16th Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee

16th Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee
02 Jun - 06 Jun 2025

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Agenda

16th Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee
16th Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee - Annotated

	Agenda items	Documents
1	Opening of the meeting
2	Adoption of agenda
3	The fishery in the EPO
3a	The tuna fishery in 2024	SAC-16-01
4	Tropical tunas: stock assessments and data collection
4a	Stock status indicators (SSIs)	SAC-16-02
4b	Yellowfin (YFT) benchmark assessment	SAC-16-03
4c	Skipjack (SKJ) risk assessment	SAC-16-04
4d	Improving the IATTC traditional purse-seine port sampling program	SAC-16-05
5	Tropical tuna: development of harvest strategies
5a	BET Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE)	SAC-16-06
5b	Staff recommendations for conservation and management: tropical tunas	SAC-16-11
5c	Strategic Science Plan (2026-2030): workplan for stock assessments and development of harvest strategies for the tropical tunas	SAC-16-07
6	FADs
6a	Report of the FADs WG
7	Temperate tunas and other species
7a	Pacific bluefin tuna (PBF): MSE and harvest strategies (ISC and joint IATTC-WCPFC-NC WG)
7b	North Pacific albacore tuna (NP-ALB): Harvest strategies (ISC)
7c	South Pacific albacore tuna (SP-ALB): Harvest strategies (WCPFC)
7d	Staff recommendations for conservation and management: temperate tunas	SAC-16-11
7e	Strategic Science Plan (2026-2030): workplan for the temperate tunas	SAC-16-07
8	Ecosystem and bycatch
8a	Sharks and rays
8aii.	List of Ray species under the purview of the IATTC	SAC-16-08
8aiii.	Characterization of longline fleets in the Convention Area	SAC-16-09
8aiv.	Guidelines for best handling and release practices for sharks (update)	SAC-16-10
8b	Climate change	INF-P
8bi.	Report on 1st Workshop on Climate Change
8c	Staff recommendations for conservation and management: ecosystem and bycatch	SAC-16-11
8d	Strategic Science Plan (2026-2030): workplans on ecosystem and bycatch topics	SAC-16-07
8e	Report of the Ecosystem and Bycatch WG
9	Staff recommendations	SAC-16-11
10	Other business
11	SAC recommendations
12	Adjournment

Meeting documents

SAC-16-01 - The tuna fishery in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in 2024		Corrected on 09 May 25 Posted on 28 Apr 25
SAC-16-02 - Stock status indicators (SSIs) for tropical tunas in the EPO		Posted on 28 Apr 25
SAC-16-03 - Yellowfin benchmark assessment - Summary report		Posted on 19 May 25
SAC-16-03 - Yellowfin benchmark assessment - Full report		Posted on 31 May 25
SAC-16-04 - SKJ risk assessment		Posted on 28 Apr 25
SAC-16-05 - Integrated Port Sampling Program		Posted on 05 May 25
SAC-16-06 - Harvest strategy for bigeye tuna in the EPO		Posted on 20 May 25
SAC-16-07 - Strategic Science Plan 2026-2030		Posted on 27 May 25
SAC-16-08 - Ray species under the purview of the IATTC		Posted on 02 May 25
SAC-16-09 - Characterizing and classifying longline fleets in the IATTC		Posted on 04 May 25
SAC-16-10 - Shark Best Handling and Release Practice guidelines for sharks in IATTC fisheries - updated		Revised on 17 May 25 Posted on 08 May 25
SAC-16-11 - Staff recommendations to the Commission-TUNA		Posted on 19 May 25
SAC-16-11 - Staff recommendations to the Commission-NON TUNA		Posted on 19 May 25

Informational documents

INF-B. Longline observer data reporting	Posted on 16 May 25
INF-C. Regional program of observers for transshipments at sea	Posted on 02 Apr 25
INF-D. SKJ Spatiotemporal model	Posted on 07 Apr 25
INF-E.b. Unfunded projects	Posted on 03 Jun 25
INF-G. Implementation of SAC recommendations	Posted on 27 May 25
INF-H. Enhanced Monitoring Program (EMP) - 2024 report	Revised on 04 May 25 Posted on 16 Apr 25
INF-I. Modeling the relationship between EMP and observer data	Posted on 05 May 25
INF-J. Simulation evaluating IPSP sampling protocol	Posted on 09 May 25
INF-K. Update on Ongoing Dolphin Research Projects at IATTC and AIDCP	Posted on 06 May 25
INF-L. Review of Research at the Achotines Laboratory	Posted on 26 Mar 25
INF-M. Report of the analysis of sorting grids in the EPO	Posted on 08 May 25
INF-O. Data improvement staff recommendations - Updated	Posted on 03 Apr 25
INF-P. Climate Change Recommendations	Posted on 14 Apr 25
INF-Q. Draft Executive Summary of Pacific Bluefin MSE	Posted on 14 May 25
INF-S. Individual Vessel Threshold (IVT) effects - 2024 update	Posted on 06 May 25
INF-T. Yellowfin and skipjack trend relative to ENSO – an update	Posted on 08 May 25
INF-U. Joint longline indices	Posted on 03 Jun 25
INF-V. Identification of available shark fishery data sources (metadata)	Posted on 02 May 25
INF-W. ABNJ Identification and mapping of potential shark landing sites	Posted on 02 May 25
INF-X. Attachment 6 Scientific advice on interpreting fishing intensity from north Pacific ALB harvest strategies in terms of catch and effort	Posted on 28 May 25

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

INF-A(a). BLZ Annual report 2024
INF-A(b). TWN Annual report 2024
INF-A(c). TWN Annual report 2023 - (updated)
INF-A(d). PAN Annual report 2024
INF-A(e). ECU Annual report 2024
INF-A(f). JPN Annual report 2024
INF-A(g). MEX Annual report 2024
INF-A(h). KOR Annual report 2024
INF-A(i). CHN Annual report 2024
INF-A(j). USA Annual report 2024
INF-A(k). EUR Annual report 2024 (REV 02 Jun)
INF-A(l). VUT Annual report 2024
INF-A(m). CRI Annual report 2024

Presentations

HCR simple
SAC-16 INF-J IPSP sampling protocol
SAC-16-01 THE TUNA FISHERY IN THE EPO IN 2024, STOCK STATUS AND STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TUNA
SAC-16-02 Stock status indicators for tropical tunas in the eastern Pacific Ocean
SAC-16-03 Yellowfin Benchmark Assessment
SAC-16-05 Integrated Port Sampling Program
SAC-16-06 Harvest Strategy for Bigeye tuna in the EPO
SAC-16-07 Strategic Science Plan (2026-2030)
SAC-16-09 Characterizing and classifying longline fleets in the IATTC
SAC-16-10 Best Handling and Release Practice guidelines for Sharks, Seabirds and Sea Turtles in IATTC fisheries
SAC-16-11 STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS – NON-TARGET SPECIES
Staff's responses to requests

Background documents
- Yellowfin tuna 2025 Benchmark Assessment