22nd Regular Session of the Scientific Committee

The Commission requested SC22 to consider whether and how stock assessment advice for retained-catch stocks could explicitly address sustainability using Convention terminology (paragraph 261(b) of WCPFC22 Summary Report). SC22 will examine the feasibility of aligning existing quantitative stock assessment outputs, such as SB/SBMSY and F/FMSY, with Convention terminology and develop guidance on how these outputs can be consistently interpreted and communicated in relation to overfished status, overfishing, and sustainable use, without altering the underlying scientific basis.