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-SC21-2025-02 Provisional agenda
Secretariat
(241.34 KB)
WCPFC-SC21-2025-03 Provisional annotated agenda
Secretariat
(441.97 KB)
(144.48 KB)
WCPFC-SC21-2025-09 Provisional Agenda for the WCPFC Pacific Marine Specimen Bank Steering Committee Meeting
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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Working Papers
Information Papers
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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)
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
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 Sea turtle data reporting requirements
T. Vidal
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
SC21-ST-WP-08 Cetacean interaction data reporting requirements
T. Vidal
SC21-ST-WP-09 Cetacean interaction data reporting requirements
T. Peatman
SC21-ST-WP-10 Update on ROP-IWG activities
WCPFC Secretariat
SC21-ST-WP-11 Proposal for joint work through the ROP and ER&EM IWGs
USA
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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
SPC
SC21-ST-IP-02 Coverage Levels for Operational Data Fields Submitted to the WCPFC
SPC
SC21-ST-IP-03 Project 90 update: Better Data on Fish Weights and Lengths for Scientific Analyses
SPC
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)
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SC21-ST-IP-05 Status of observer data management
A. Panizza (SPC)
SC21-ST-IP-06 Training observers for elasmobranch biological sampling (Project 109)
T. Park (SPC)
Working Papers
Information Papers
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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)
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
SC21-MI-WP-04 South Pacific Albacore: MP evaluations
F. Scott, R. Scott, M. Wickens and N. Yao
(189.94 KB)
SC21-MI-WP-05 BET operating models
R. Scott
SC21-MI-WP-06 Bigeye tuna: Management Procedure Design
R. Scott
SC21-MI-WP-07 Bigeye tuna MP evaluations
R. Scott
SC21-MI-WP-08 Yellowfin tuna: preliminary evaluations under the mixed fishery harvest strategy design
F. Scott
SC21-MI-WP-09 Report of the Pacific Bluefin Tuna Management Strategy Evaluation
ISC PBFWG
(4.06 MB)
SC21-MI-WP-10 Indicative work plan for the adoption of harvest strategies under CMM 2022-03
Australia
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
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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. Pilling
Working Papers
Information Papers
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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
SC21-AR-CCM-06 Federated States of Micronesia
(3.68 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
(1.52 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-12 Republic of Korea (4 July 2025) - Rev.01
(864.28 KB)
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
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
(1.14 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-21 Samoa
(1.05 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-22 Solomon Islands
(1.68 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-23 Chinese Taipei
(2.69 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-24 Tokelau
(2.31 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-25 Tonga
(1.84 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-26 Tuvalu
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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
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SC21-AR-CNM-32 Ecuador
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SC21-AR-CNM-33 El Salvador
(1.17 MB)
SC21-AR-CNM-36 Panama
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SC21-AR-CNM-37 Thailand
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SC21-AR-CNM-38 Vietnam
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SC21-RP-PTTP-01 Project 42: Pacific Tuna Tagging Project Report and Work Plan for 2025-2028
SPC-OFP
(1.17 MB)
SC21-RP-WPEA-01 WPEA-SPF Project Update
Lars Olsen
(1.63 MB)
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SC21-OP-01 Evidence-Based Monitoring: Molecular Tools for Fisheries Oversight
Dr Madeline Green, University of Tasmania

Dr Vinay Udyawer, Sharks Pacific
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