Eleventh Joint IATTC-NC Working Group Meeting on PBF Management

The JWG will review the implementation and effectiveness of CMM 2024-01, CMM 2024-02, RESOLUTION C-24-02, and RESOLUTION C-24-03, including progress by CCMs in meeting catch limits, monitoring, reporting, and control obligations, as well as developments in MCS measures and the catch documentation scheme (CDS). The JWG will consider available compliance information and ongoing work under the Northern Committee and Technical and Compliance Committee, and identify any issues requiring attention or improvement, including MCS measures (see Annex C, JWG10 Chairs’ Summary and JWGI-03 WP-01). 

In accordance with the long-term harvest strategy for Pacific bluefin tuna to be agreed upon in this meeting, the JWG will also consider the need for alignment, revision, or transition of these measures to support the adoption and implementation of a long-term harvest strategy in 2026.