Report of the 2nd Meeting of the Joint Tuna RFMOs Working Group on FADs

Citation
Joint Tuna RFMO FAD Working Group (2019) Report of the 2nd Meeting of the Joint Tuna RFMOs Working Group on FADs. In: WCPFC Scientific Committee 15th Regular Session. WCPFC-SC15-2019/EB-WP-13, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
Abstract

Also published as IOTC-2021-WGFAD02-INF03

Report of the Meeting held in San Diego, USA, 8-10 May 2019, hosted by IATTC.

1. Opening of the meeting
2. Adoption of the agenda
3. Review of the progress of the key areas for action for the joint t-RFMO FAD WG
4. Review of the current management measures on FADs
5. Definitions of terms related to FAD fishing
6. Minimum standards and formats to optimize and harmonize the collection of data on FADs
7. Marking and tracking of FADs
8. FAD fishery indicators
9. Progress regarding scientific information on FADs and ongoing research in t-RFMOs
10. Impacts of FADs in tuna fisheries and recent developments in their mitigation
11. Current and Future initiatives for FAD fishery sustainability
12. Areas of future cross-RFMO collaboration on FADs
13. Other matters
14. Recommendations
15. Adoption of the report and closure
Appendix 1. List of participants
Appendix 2. Agenda
Appendix 3. Reports by t-RFMOs
Appendix 4. Definitions by Tech-JWG
Appendix 5. Poll results
Appendix 6. Recommendations