22nd Regular Session of the Scientific Committee

SC22 will consider the extent to which yellowfin objectives can be achieved under the current framework, including the robustness of evaluation assumptions and baseline conditions, and the implications of fisheries outside management control. SC22 will also consider whether the results indicate structural limitations in the current framework and whether alternative approaches, including adjustments to existing measures or future MP development, may be required.

• Evaluations will assess whether expected outcomes under the adopted MPs for other stocks can achieve yellowfin objectives within the mixed fishery harvest strategy framework, noting that current fishing levels are unlikely to meet agreed objectives within CMM 2025-02 and that inherent conflicts exist between species targets in mixed fisheries.