First Bigeye Management Workshop

This agenda item addresses the administrative and technical frameworks required to transition the bigeye MP from a theoretical model to an operational reality. Based on the progress and decision points outlined in the Commission’s recent guidance, the current status identifies a support for a three-year management cycle utilizing a two-year data lag. To support this, the Commission has requested the development of candidate Management Procedures that include controls for both tropical longline and tropical purse seine fisheries to ensure a comprehensive management approach.

To ensure seamless implementation, these arrangements could be operationalized through existing conservation and management measures, such as CMM 2025-02. These technical and administrative refinements are essential to provide the Commission with a high level of confidence in the Management Procedure's ability to maintain the stock at or above the agreed target levels without requiring entirely new or costly implementation systems.

Decision points

• Duration of management period (also considered in earlier agenda item).

• Implementing measure of the bigeye MP outputs.