-ROP
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SC19-ST-IP-10 Progress report of the research survey for 2022 by Chinese fishery research vessel "Song Hang" in the WCPFC area
Zhe Geng, Xiaodong Li, Xiaojie Dai, Feng Wu, Jiangfeng Zhu
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Working Papers
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SC19-SA-WP-01 Independent review of recent WCPO yellowfin tuna assessment
André E. Punt, Mark N. Maunder, and James N. Ianelli
(2.83 MB)
SC19-SA-WP-02 Review and analyses to inform conceptual models of population structure and spatial stratification of bigeye and yellowfin tuna assessments in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
P. Hamer. J. Macdonald, J. Potts, T. Vidal, T. Teears, I. Senina
(7.02 MB)
SC19-SA-WP-03 CPUE analysis and data inputs for the 2023 bigeye and yellowfin tuna assessments in the WCPO (27July2023) - Rev.01
T. Teears, J. Day, J. Hampton, A. Magnusson, S. McKechnie, T. Peatman, J. Scutt-Phillips, P. Williams, P. Hamer
(25.65 MB)
SC19-SA-WP-04 Stock assessment of yellowfin tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean: 2023 (7Aug2023) - Final (Rev.02 on 15Sep2023)
A. Magnusson, J. Day, T. Teears, J. Hampton, N. Davies, C. Castillo Jordán, T. Peatman, R. Scott, J. Scutt Phillips, S. McKechnie, F. Scott, N. Yao, R. Natadra, G. Pilling, P. Williams, P. Hamer
(10.5 MB)
SC19-SA-WP-05 Stock assessment of bigeye tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean: 2023 (6Aug2023) - Final (Rev. 02) / BETDiagnosticCompFits.zip
J. Day, A. Magnusson, T. Teears, J. Hampton, N. Davies, C. Castillo Jordán, T. Peatman, R. Scott, J. Scutt Phillips, S. McKechnie, F. Scott, N. Yao, R. Natadra, G. Pilling, P. Williams, P. Hamer
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SC19-SA-WP-06 A compendium of fisheries indicators for target tuna stocks in the WCPFC Convention Area - CORRECTED
S. Hare, G. Pilling, and P. Williams
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SC19-SA-WP-07 Follow up work on 2022 skipjack assessment recommendations
C. Castillo Jordán, J. Hampton, T. Teears, P. Hamer
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SC19-SA-WP-08 Stock Assessment of Albacore Tuna in the North Pacific Ocean In 2023 (1Aug2023) - Rev.01
ISC Albacore Working Group
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SC19-SA-WP-09 Stock Assessment Report for Swordfish (Xiphias Gladius) in the North Pacific through 2021
ISC Billfish Working Group
(3.18 MB)
SC19-SA-WP-10 Project 108: Analysing potential inputs to the 2024 stock assessment of Western and Central Pacfic silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) (28July2023) - Rev.01
P. Neubauer, K. Kim, K. Large and S. Brouwer
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SC19-SA-WP-11 Stock Assessment Report for Striped Marlin (Kajikia audax) in the Western and Central North Pacific Ocean through 2020
ISC Billfish Working Group
(5.05 MB)
SC19-SA-WP-12 Addressing uncertainty in WCPFC stock assessments: Review and recommendations from WCPFC Project 113
P. Neubauer, K. Kim, T. A’mar and K. Large
(14.42 MB)
SC19-SA-WP-13 Progress towards a Close-Kin-Mark-Recapture application to South Pacific Albacore (Project 100c)
SPC-OFP and CSIRO
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SC19-SA-WP-14 Options to address time challenges in the review of WCPFC stock assessment inputs (7July2023) - Rev.01
G. Pilling, J. Day, P. Hamer, J. Hampton, A. Magnusson, T. Teears, P. Williams
(297.33 KB)
SC19-SA-WP-15 Tuna Assessment Research Plan (TARP) for ‘key’ tuna species assessments in the WCPO, 2023-2026 (25July2023) - Rev.01
SPC-OFP
(395.71 KB)
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SC19-SA-WP-16 Billfish research plan 2023 - 2027 (13July2023) - Rov.01 / Supplement
S. Brouwer, M. Farthing and P. Hamer
(2.01 MB)
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SC19-SA-WP-17 Concept note for a new EU supported study on the reproductive biology of yellowfin tuna
SPC-OFP
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Information Papers
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SC19-SA-IP-01 Report from the SPC Pre-assessment Workshop – April 2023
Paul Hamer
(1.22 MB)
SC19-SA-IP-02 Developments in the Multifan-CL software 2022-23
N. Davies, D. Fournier, F. Bouyé, J. Hampton, and A. Magnuson
(5.76 MB)
SC19-SA-IP-03 Analysis of purse-seine and longline size frequency data for the 2023 bigeye and yellowfin tuna assessments
T. Peatman, J. Day, A. Magnusson, T. Teears, P. Williams, J.

Hampton, P. Hamer
(21.66 MB)
SC19-SA-IP-04 Trends in the South Pacific albacore longline and troll fisheries
S. McKechnie, P. Williams, G. Pilling, and the WCPFC Secretariat
(658.77 KB)
SC19-SA-IP-05 Project 115 progress update: Exploring evidence and mechanisms for a long-term increasing trend in recruitment of skipjack tuna in the equatorial Pacific and the development and modelling of defensible effort creep scenarios
P. Hamer, T. Teears, Y. Aoki, M. Nishimoto, Y. Tsuda
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SC19-SA-IP-06 Spatial structure and regional connectivity of bigeye and yellowfin tuna stocks in the WCPO derived from the reference SEAPODYM models
I. Senina, J. Hampton, L. Bonnin, P. Lehodey, P. Hamer and S. Nicol
(9.19 MB)
SC19-SA-IP-07 Analysis of tag seeding data and reporting rates for purse seine fleets
T. Peatman and S. Nicol
(1.82 MB)
SC19-SA-IP-08 Analysis of tagging data for the 2023 bigeye and yellowfin tuna assessments: corrections to tag releases for tagging conditions
T. Peatman, J. Scutt Phillips and S. Nicol
(3.04 MB)
SC19-SA-IP-09 Characterisation of the fisheries catching Silky sharks (Carcharhinus falciformis) in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
S. Brouwer, K. Large and P. Neubauer
(1.1 MB)
SC19-SA-IP-10 Placeholder
SC19-SA-IP-11 Length-Based Proportional Sampling for Life History Research: Establishing Uniform Sampling for North Pacific Billfish Species
M. J. Kinney, Y. Chang, H. Ijima, M. Kanaiwa, E. Schemmel, J. O’Malley
(3.03 MB)
SC19-SA-IP-12 Modelling seasonal growth of captive yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) using repeated measurement
T. Hasegawa, K. Okamoto, K. Satoh
(557 KB)
SC19-SA-IP-13 A preliminarily analysis of variations in the fishing gear configurations and practices of Japanese longliners in the western and central Pacific Ocean since 2007
K. Satoh, D. Ochi, Y. Inoue, T. Matsumoto, H. Ijima, H. Yokoi, T. Hasegawa and K. Okamoto
(2.49 MB)
SC19-SA-IP-14 Technological developments of the fishing devices in the Japanese pole-and-line vessel identified in past surveys
M. Nishimoto, Y. Aoki, N. Matsubara, Y. Tsuda
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SC19-SA-IP-15 Size-dependent distribution for bigeye and yellowfin tuna in Pacific Ocean
H. Ijima and K. Satoh
(1.55 MB)
Working Papers
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SC19-MI-WP-01 WCPO skipjack management procedure
R. Scott, T. Teears, N. Yao, F. Scott, T. Peatman, G. Pilling
(1.81 MB)
SC19-MI-WP-02 Monitoring the WCPO skipjack management procedure
R. Scott, F. Scott, N.Yao, R. Natadra1, P. Williams, G. Pilling
(244.67 KB)
SC19-MI-WP-03 Update to further inform discussions on South Pacific albacore objectives and the TRP
SPC-OFP
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SC19-MI-WP-04 Selecting and Conditioning Operating Models for South Pacific Albacore (29July2023) - Rev.02
R. Scott, N. Yao, F. Scott, R. Natadra, G. M. Pilling
(727.09 KB)
SC19-MI-WP-05 Developing Management Procedures for South Pacific albacore
R. Natadra, F. Scott, R. Scott and N. Yao
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SC19-MI-WP-06 Evaluation of candidate management procedures for South Pacific albacore (27July2023) - Rev.01
F Scott, R Scott, N Yao and R Natadra.
(1.47 MB)
SC19-MI-WP-07 Mixed fishery harvest strategy update (27July2023) - Rev.01
F. Scott, R. Scott, N. Yao, R. Natadra and G. M. Pilling
(211.4 KB)
SC19-MI-WP-08 Updates to the evaluation of CMM 2021-01
Oceanic Fisheries Programme, SPC
(1.18 MB)
Information Papers
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SC19-MI-IP-01 Evaluations of skipjack management procedures for the robustness set
F. Scott1, R. Scott, N. Yao and R. Natadra
(63.82 KB)
SC19-MI-IP-02 Testing and developing estimation models for South Pacific albacore
F. Scott, R. Scott, N. Yao and R. Natadra
(3.36 MB)
SC19-MI-IP-03 An online tool for exploring the South Pacific albacore operating model grid
R. Natadra, F. Scott, R. Scott and N. Yao
(45.48 KB)
SC19-MI-IP-04 Exploring Alternative CPUE Standardisation Approaches for Inclusion in South Pacific Albacore MSE Operating Models
N Yao, R. Scott, F. Scott, R. Natadra and P. Hamer
(2.25 MB)
SC19-MI-IP-05 Update on capacity building and stakeholder engagement activities for WCPFC harvest strategies
F. Scott, R. Scott, N. Yao and R. Natadra
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SC19-MI-IP-06 Catch and effort data summaries to support discussions on TROPICAL TUNA CMMs
WCPFC Secretariat and SPC-OFP
(1.35 MB)
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SC19-MI-IP-07 Examining Indicators of Effort Creep in the WCPO Purse Seine Fishery
P. Hamer, T. Teears, and the PNAO
(1.68 MB)
SC19-MI-IP-08 Factors contributing to recent and projected declines in south Pacific albacore stock status
R. Scott, N. Yao, F. Scott, R. Natadra, S. Hoyle, P. Hamer, J. Hampton, G. Pilling
(3.18 MB)
SC19-MI-IP-09 POSEIDON, a Tool for the Exploration of Alternative Management Scenarios for Eastern Pacific Ocean Tropical Tuna Species
IATTC Document SAC-14 INF-G
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SC19-MI-IP-10 Harvest Strategies for Tropical Tuna in Archipelagic Waters of Indonesia: Update
F. Satria, L. Sadiyah, P. Suadela, Y. Hernuryadin, A. Budiarto, M. C. Pratiwi, E. Hoshino, C. Davies, R. Hillary and J. Dell
(1.17 MB)
Working Papers
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SC19-EB-WP-01 Ecosystem and Climate Indicators
SPC-OFP
(1.41 MB)
SC19-EB-WP-02 Progress report of Project 110: Non-entangling and biodegradable FAD trial in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
L. Escalle, G. Moreno, J. Wichman, D. David, and P. Hamer
(3.78 MB)
SC19-EB-WP-03 Evaluation of the use of netting and biodegradable materials in drifting FAD construction in the WCPO
L. Escalle, J. Mourot, P. Hamer and G. Pilling
(1.92 MB)
SC19-EB-WP-04 Analyses of the regional database of stranded drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (dFADs) in the Pacific Ocean
Mourot J., Escalle L., Thellier T., Lopez J., Wichman J., Royer S.J., Hood L., Bigler B., Jaugeon B., Nicholas T.R., Pollock K., Prioul F., Lercari M., Marks A., Kutan M., Jones J., Lynch J.M., Tait H., Hamer P. and the PNA Office
(5.04 MB)
SC19-EB-WP-05 Spatial and temporal description of drifting FAD use in the WCPO derived from analyses of the FAD tracking programmes and observer data
Escalle L., Hamer P. and the PNA Office
(4.46 MB)
SC19-EB-WP-06 Shark Research Plan 2021-2025 mid-term review (Project 97b) (15Jul2023) - REV.01
S. Brouwer and P Hamer
(3.88 MB)
SC19-EB-WP-07 Terms of Reference for a project to support additional work on trialling non-entangling and biodegradable FADs in the WCPO
SPC-OFP and WCPFC Secretariat
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SC19-EB-WP-08 An initial exploration of cetacean bycatch and interactions in the WCPFC
Cara Masere (Miller) and Karen Baird
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SC19-EB-WP-09 Evaluating publicly available reported shark and ray catch data in industrial fisheries: A global review to inform assessment and conservation
M. R. Cronin, J T. Watson, N. Lezama-Ochoa, G. Moreno, H. Murua, A. C. Nisi, C. Price, N. G. Taylor, D. A. Croll
(1.08 MB)
SC19-EB-WP-10 International Whaling Commission (IWC) focus on cetacean bycatch in the western central Pacific Ocean
IWC Secretariat
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SC19-EB-WP-11 The Jelly-FAD: new results on its performance
G. Moreno, I. Zudaire , J. Uranga , M. Grande, J. Salvador , J. Murua , A. Salgado , H. Murua, J. Santiago, V. Restrepo
(1.44 MB)
SC19-EB-WP-12 Guidelines to reduce the impact of drifting Fish Aggregating Devices on sea turtles
G. Moreno, J. Lopez, L. Escalle, J. Lynch, M. Roman, J. Scutt Phillips, Y. Swimmer, H. Murua, S-J Royer, J. Murua, M. Hutchinson, A. Aires-da-Silva, V. Restrepo
(580.01 KB)
SC19-EB-WP-13 Progress of the FADMO-IWG Priority Tasks for 2023 (21Jul2023) - Rev.01
FAD Management Options Intersessional Working Group
(552.58 KB)
Information Papers
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SC19-EB-IP-01 Placeholder
SC19-EB-IP-02 Green Climate Fund Regional Tuna Programme Proposal – Adapting tuna-dependent Pacific Island communities and economies to climate change
SPC-OFP
(3.7 MB)
SC19-EB-IP-03 A Fisheries Science Vessel for the Pacific – A tool to manage and preserve our common resources and ecosystem
SPC-OFP
(18.64 MB)
SC19-EB-IP-04 Modelling drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) trajectories arriving at essential oceanic and coastal habitats for leatherback and hawksbill turtles in the Pacific Ocean
Escalle L., Scutt Phillips J., Lopez J., Lynch J.M., Murua H., Royer S.J., Swimmer Y., Murua, J., Sen Gupta A., Restrepo V., Moreno G.
(950.99 KB)
SC19-EB-IP-05 Bycatch Management Information System (BMIS) Update
Larissa Fitzsimmons
(374.82 KB)
SC19-EB-IP-06 Update on Antipodean albatross tracking and overlap with pelagic longline fishing effort
Bose, S., Fischer, J.H., Debski, I., Elliott, G. and Walker, K.
(899.95 KB)
SC19-EB-IP-07 ISSF Workshop on Different Approaches to Limit the Number of FADs in the Oceans
ISSF
(7.64 MB)
SC19-EB-IP-08 Global prevalence of setting longlines at dawn highlights bycatch risk for threatened albatross
D. Kroodsma, J. Turner, C. Luck, T. Hochberg, N. Miller, P Augustyn, S. Prince
(5.38 MB)
SC19-EB-IP-09 Progress in addressing key research to inform Mobulid ray conservation in the Pacific Ocean
G. Moreno, M. Cronin, J. Murua, H. Murua, J. M. Ferarios, I. Onandia, N. Lezama-Ochoa, Y. Swimmer, V. Restrepo
(672.07 KB)
SC19-EB-IP-10 Supplemental information for SC18-EB-WP04: Statistical comparison of bycatch mitigation performance with and without streamers in tori-lines for small LL vessels
D. Ochi
(908.51 KB)
SC19-EB-IP-11 CCSBT Multi-year Seabird Strategy and its action plan -- toward establishment of global risk assessment framework of seabird bycatch by tuna longliners
S. Tsuji and D. Ochi
(275.89 KB)
SC19-EB-IP-12 Population genomics of blue shark Prionace glauca in the Pacific Ocean based on whole mitogenome sequencing and nuclear-genome-wide SNP data
M. Ibe, S. Kokubun, I. Funatogawa, K. Tsumita, S. Kuraku, J. King, J. R. Hyde, Y. Fujinami, A. Kurashima, M. Kai, K. Nohara
(1.23 MB)
SC19-EB-IP-13 Update on flesh-footed shearwater tracking and potential areas of bycatch risk
Fischer, J.H., Bose, S., Taylor, G., Debski, I., Ray, S. & Lamb, S.
(354.54 KB)
SC19-EB-IP-14 Placeholder
SC19-EB-IP-15 Mitigation of seabird bycatch in pelagic longline fisheries: Best practice measures, evidence and operational considerations
J. P. Pierre
(1.24 MB)
SC19-EB-IP-16 Proposed purpose, scope, and process for the seabird CMM 2018-03 review
New Zealand
(200.61 KB)
SC19-EB-IP-17 A novel FAD tracking device tested in the Pacific Ocean
G. Moreno, T. Crochet, H. Murua, V. Restrepo
(1.1 MB)
SC19-EB-IP-18 Using electronic monitoring to verify best practices for safe handling and release of bycatch species in tuna longline fisheries
C. Heberer
SC19-EB-IP-19 Target strength measurements of ex-situ yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and frequency-response discrimination for tropical tuna species
B. Sobradillo , G. Boyra , J. Uranga and G. Moreno
(582.1 KB)
SC19-EB-IP-20 Tori line experiments on Taiwanese tuna longline fishing vessels in the North Pacific Ocean
T.C. Kuo, S. Pursner, S. Prince and D. Gianuca
(1.07 MB)
SC19-EB-IP-21 Updated ACAP Advice on Reducing the Bycatch of Albatrosses and Petrels in WCPFC Fisheries
Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP)
(451.67 KB)
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SC19-AR-CCM-01 Australia
(1.44 MB)
SC19-AR-CCM-02 Canada (20June) - Rev.01
(132.69 KB)
SC19-AR-CCM-03 China
(533.87 KB)
SC19-AR-CCM-04 Cook Islands
(873.92 KB)
SC19-AR-CCM-05 European Union
(876.36 KB)
SC19-AR-CCM-06 Federated States of Micronesia (17 July) - Rev.01
(2.52 MB)
SC19-AR-CCM-07 Fiji
(672.59 KB)
SC19-AR-CCM-08 French Polynesia
(507.83 KB)
SC19-AR-CCM-09 Indonesia (17July) - Rev.01
(1.83 MB)
SC19-AR-CCM-10 Japan (18July) - Rev.02
(1.63 MB)
SC19-AR-CCM-11 Kiribati (10July) - Rev.01
(983.47 KB)
SC19-AR-CCM-12 Republic of Korea (11July) - Rev.02
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SC19-AR-CCM-13 Republic of Marshall Islands
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SC19-AR-CCM-14 Nauru
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SC19-AR-CCM-15 New Caledonia
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SC19-AR-CCM-16 New Zealand
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SC19-AR-CCM-17 Niue
SC19-AR-CCM-18 Palau
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SC19-AR-CCM-19 Papua New Guinea (17July) - Rev.01
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SC19-AR-CCM-20 Philippines
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SC19-AR-CCM-21 Samoa
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SC19-AR-CCM-22 Solomon Islands
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SC19-AR-CCM-23 Chinese Taipei (17July) - Rev.01
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SC19-AR-CCM-24 Tokelau
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SC19-AR-CCM-25 Tonga
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SC19-AR-CCM-26 Tuvalu
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SC19-AR-CCM-27 United States of America
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SC19-AR-CCM-28 Vanuatu (17 July) - Rev.01
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SC19-AR-CCM-29 Wallis and Futuna
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SC19-AR-CCM-30 {Placeholder}
SC19-AR-CCM-31 Curacao
SC19-AR-CCM-32 Ecuador
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SC19-AR-CCM-33 El Salvador
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SC19-AR-CCM-34 Liberia
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SC19-AR-CCM-35 Nicaragua
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SC19-AR-CCM-36 Panama
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SC19-AR-CCM-37 Thailand
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SC19-AR-CCM-38 Vietnam
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SC19-RP-JTF-01 Japan Trust Fund Status Report
Cook Islands, Kiribati, Palau, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Secretariat
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SC19-RP-JTF-02 Japan Trust Fund Steering Committee Meeting Report
Secretariat
(206.54 KB)
SC19-RP-P35b-01 Project 35b: WCPFC Pacific Marine Specimen Bank
SPC-OFP
(609.74 KB)
SC19-RP-P35b-02 Report of the Pacific Marine Specimen Bank Steering Committee
PMSB Steering Committee
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SC19-RP-PTTP-01 Pacific Tuna Tagging Project Report and Work-plan for 2023-2026
SPC-OFP
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SC19-RP-PTTP-02 Report of the Pacific Tuna Tagging Programme Steering Committee (Project 42)
PTTP Steering Committee
(458.63 KB)
SC19-RP-WPEA-01 WPEA-ITM Project Update
L. Olsen
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SC19-RP-WPEA-02 WPEA-ITM: End of Project Gap Analysis Report
Barbara Hanchard
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SC19-OP-01 Analysis of the Marine Stewardship Council’s policy on shark finning and the opportunity for adoption of a ‘Fins Naturally Attached’ policy in the MSC Fisheries Standard Review
I. Ziegler, A. Hammond, S. Millward, K. Woodroffe, C. Vail, L. Guida, A. Hofford, R. Arauz
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SC19-OP-02 Statement to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, 19th Regular Session of the Scientific Committee
SHARKPROJECT
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SC19-OP-03 BirdLife International Statement to the 19th session of the WCPFC Scientific Committee (SC19)
BirdLife International
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SC19-OP-04 Appeal for the development of harvest control rules and harvest strategy for yellowfin and bigeye tunas
FFSAPI and SARGEN HANDLINE
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SC19-OP-05 Statement to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, 19th Regular Session of the Scientific Committee
The Pew Charitable Trusts
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SC19-OP-06 WWF Position to the 19th Regular Session of the Scientific Committee (SC) of the Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC): Koror, Palau - August 16 – 24, 2023
WWF
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A0 Closing Farewell Dinner
Palau
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A0 A0 - Bus Schedule for August 24 Closing Reception
Palau
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