Research projects
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You can use the Project Search Tool below to browse over the staff’s research projects, including their brief summaries, that are currently under way, or planned for the near future and funded under the 5-year Strategic Science Plan (2019-2023). The summaries include, for each project, background information, a work plan, and a progress report, as well as details of its relevance and purpose, external collaborators, duration, and deliverables; also, for existing projects, an update on activities since the previous year’s report.
This information can also be found on the IATTC-98b-Staff activities and research plan. -
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9 Project(s)01 Jun 2018 - 01 Oct 2022FundedObjectives:
- To use presence-only catch data to develop habitat models for all bycatch species caught in EPO tuna fisheries to facilitate mapping of their geographic range.
- To make distribution maps available in a format suitable for use as base maps for ecological risk assessment models (PSA, EASI-Fish)
01 Jan 2018 - 31 Dec 2021FundedObjectives:
- To develop a spatially-explicit model for quantifying the cumulative impact of multiple fisheries on data-limited bycatch species in the EPO
- To use the model to prioritize potentially vulnerable species for further research and/or management
- To design the model in a user-friendly format to maximize uptake and utilization by IATTC CPCs
01 Nov 2021 - 31 May 2022FundedObjectives:
- To use the EASI-Fish ERA approach to assess the vulnerability status of elasmobranch species caught as bycatch in EPO fisheries
- To identify vulnerable species using traditional biological reference points
01 May 2022 - 31 May 2023FundedObjectives:
- To use the EASI-Fish ERA approach to assess the efficacy of potential conservation and management measures for reducing fishing impacts on shark species identified in project L.2.b as being highly vulnerable in the EPO
01 Sep 2021 - 31 May 2023FundedObjectives:
- In collaboration with SPC, use the EASI-Fish ERA approach to undertake a Pacific-wide vulnerability assessment of shark species caught as bycatch in tuna fisheries managed by the IATTC and WCPFC
- To identify the most vulnerable species using traditional biological reference points
01 Jun 2021 - 31 May 2022FundedObjectives:
- To use the EASI-Fish ERA approach to assess vulnerability status and the efficacy of conservation and management measures prescribed under IATTC Resolution C-19-04 for reducing fishing impacts on the East Pacific stock of leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea).
01 Jun 2024 - 01 Jun 2025Objectives:
To develop a draft list of shark species known to be impacted by tuna fisheries in the EPO to be considered under the purview of the IATTC.M.2.f - Developing best handing and release practice (BHRP) guidelines for sharks in IATTC fisheries01 Jun 2024 - 01 Jun 2025Objectives:
Develop best handling and release practice guidelines for sharks captured in IATTC fisheries01 Jun 2024 - 01 Jul 2025Objectives:
A controlled experiment in tropical waters to assess the degradation of new BioFAD surface components that reduce ocean debris and pollution contributions by commercial tuna fishing.- 1