15th Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee

15th Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee
10 Jun - 14 Jun 2024

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Agenda

15th Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee
15th Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee - ANNOTATED

	Agenda items	Documents
1	Opening of the meeting
2	Adoption of the agenda
3	The fishery in the EPO
3a	The tuna fishery in 2023	SAC-15-01
4	Tropical tunas: stock assessments
4a	Stock status indicators (SSIs)
4b	Bigeye (BET) benchmark assessment
4c	Yellowfin (YFT) benchmark assessment
4d	Skipjack (SKJ) benchmark assessment
5	Tropical tuna: development of harvest strategies
5a	Evaluation of current conservation and management measures
5ai	Investigation of the impact of the IVT program on BET catches
5b	BET Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE)
5c	Tropical tuna harvest strategies
5d	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): ISC stock assessment
7b	PBF: MSE and harvest strategies (ISC and joint IATTC-WCPFC-NC WG)
7c	North Pacific albacore tuna (NP-ALB): ISC harvest strategies
7d	South Pacific albacore tuna (SP-ALB): WCPFC harvest strategies
7e	Staff recommendations for conservation and management: temperate tunas and other species
8	Ecosystem and bycatch
8a	Sharks
8ai	Shark species under the purview to IATTC
8aii	IATTC shark sampling program
8aiii	Proposed best handling practices for sharks	SAC-15-11
8b	Climate change
8bi	A climate change workplan for the IATTC	SAC-15-12
8c	Staff recommendations for conservation and management: ecosystem and bycatch
8d	Report of the Ecosystem and Bycatch WG
9	Staff recommendations
10	Other business
11	SAC recommendations
12	Adjournment

Meeting documents

SAC-15 Recommendations		Posted on 09 Jul 24
SAC-15-01 - The tuna fishery in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in 2023		Corrected on 30 Apr 24 Posted on 29 Apr 24
SAC-15-02 - Bigeye tuna benchmark assessment 2024		Revised on 31 May 24 Posted on 22 May 24
SAC-15-03 - Exploratory assessment and stock indicators for YFT		Revised on 12 Aug 24 Posted on 02 Jun 24
SAC-15-04 - Skipjack tuna benchmark assessment 2024		Revised on 07 Jun 24 Posted on 31 May 24
SAC-15-05 - Revisiting target reference points for tropical tunas in the EPO		Posted on 01 Jun 24
SAC-15-07 - BET Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE)		Posted on 31 May 24
SAC-15-08 - Tropical Tuna Harvest Strategies in the EPO		Posted on 06 Jun 24
SAC-15-09 - Sharks species under the purview of the IATTC		Posted on 14 May 24
SAC-15-10 - Shark sampling program		Posted on 04 Jun 24
SAC-15-11 - Best handling and release practice guidelines for sharks		Corrected on 20 Aug 24 Posted on 06 May 24
SAC-15-12 - Climate change workplan for the IATTC		Posted on 13 May 24
SAC-15-13 - Staff recommendations to the Commission-NON-TARGET SPECIES		Revised on 13 Jun 24 Posted on 26 May 24
SAC-15-13 - Staff recommendations to the Commission-TUNA		Revised on 13 Jun 24 Posted on 02 Jun 24

Informational documents

INF-A. POSEIDON FAD limit scenario	Posted on 09 Jun 24
INF-B. Longline observer program reports	Revised on 26 Apr 24 Posted on 24 Apr 24
INF-C. Regional program of observers for transshipments at sea	Revised on 01 May 24 Posted on 23 Apr 24
INF-D. Implementation of SAC recommendations	Posted on 20 May 24
INF-E.a. Staff activities and research plan	Posted on 29 Aug 24
INF-E.b. Unfunded projects	Posted on 12 Jun 24
INF-F. Stock status indicators (SSIs) for tropical tunas in the EPO	Posted on 29 Apr 24
INF-G. Spatiotemporal tagging model for skipjack in the EPO	Posted on 27 May 24
INF-H. Enhanced Monitoring Program 2023 report	Posted on 27 May 24
INF-J. Improvements to traditional port-sampling	Posted on 27 May 24
INF-K. Effects of the individual vessel threshold program on tropical tuna catches and fleet behavior in the EPO	Posted on 21 May 24
INF-L. Yellowfin and skipjack catch trends relative to ENSO events	Posted on 22 May 24
INF-M. Impacts of The Corralito on Ecosystems and Fisheries of the Eastern Pacific Ocean	Posted on 01 May 24
INF-N. ISC Pacific bluefin summary	Posted on 29 May 24
INF-O. Dolphin cow calf - progress summary report	Posted on 31 May 24
INF-P. Review of Research at the Achotines Laboratory	Posted on 04 Apr 24
INF-Q. EMS Staff recommendations - Progress report	Posted on 14 May 24
INF-R. Dorado data reporting	Posted on 14 May 24
INF-S. Criteria for identifying exceptional circumstances for North Pacific Albacore tuna	Posted on 16 May 24
INF-T. The North Pacific Albacore tuna harvest strategies in terms of catch and effort management measures	Posted on 16 May 24
INF-U. Analysis of Japanese longline fishery data for skipjack in the EPO	Posted on 07 Jun 24

Annual summary reporting - scientific observers for longline vessels (Resolution C-19-08)

INF-A(a). CHN Annual report 2023
INF-A(b). USA Annual report 2023
INF-A(c). TWN Annual report 2023
INF-A(d). TWN Annual report 2022 - (updated)
INF-A(e). TWN Annual report 2021 - (updated)
INF-A(f). JPN Annual report 2023
INF-A(g). JPN Annual report 2022 - (updated)
INF-A(h). KOR Annual report 2023
INF-A(i). EUR Annual report 2023
INF-A(j). PAN Annual report 2023-REV
INF-A(k). ECU Annual report 2023
INF-A(l). VUT Annual report 2018 (updated)
INF-A(m). VUT Annual report 2023 and 2019 (ADD.)
INF-A(n). VEN Annual report 2023
INF-A(o). BLZ Annual report 2023

Presentations

INF-A Poseidon FAD limit scenario
INF-F Stock status indicators
INF-H Enhanced Monitoring Program 2023 report
INF-K Effects of the individual vessel threshold program on tropical tuna catches and fleet behavior in the EPO
INF-M Impacts of The Corralito on Ecosystems and Fisheries of the Eastern Pacific Ocean
INF-N ISC Pacific bluefin summary
INF-R Dorado data reporting
INF-S Criteria for identifying exceptional circumstances for North Pacific Albacore tuna
INF-T The North Pacific Albacore tuna harvest strategies in terms of catch and effort management measures
SAC-15-01 The tuna fishery in the EPO in 2023 and status of the stocks
SAC-15-02 Benchmark assessment for bigeye tuna
SAC-15-03 Exploratory assessment stock status indicators and workplan yellowfin tuna
SAC-15-04 SKJ benchmark assessment
SAC-15-05 Revisiting target reference points for tropical tunas in the EPO
SAC-15-07 BET Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE)
SAC-15-08 Tropical Tuna Harvest Strategies in the EPO
SAC-15-09 Sharks species under the purview of the IATTC
SAC-15-10 Shark sampling program
SAC-15-11 Best handling and release practice guidelines for sharks
SAC-15-12 Climate change workplan for the IATTC
SAC-15-13 Staff recommendations NON-TARGET SPECIES
Staff considerations on 3-year measure

Background documents
Bigeye tuna: Stock Synthesis files
Skipjack tuna: Stock Synthesis files
Yellowfin tuna: Stock Synthesis files (exploratory assessment)