Report of the Workshop on Joint Analysis of Shark Post-Release Mortality Tagging Results

The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), with funding from the Common Oceans (ABNJ) Tuna Project and the European Union, commissioned a shark post-release mortality (PRM) study to assist in evaluating whether existing WCPFC conservation and management measures are effective in reducing mortality and conserving shark stocks. An expert workshop was convened in January 2017 to design the study which was then executed from May 2017-April 2019. This report describes the findings of a second expert workshop convened in June 2019 to analyze the data and provide recommendations on ways to reduce shark PRM and account for it in management.