Second Bigeye Management Workshop

Background:

BMW01 established the main elements for further development of the BET MP. Since BMW01, SC22 requested further work on the OM grid, MSE evaluations and fisheries-application arrangements. WP01 summarizes progress since BMW01 and SC22 and identifies the key management decisions that need to be advanced at BMW02 and subsequent meetings.

BMW02 action:

BMW02 should identify the outstanding management decisions to be addressed under each subsequent agenda item and clarify which issues require management direction from BMW02 and which require further SSP analysis or SC consideration before WCPFC23. Noting that there is limited time between BMW02 and WCPFC23, BMW02 will need to prioritise any additional analyses it requests to support MP adoption at WCPFC23.