- Objectives
- Monitor the South EPO swordfish using indicators
- Continue the research for improving the assessments
- Background
- The South EPO swordfish stock benchmark assessment was finalized in 2023.
- The stock needs to be monitored due to the increase in catches and indices. Several hypotheses may explain this pattern, it is not clear which one is more likely.
- Collaborative research with CPCs should be continued to improve the understanding about this stock and its fisheries
- Relevance for management
- The stock assessment is needed to provide management advice
- Duration
- 2023-2025
- Workplan and status
- Exploratory data analysis for the Ecuadorian fleet
- Improvement on indices of abundance
- Report to SAC
- External collaborators
- Scientists from Chile, European Union, Peru, Japan, Korea, Chinese Taipei, China and the Pacific Community (SPC)
- Deliverables
- Documents for SAC-15 and SAC-16
- Updated date: 01 Mar 2024
- Progress summary for the reporting period
- The Ecuadorian longline observers database was incorporated to the IATTC databases
- Challenges and key lessons learnt
- The main challenge is the availability of time for the stock assessment staff to dedicate to the project giving the benchmark assessments for the tropical tunas.