4th Meeting of the Permanent Working Group on Ecosystem and Bycatch | IATTC

4th Meeting of the Permanent Working Group on Ecosystem and Bycatch
01 Jun - 02 Jun 2026

Parent event: 17th Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee

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Meeting details

Agenda

Agenda of the 4th Working Group on Ecosystem and Bycatch

	Agenda items	Documents
1	Opening of the meeting
2	Adoption of agenda
3	Review of recommendations from the 3rd meeting of the EBWG
4	Updates on Ecosystem and Bycatch Activities
5	Ecosystem
6	Climate Change
7	Elasmobranchs
8	Seabirds
9	Best Handling and Release Practices (BHRP)
10	Recommendations
11	Other business
12	Adjournment

Meeting documents

EBWG-04-01 - Ecosystem Considerations		Posted on 06 May 26
EBWG-04-02 - Albatross and Petrel overlap with pelagic longline fisheries in the EPO		Posted on 23 Apr 26
EBWG-04-03 - Advancing the EcoCard Workplan: Exploring ecoregions and establishing criteria for candidate indicators		Posted on 06 May 26
EBWG-04-04 - Best Handling and Release Practices for Sea Turtles captured in IATTC fisheries		Posted on 14 Apr 26
EBWG-04-05 - Updated Seabird Best Handling and Release Practice Guidelines		Posted on 16 Apr 26
SAC-17-07 - Characterizing and Classifying Longline Fisheries in the IATTC Convention Area: Updated		Posted on 27 Apr 26
SAC-17-08 - Updated Best Handling and Release Practice guidelines for sharks in IATTC fisheries		Posted on 06 May 26

Informational documents

INF-A. Seabird Reporting Template	Posted on 16 Apr 26
SAC-17- INF-K. Testing the Safety and Efficacy of Shark Bycatch Release Devices: Velcros and Harnesses	Posted on 06 May 26
SAC-17 INF-M. Updated Staff Draft Recommendations on Climate Change	Posted on 06 May 26

Background documents

Stahl et al. -- A Comprehensive Approach to Collecting Species-Specific Data and Assessing Post-release Survival on Mobulid Rays in the Hawaii Longline Fisheries