First Bigeye Management Workshop

Agenda Item 3. OVERVIEW OF THE MIXED FISHERY FRAMEWORK

Annotation

This session will summarise the mixed fishery framework under which the WCPFC Harvest Strategy Workplan is currently proceeding. It will highlight the current approach for bigeye MP development within this framework, describe the fishery interactions that need to be considered, and summarise the decisions that will need to be made to progress the analytical work, which will also be highlighted under the remaining agenda items.

Decision points

  • Spatial range of the bigeye MP; and

  • Fisheries managed through the bigeye MP