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SCRS 2012

SCRS 2012

• Background • Summary of the main activities

(including references to inter-seassonal meetings) • General Recommendations(1) • Responses to COM Requests

(1)Species-specific Recommendations & Responses will be presented during the appropriate Panel Meeting

Abid, Noureddine Ansell, Neil Ara, Takahiro Ariz Tellería, Javier Arocha, Freddy Arrizabalaga, Haritz Baena Jiménez, Eva Bannerman, Paul Beléndez Moreno, Luis Francisco J. Brown, Craig A. Buzzi, Alessandro Cáceres, Verónica Campoy, Rebecca Cárdenas González, Enrique Carroceda Carballal, Arancha Cass-Calay, Shannon Ceyhan, Tevfik Chang, Feng-Chen Chavance, Pierre Chiu, Wen-Yu Cornax Atienza, María José Cort, José Luis Cosgrove, Ronan Cunningham, Eamon Martin D'Ambrosio, Marco Daniel, Patrick De Andrés, Marisa De Bruyn, Paul Deguara, Simeon Delgado de Molina Acevedo, Alicia Di Natale, Antonio Diaha, N'Guessan Constance Díaz, Guillermo Die, David Domingo, Andrés Donatella, Fabrizio Dubroca, Laurent El Ktiri, Taoufik Elekon, Hasan Alper Elices López, Juan Manuel El-Mgawshi, Abdallah M. Escobar, Ignacio Faillace, Linda Faraj, Abdelmalek Fernández Arias, Felipe Fernández Costa, Jose Ramón Fernández Merlo, Mª del Mar Ferrari, Gilberto Filho, Mutsuo Asano Fiz, Jesús Fonteneau, Alain Franicevic, Vlasta Fromentin, Jean Marc Gaertner, Daniel Gallego Sanz, Juan Luis García Piña, Cristóbal García Rodríguez, Felicidad García-Orad, María José Gatt, Mark Goñi, Nicolas Goujon, Michel Griffin Wilson, Elizabeth Guan, Wenjiang Günes, Erdinç* Hanke, Alex Hazin, Fabio H. V. Hoolihan, John Hsu, Chien-Chung Huang, Julia Hsiang-Wen Idrissi, M'Hamed Inoue, Yukiko Jonsson, Karl Petur Karakulak, Saadet Katavic, Ivan Kell, Laurence Kim, Zang Geun Kimoto, Ai Kouadri-Krim, Assia Kwai Ben, Franklin Labidi, Naciba Lauretta, Matthew Leboulleux del Castillo, Beatriz Leite Mourato, Bruno Leontiev, Sergei Lessa, Rosangela Levontin, Polina Liberas, Christine Linaae, Cristina Lu, Jung-Chi Macías, Ángel David Maguire, Jean-Jacques Mangalo, Caroline Marques da Silva Monteiro, Vanda Martínez Cañabate, David Ángel Matteoli, Claudio Mba Nsuga, Dámaso Meski, Driss Meunier, Isabelle Miller, Philip Miller, Shana Minami, Hiroshi Miyake, Makoto P. Monteagudo, Juan Pedro Moreno, Juan Ángel Moreno, Juan Antonio Morgan, Alexia Murua, Hilario Navarro Cid, Juan José Ndaw, Sidi Neilson, John D. Nesterov, Alexander Neves dos Santos, Miguel Ngom Sow, Fambaye Nottestad, Leif Ogura, Miki Okamoto, Hiroaki Ordan, Marcel Ortiz de Urbina, Jose María Ortiz de Zárate Vidal, Victoria Ortiz, Mauricio Owono Nzamio, Pergentino Pallarés, Pilar Parmentier, Rémi Parrilla Moruno, Alberto Thais Peña, Esther Pereira, Joao Gil Perry, Allison Peyre, Christine Piccinetti, Corrado Pinet, Dorothee Porch, Clarence E. Prince, Eric D. Ramírez López, Karina Restrepo, Victor Rodriguez, Céline Rodríguez-Sahagún González, Juan Pablo Román Ladra, Alma Ruiz Gondra, Jon Saber Rodríguez, Samar Sales, Gilberto Santiago Burrutxaga, Josu Schirripa, Michael Scott, Gerald P. Seidita, Philomena Semba-Murakami, Yasuko Small, Cleo Song, Liming Taleb Ould Sidi, Mahfoud Tanaka, Kengo Tserpes, George Tsuji, Sachiko Turki, Akram Ali Tzoumas, Apostolos Walter, John Wang, Wei-Jen Whelan, Christie Yeh, Shean-Ya Zarrad, Rafik Zgozi, Salem Wniss

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SCRS participants

Abid, Noureddine Ansell, Neil Ara, Takahiro Ariz Tellería, Javier Arocha, Freddy Arrizabalaga, Haritz Baena Jiménez, Eva Bannerman, Paul Beléndez Moreno, Luis Francisco J. Brown, Craig A. Buzzi, Alessandro Cáceres, Verónica Campoy, Rebecca Cárdenas González, Enrique Carroceda Carballal, Arancha Cass-Calay, Shannon Ceyhan, Tevfik Chang, Feng-Chen Chavance, Pierre Chiu, Wen-Yu Cornax Atienza, María José Cort, José Luis Cosgrove, Ronan Cunningham, Eamon Martin D'Ambrosio, Marco Daniel, Patrick De Andrés, Marisa De Bruyn, Paul Deguara, Simeon Delgado de Molina Acevedo, Alicia Di Natale, Antonio Diaha, N'Guessan Constance Díaz, Guillermo Die, David Domingo, Andrés Donatella, Fabrizio Dubroca, Laurent El Ktiri, Taoufik Elekon, Hasan Alper Elices López, Juan Manuel El-Mgawshi, Abdallah M. Escobar, Ignacio Faillace, Linda Faraj, Abdelmalek Fernández Arias, Felipe Fernández Costa, Jose Ramón Fernández Merlo, Mª del Mar Ferrari, Gilberto Filho, Mutsuo Asano Fiz, Jesús Fonteneau, Alain Franicevic, Vlasta Fromentin, Jean Marc Gaertner, Daniel Gallego Sanz, Juan Luis García Piña, Cristóbal García Rodríguez, Felicidad García-Orad, María José Gatt, Mark Goñi, Nicolas Goujon, Michel Griffin Wilson, Elizabeth Guan, Wenjiang Günes, Erdinç* Hanke, Alex Hazin, Fabio H. V. Hoolihan, John Hsu, Chien-Chung Huang, Julia Hsiang-Wen Idrissi, M'Hamed Inoue, Yukiko Jonsson, Karl Petur Karakulak, Saadet Katavic, Ivan Kell, Laurence Kim, Zang Geun Kimoto, Ai Kouadri-Krim, Assia Kwai Ben, Franklin Labidi, Naciba Lauretta, Matthew Leboulleux del Castillo, Beatriz Leite Mourato, Bruno Leontiev, Sergei Lessa, Rosangela Levontin, Polina Liberas, Christine Linaae, Cristina Lu, Jung-Chi Macías, Ángel David Maguire, Jean-Jacques Mangalo, Caroline Marques da Silva Monteiro, Vanda Martínez Cañabate, David Ángel Matteoli, Claudio Mba Nsuga, Dámaso Meski, Driss Meunier, Isabelle Miller, Philip Miller, Shana Minami, Hiroshi Miyake, Makoto P. Monteagudo, Juan Pedro Moreno, Juan Ángel Moreno, Juan Antonio Morgan, Alexia Murua, Hilario Navarro Cid, Juan José Ndaw, Sidi Neilson, John D. Nesterov, Alexander Neves dos Santos, Miguel Ngom Sow, Fambaye Nottestad, Leif Ogura, Miki Okamoto, Hiroaki Ordan, Marcel Ortiz de Urbina, Jose María Ortiz de Zárate Vidal, Victoria Ortiz, Mauricio Owono Nzamio, Pergentino Pallarés, Pilar Parmentier, Rémi Parrilla Moruno, Alberto Thais Peña, Esther Pereira, Joao Gil Perry, Allison Peyre, Christine Piccinetti, Corrado Pinet, Dorothee Porch, Clarence E. Prince, Eric D. Ramírez López, Karina Restrepo, Victor Rodriguez, Céline Rodríguez-Sahagún González, Juan Pablo Román Ladra, Alma Ruiz Gondra, Jon Saber Rodríguez, Samar Sales, Gilberto Santiago Burrutxaga, Josu Schirripa, Michael Scott, Gerald P. Seidita, Philomena Semba-Murakami, Yasuko Small, Cleo Song, Liming Taleb Ould Sidi, Mahfoud Tanaka, Kengo Tserpes, George Tsuji, Sachiko Turki, Akram Ali Tzoumas, Apostolos Walter, John Wang, Wei-Jen Whelan, Christie Yeh, Shean-Ya Zarrad, Rafik Zgozi, Salem Wniss

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SCRS participants

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Overall, reported catches in the ICCAT Convention Area peaked in the 1990s and have generally been in decline over the past decade, although 2009 may have started to reverse this trend

Reported catches in the ICCAT Convention Area

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Reported catches in the different oceans

Atlantic & Mediterranean Tuna and Billfish Production (SMT not included) had been in decline over the past 15 years; in the Indian Ocean there has been a recent decline (piracy); in the Pacific catches stabilized around 3.2-3.4 million t since 2006.

5.0 million t in 2010 (0.5 in the Atlantic)

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2012 SCRS participation

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UNITED STATES TUNISIE

JAPAN PANAMA

SOUTH AFRICA TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

GHANA NAMIBIA

CANADA BARBADOS

FRANCE (St-Pierre et Miquelon) HONDURAS

BRASIL ALGÉRIE

MAROC MEXICO

KOREA, Rep. of VANUATU

CÔTE D'IVOIRE ICELAND

ANGOLA TURKEY

RUSSIA PHILIPPINES

GABON NORWAY

CAP-VERT NICARAGUA

URUGUAY GUATEMALA

SÃO TOMÉ E PRINCIPE SENEGAL

VENEZUELA BELIZE

GUINEA ECUATORIAL SYRIA

GUINÉE REP St VINCENT & THE GRENADINES

UNITED KINGDOM (O. territories) NIGERIA

LIBYA EGYPT

CHINA, People's Rep. of ALBANIA

CROATIA SIERRA LEONE

EUROPEAN UNION MAURITANIA

• SCRS 2012: 24 CPs.

• Increase of 4 CPs compared to 2011.

• Only 50% of the 48 CPs were represented at the 2012 SCRS and Species Groups discussions where Scientific & Fishery Management Advice is developed.

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• Extra-budgetary funds contributed to assist scientists of Contracting Parties to join in the work of the Committee. Continued contributions are encouraged.

• During 2012, participation of 32 scientists was supported with ICCAT funds provided by several CPCs.

Importance of the Protocol for the use of data funds & other ICCAT Funds adopted in 2011.

CPCs attending the SCRS

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2012 SCRS activities

Date SCRS – 2012 Meetings Location

Apr 17-18 GBYP Operational meeting on tagging, biological and genetic sampling Madrid, CE-Spain

Apr 16-20 Meeting of the ICCAT Working Group on Stock Assessment Methods Madrid, CE-Spain

Apr 23-27 Tropical tuna species group intersessional meeting Madrid, CE-Spain

May 21-25 White marlin stock assessment session Madrid, CE-Spain

Jun 11-18 Sharks meeting to apply Ecological Risk Analysis and Shortfin mako Assessment Olhão, CE-Portugal

Jul 2-6 Intersessional meeting of the Subcommittee on Ecosystems Sète, CE-France

Sep 4-11 Bluefin Tuna stock assessment session Madrid, CE-Spain

Sep 24-28 SCRS Species Groups meetings Madrid, CE-Spain

October 1-5 2012 Meeting of the Standing Committee on Research and statistics Madrid, CE-Spain

Other Meetings

May 16-20 Meeting of the Working Group on the Future of ICCAT Madrid, CE-Spain

Meeting Reports Available at: www.iccat.int

P2 PLE P1 P4 P4 P4 P2 P1-4 PLE & P1-4

PLE

CGPM, ICES, IOTC tagging….

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ICCAT Stock Status Report card

Meeting Reports Available at: www.iccat.int

2010 2011 2012 Species Stock Last SA Next SA Most likely Possibly

BFT E 2012 BFT W 2012 BUM 2011 SWO M 2010 SAI E 2009 POB NE 2009 SMA N 2012 SMA S 2012

WHM 2012 SAI W 2009 POB SW 2009 ALB N 2009 2013 POB NW 2009 YFT 2011 BET 2010 SWO N 2009 2013 ALB S 2011 2013 SWO SW 2009 2013 BSH N&S 2008 SKJ W 2008 SKJ E 2008 ALB M 2011

Seabirds 2009 Other sharks 2012 Sea turtles 2013

Most likely Possibly

Most likely Possibly

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Proposed calendar of ICCAT scientific meetings in 2013

• ALB (North & South Atlantic) • SWO (North & South Atlantic) • Impact on Sea turtles

• SKJ (2014)

SCRS 2012

Analysis of the implications of [Rec. 11-13], [Res. 11-14] and [Res. 11-17] for the work of the SCRS: WG Stock Assessment Methods & SCRS Plenary.

Executive Summaries and Detailed Reports of those stock assessed in 2012 incorporate the new requirements provided by [Res. 11-14].

Peer review current protocols have been reviewed and updated.

Peer review has been taken up again in 2012: WHM. [ALB in 2013].

Development of generic protocols for inclusion or use of CPUE series in assessment models (tested by TT, WHM, SHK & BFT Working Groups).

Methods for improving scientific training and building methodological skills amongst scientists of the SCRS.

Sharepoint – internet connectivity for scientific collaboration

[Rec. 11-13], [Res. 11-14], [Res. 11-17]

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Iniatives conducted during 2012

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[Rec. 11-13] Principles of Decision Making for ICCAT Conservation and Management Measures

[Rec. 11-13] on Principles on Decision Making

SCRS should use it as a framework when developing Limit Reference Points (LRP) and Harvest Control Rules (HCR) and when conducting Management Strategy Evaluations (MSE).

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[Res. 11-14] Standardize the Presentation of Scientific Information in the SCRS Annual Report and in the Working Group Detailed Reports

[Res. 11-14] on Standardize Presentation of Scientific information

Suggested template for detailed reports with instructions (see WGSAM report).

Avoid replicating data prep. information in assessment reports.

Description of all assumptions in assessments.

WG agenda in accordance with report structure.

Advice on uncertainty presentation for Kobe phase plots and strategy matrices.

Executive summary structure incorporating new requirements provided.

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[Res. 11-14] Standardize the Presentation of Scientific Information in the SCRS Annual Report and in the Working Group Detailed Reports

[Res. 11-14] on Standardize Presentation of Scientific information

[RES. 2011-17] 1. Take all measures to...

1.i) improve communication CPCs-COM-SCRS 1.ii improve data collection and provision to the SCRS, including on by-catches

1.iii) support research programs and projects supporting the work of the SCRS

1.iv) facilitate participation of scientists from all CPCs, as well as other relevant scientific bodies 1.v) contribute to the training of scientists, including young scientists

2. Preserve and promote the independence and excellence of the SCRS and its WG

2.i) participation of scientists, including scientists involved in other tunas’ RFMOs 2.ii) code of conduct for scientists and for observers. 2.iii) independent and objective scientific input, based on the best available and peer-reviewed scientific deliverables, is presented by the SCRS to the Commission 2.iv) sources and history of revisions are fully documented 2.v) clear, transparent, and standardized scientific findings and advice to the Commission 2.vi) well-defined rules for efficient decision-making to arrive at scientific advice

2.vii) different opinions in the scientific reports 3. Strengthen peer review mechanisms within the SCRS 4. Publish its scientific findings in peer-reviewed literature.

5. Broadening financial support: 5.i) capacity building & participation of the developing CPCs

5.ii) resources for the SCRS 6. Assessment of the functioning of the SCRS through a total quality management process

Implicit in the work of the SCRS

Recommended by the SCRS

[Res. 11-17] on Best Available Science






2.i) participation of scientists, including scientists involved in other tunas’ RFMOs

2.ii) code of conduct for scientists and for observers. 2.iii) independent and objective scientific input, based on the best available and peer-reviewed scientific deliverables, is presented by the SCRS to the Commission

2.iv) sources and history of revisions are fully documented 2.v) clear, transparent, and standardized scientific findings and advice to the Commission 2.vi) well-defined rules for efficient decision-making to arrive at scientific advice




CPCs SCRS COM











Dialog

Participation & capacity building

Data & Research











QA


Different levels of action identified: from the collection of raw data to the formulation of advice.

A robust QC Policy aimed at management advice should not be developed for any of these items in isolation. Ideally, QC procedures should be implemented at all levels.

Several initiatives: Adoption of standards for data formats and diagnostics. Apart from the definition of

standards, most of the QA that relates to data can only be implemented at the national level.

Approval of methods: “software catalogue” Control of preparatory analysis: e.g., CPUE procedures Control of assessment analysis: checklist of documentation, files backup,… Sequential review of assessment analysis.

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QA in the SCRS


SEVERAL QA INITIATIVES HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE … …. BUT WITHOUT A CLEAR SYSTEMATIC DEVELOPMENT

2015-2020 SCRS Science Strategic Plan

(including Data, Research, Capacity Building & QA aspects)

2013

2014

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

10SCRS 1st discussion

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

10Approval by SCRS

11Adoption by COM

2 - 7Assess the situation/ Identify objectives and strategies

1 - 4Complete the Plan

4SCRS ad hoc meeting

5 - 7Peer review

10 - 12Complete the Plan


SCRS 2011

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Joint Technical By-catch Working Group

Kobe III

SCIENCE

Review of past Kobe science recommendations


Focus issues for Kobe III

REC: the Joint Technical By-catch Working Group be continued and the report be sent to the tRFMOs for consideration according to their objectives and procedures.

Work Plan

Harmonization of data collection

Development of harmonized identification guides and

release protocols

Identify and recommend research priorities & prioritization of

collaborative work

Progress of the bycatch information mitigation system

(BMIS) information sharing website

Sharks

Joint Tuna RFMO initiatives

WG Harmonisation of Purse-seine Data Collected by Tuna-RFMOs Observer Programmes • 5-9 March 2012, in Sukarrieta, Spain • Chaired by Martin Hall (IATTC) with financial support

from ISSF and held at the AZTI facility • Objective: to harmonize data collection across

tFRMOs to improve research on bycatch mitigation, stock assessment and other topics

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Kobe III

SCIENCE




REC: the Joint Technical By-catch Working Group be continued and the report be sent to the tRFMOs for consideration according to their objectives and procedures.

Work Plan

Harmonization of data collection

Development of harmonized identification guides and

release protocols

Identify and recommend research priorities & prioritization of

collaborative work

Progress of the bycatch information mitigation system

(BMIS) information sharing website

Sharks


Research with the highest priority to SCRS: • Design of sampling programs appropriately scaled to

resources available. • Life history, population status and spatial distribution

of bycatch species. • Methodologies for impact assessment of fisheries on

bycatch species and possible reference points • Use of remote monitoring technologies to collect

bycatch data

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Design of sampling programs appropriately scaled to resources available.

SCRS/12/081: Observer coverage estimation in relation to management objectives

SCRS/12/083: Improvement of bycatch data quality of Japanese scientific observer program

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SCRS/12/025: Pilot study of an electronic monitoring system on a tropical tuna PS vessel in the Atlantic Ocean • Three trips, 61 sets • Set-type correctly identified • Catch composition and catch/set

similar btw EMS and Observer • YFT underestimated in sets

dominated by SKJ • Bycatch species underestimated

(excect large species)

Use of remote monitoring technologies to collect bycatch data

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Joint MSE Technical WG

Kobe III

SCIENCE




Data confidentiality and data sharing

Addressing common issues

in RFMO’s scientific bodies

REC: the scientific committees and bodies of the tRFMOs jointly develop

methods to better quantify the uncertainty and understand how this

uncertainty is reflected in the risk assessment inherent in the K2SM.

REC: a Joint MSE Technical WG be created (work electronically)


The SCRS agreed that ICCAT take a leading role in this work

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• The group interacts and works electronically and is composed of scientists from all tRFMOs (and several external experts), working to;

• Extend the use of MSE within the tRFMOs in order to implement a precautionary approach for tuna fisheries management.

• Review uncertainty that K2SM advice is based upon, and how MSE can be used to improve it.

• Participation in other initiatives, particularly SISAM



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• An initiative lead by ICES, with participation by ICCAT, NAFO, NOAA and others.

• Purpose: Evaluating different stock assessment methods using a range of stocks.

• It is designed to assure that scientists can apply the best methods when developing management advice.

• SISAM aims to do more than define the current state-of-the-science, it should help chart the future course of this scientific enterprise.

• SISAM symposium in 2013 – Boston. ICCAT integrally involved

Strategic initiative on Stock Assessment methods (SISAM)


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Strategic initiative on Stock Assessment methods (SISAM)


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Progress to date:

• A website portal has been created to facilitate correspondence and co-ordination.

• Scientists from all tRFMOs have agreed to participate.

• Defined Terms of Reference.

• Discussion has been initiated and information has been shared on the current status of MSE in each RFMO.

• Immediate task at hand – discussion of what uncertainty is included by each tRFMO when they do a K2SM. Representatives of each RFMO are preparing documentation regarding current methods.

• Informal discussions at World Fisheries Conference in Scotland (2012).



SCRS 2012

• Recommendations that are of a general nature and may

carry substantial financial implications for CPCs and Commission [Species-specific recommendations which also may carry substantial financial implications for CPCs and Commission will be presented during the appropriate panel discussion]

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General Recommendations

• Attendance at SCRS inter-sessional meetings is becoming an increasing concern.

• The lack of participation limits the ability of the SCRS to properly revise the data, to replicate earlier assessments and to ensure continuity on the formulation of the management advice, and/or to apply alternative modeling approaches.

• The Committee recommends that CPCs that can make valuable contributions to the assessments make the necessary arrangements to ensure the presence of their national scientists at those meetings.

CPCs make additional efforts to contribute and participate in the SCRS regular and intersessional meetings

• The four-year time frame to finalise database documentation is the recommended absolute limit that should be considered as this work is critical to protecting access, extraction, and understanding of the data most critical to the workings of ICCAT. It was also reiterated that adding staff (or broader use of fixed-term contracts) should be sought to accelerate this process.

Increase data base management support at the Secretariat

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• Support the attendance at SCRS regular and inter-sessional meetings.

• Actions beyond encouraging participation in scientific meetings of CPC scientists and providing short-term training workshops should be further encouraged and supported with capacity building funds: supporting visiting scientist opportunities at national laboratories or the Secretariat.

New actions supported with capacity building funds to involve developing economy scientists in the work of the SCRS

• Use the data fund to invite experts from other tRFMOs to participate in our stock assessments

• External support identified for SA in 2013: • SWO: two external experts to assist with development of new modelling approaches • ALB: one external expert to peer review the SA • SCECO: one external expert to assist in the assessment of sea turtle bycatch in ICCAT

fisheries

Quality assurance and transparency

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• Additional characterisation of the quality of data is required above simply describing whether the data was submitted on time. The Committee reiterates that there is a need to quantify the quality of the information reported and the quality/representativeness of size samples from different fisheries is a question that fits within this issue. A 10% sampling fraction could be adopted as a general rule that could be revised on a fisheries basis.

• A description of the suitability of the data for scientific requirements is needed. External expertise may be required to quantify the quality of information; a Terms of Reference for a contract should be developed to assess the databases ICCAT possess.

Recommendations related to the quality of the data

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• Observers be allowed to collect biological samples (vertebrae, tissues, reproductive tracts, stomachs) from those species whose retention is prohibited by current regulations. Those dead fish could not be sold.

• Special funds be provided to recover detailed historical statistics on tunas, billfishes, sharks and other species available in Côte d’Ivoire from its artisanal, collected since 1985 but not entered yet in a database. The aim is to elaborate Task I and Task II on the species caught by this fleet.

• To expedite the completion of the national observer program database and reporting forms, the Committee recommends that a Call for Tender be developed to hire a technical expert to assist the Secretariat on a short term basis (6 months).

• The Committee recommends that the data recovery methods used by the GBYP (SCRS/2012/141) s should be pursued to recover data on species of interest to ICCAT (e.g., Mediterranean albacore).

Recommendations related to the collection of samples and data

SCRS 2012

18.1 Advise the Commission on the creation of sanctuaries for BFT, Rec.[10-04], par. 26 P2

18.2 Evaluate the BFT national observer programmes conducted by CPCs to report the Commission and to provide advice on future improvements, Rec.[10-04] par. 90. P2

18.3 Evaluate the national observer programmes conducted by CPCs to report the Commission and to provide advice on future improvements, Rec.[10-10] par. 6. PL

18.4 Develop a Port Sampling Plan aimed at collecting fishery data for BET, YFT, and SKJ that are caught in the geographical area of the area/time closure referred to in paragraph 20. Rec. [11-01] par. 31. P1

18.5 Review the content of FAD Management Plans elaborated by CPCs, Rec.[11-01] par. 25 P1

18.6 Analyze the potential benefits and applicability of the use of time/area closures as a tool for marlin conservation, Rec.[11-07] par. 4. P4

18.7 Evaluate the data collection improvement plans submitted by CPCs and, as necessary, make recommendations on how shark data collection can be improved, Rec.[11-08] par. 8. P4

18.8 Establish common standard for the detailed and executive reports, Res. [11-14]. PL 18.9 Evaluate sea-turtles data provided by CPCs and by-catch mitigation information, Rec.[10-09]. P4

18.10 Explore operationally viable technologies and methodologies for determining the size and biomass at the points of capture and caging [Rec. 10-04] par. 87. P2

18.11 Provide guidance on a range of fish size management measures for western Atlantic BFT and their impact on yield per recruit and spawner per recruit considerations [Rec. 10-03] par. 19. P2

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18.3 18.8

18.3 Evaluate the national observer programmes conducted by CPCs to report the Commission and to provide advice on future improvements, Rec.[10-10] par. 6

• [Rec. 10-10] requests the CPCs to provide a preliminary report to SCRS by 31 July 2011 on the structure and design of their domestic observer programs to be followed by an updated report on 31 July 2012.

a) target level of observer coverage by fishery and how measured, b) data required to be collected, c) data protocols in place, d) information on how vessels are selected for coverage to achieve the CPC’s target level of

observer coverage, e) observer training requirements, including any training materials, such as a training manual, f) observer qualification requirements.

• In 2011, 12 CPCs submitted information: Canada, Chinese Taipei, EU France, Ghana,

Korea, Iceland, Japan, Mexico, Namibia, Tunisia, United States and Uruguay. The level of detail and information provided was quite variable among CPCs.

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18.3 Reporting Information on national observer programs based on the information provided by CPCs [Rec. 10-10]

• Beginning in 2012 and every three years thereafter SCRS shall:

a) report to the Commission on the coverage level achieved by each CPC by fishery; b) provide the Commission with a summary of the data and information collected and reported

pursuant to this Recommendation and any relevant findings associated with that data and information;

c) review the minimum standards established for CPC observer programs as set out in this recommendation; and

d) make recommendations as necessary and appropriate on how to improve the effectiveness of observer programs in order to meet the data needs of the Commission, including possible revisions to this Recommendation and/or with respect to implementation of these minimum standards by CPCs.

• The Secretariat elaborated a questionnaire form that was distributed to all CPCs to facilitate gathering the information requested under Rec. [10-10].

18.3 18.8

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18.4.2 Reporting Information on national observer programs based on the information provided by CPCs [Rec. 10-10]

• In 2012, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, EU France, Malta, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, Tunisia, Turkey, United States and Uruguay submitted reports on national observer programs using the supplied forms (SCI-008, Appendix 2).

• In addition, Algeria, Brazil, Egypt, Ghana, EU Greece, Iceland, EU Italy, Japan, Korea, Mauritania, Namibia and South Africa also submitted information regarding their national observer programs, but in a different format.

• Information provided to the Secretariat in 2011 and 2012 were submitted using different formats which limit the utility of this information, and the Committee’s ability to respond to the Commission.

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18.4.2 Reporting Information on national observer programs based on the information provided by CPCs [Rec. 10-10]

• To correct this issue, the Secretariat and the Committee have developed a list of components to be collected by the national observer programme data collection form for the submission of information from national observer programs.

• This form was developed to be consistent with the objectives and recommendations of the Kobe Process and the Joint t-RFMO Bycatch Technical Working Group (e.g. interoperability across t-RFMOs) and national data confidentiality requirements.

• This form will facilitate CPCs to submit national observer program data to the Secretariat using a consistent format beginning in 2014.

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18.8 Establish common standard for the detailed and executive reports, Res. [11-14].

• The Committee elaborated a template for SCRS detailed reports that should be adopted by all Working Groups and it includes instructions on the information to be included in the different sections, following the Resolution 11-14 (Appendix 4 of the WGSAM report).

• Despite the need to standardize all SCRS reports, it was recognized that flexibility was needed to accommodate the particular nature of the data preparatory and assessment meeting reports.

• The current template of the Executive Summaries was also reviewed and the new requirements incorporated (Appendix 5 of the WGSAM report).

• The advised templates have not been utilized by the majority of WGs in 2012, but it is advised that they should be followed from 2013.

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