17th Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee
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4th Meeting of the Permanent Working Group on Ecosystem and Bycatch
01 Jun - 02 Jun 2026 -
10th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on FADs
03 Jun - 04 Jun 2026 -
4th Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group to Strengthen the Dialogue among Scientists, Managers, and other Stakeholders on MSE
05 Jun 2026 -
17th Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee
08 Jun - 12 Jun 2026-
Agenda
17th Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee
17th Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee - AnnotatedAgenda items Documents 1 Opening of the meeting 2 Adoption of agenda 3 The fishery in the EPO 3a The tuna fishery in 2025 4 Tropical tunas: stock assessments and data collection 4a Stock status indicators (SSIs) 4b Bigeye (BET) update assessment 4c IATTC Tropical Tuna Tagging Program: proposed collaborative workplan 4d Development and implementation of the Integrated Port Sampling Program: update 5 Tropical tuna: development of harvest strategies 5a BET Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) 5b BET harvest strategy 5c Staff recommendations for conservation and management: tropical tunas 6 FADs 6a Report of the FADs WG 7 Temperate tunas and other species 7a Pacific bluefin tuna (PBF): 7a.i ISC and IATTC-WCPFC-NC Joint WG: update 7b North Pacific albacore tuna (NP-ALB): 7b.i ISC benchmark assessment 7c South Pacific albacore tuna (SP-ALB): 7c.i Joint IATTC-WCPFC-WG: update 7d Dorado (DOR): update 7e Staff recommendations for conservation and management: temperate tunas 8 Ecosystem and bycatch 8a Sharks and rays 8a.i Characterization of longline fleets in the Convention Area: update 8a.ii Guidelines for best handling and release practices for sharks: update 8a.iii Proposed shark data collection and research plan for the IATTC: follow-up on paragraphs 15 and 16 of C-25-08 8b Dolphin research: update 8c Climate change 8c.i Report on 2nd Workshop on Climate Change 8d IATTC Achotines Laboratory: discussion on future activities 8e Staff recommendations for conservation and management: ecosystem and bycatch 8f Report of the Ecosystem and Bycatch WG 9 Staff recommendations 10 Other business 11 SAC recommendations 12 Adjournment -
Meeting documents
SAC-17-07 - Characterizing and Classifying Longline Fisheries in the IATTC Convention Area: Updated Posted on 10 Apr 26SAC-17-08 - Shark BHRP guidelines Posted on 10 Apr 26 - Annual summary reporting - scientific observers for longline vessels (Resolution C-19-08)
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Agenda
