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SciCOFish – Oceanic Component

2014

Activities

and Project

Highlights

Outline

Project Structure & logical framework

Progress against performance indicators

2014 achievements and project achievements

Logframe Structure

Oceanic Fisheries Indicators

1. Effort on

bigeye

&

yellowfin

at FMSY or lower2. Tuna discards by PS less than 1% of catch, confirmed by 100% observer coverage

Oceanic Fisheries Indicators

1. All stock assessment results for 4 main tuna species accepted by WCPFC-SC

2. Observer coverage rates reach regionally-agreed levels by 2010, with data quality maintained

Progress on Indicators

Overall objective – conservation and sustainable use

Indicator: YFT and BET at < F

MSY

Progress on Indicators

Overall objective – conservation and sustainable use

Tuna discards by purse seiners in recent years approaching 1% of total catch

Progress on Indicators

Project purpose – scientific basis for management

All stock assessments of target tuna stocks accepted by WCPFC (skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye in 2014)

Observer coverage rates reach regionally agreed levels

2014 Activities and Overall Project Highlights

1.1 Observers

2014 Observer training

6 national observer training workshops

67 observers trained, 62 certified from Cook Is, Fiji, Marshall Is, Nauru, Samoa, Solomon Is, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

Key project achievement – 567 observers trained

1.1 Observers

2014

Debriefer

training

5 workshops to provide introductory

debriefer

training87 trainee

debriefers from Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Is, PNG, Samoa, Solomon Is, Tonga and Vanuatu7 trainees received sufficient on-the-job training to be certified in 2014 (FSM, PNG, Solomon Is, Tuvalu)Key project achievement – 239 individuals have received introductory debriefer training, 43 have completed on-the job training and are now certified debriefers

1.1 Observers

2014 Trainer training

Regional Observer Trainer’s Workshop

2 trainee trainers (FSM, Fiji) received attachment training at 4 observer training workshops

Key project achievement – 11 certified observer trainers from FSM, Kiribati, Nauru, PNG (5), Solomon Is (3)

1.2 Integrated Tuna Databases

Enhanced TUFMAN software installed in 14 P-ACPs

Web-based TUFMAN (

logsheets

) with secure login used by P-ACPs to prepare WCPFC Part 1 reports

Web-based TUBS (observer data) with secure login fully operational and in use for WCPFC reporting

8th Regional Tuna Data Workshop conducted

All P-ACPs submitted 2013 data to WCPFC on time

1.3

Bioeconomic

Modelling

& National Advice

Potential TRPs for South Pacific albacore estimated through

bioeconomic

modellingRegional bioeconomic model covering all species/fleets operational

1.3

Bioeconomic

Modelling

& National Advice

Potential TRPs for South Pacific albacore estimated through

bioeconomic

modellingRegional bioeconomic model covering all species/fleets operationalCountry-specific advice on FAD closures, albacore CPUE variation

1.4 Ecosystem

Modelling

of Management & Climate Change

Web-query system

operational (www.spc.int/ofp/seapodym

)

Further dissemination of national reports

Working models for all 4 tuna speciesClimate change impacts estimated for SKJ, BET and SP ALB

1.5 Validate Key Model Parameters Through Tagging

PTTP totals now ~400,000 releases; 73,000 recoveries (>18%)

PTTP tagging data incorporated into skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye MFCL (assessment) and SEAPODYM models

Recoveries

CPO

(120° W to 180°)

EPO (E of 120°W)

WPO (W of 180°)

CPO

5415

3311(61.1%)

1607 (29.7%)

497 (9.2%)

EPO

6692

159 (2.4%)

6533 (97.6%)

0 (0.0%)

WPO

456

20 (4.4%)

0 (0.0%)

436 (95.6%)

1.5 Validate Key Model Parameters Through Tagging

PTTP totals now ~400,000 releases; 73,000 recoveries (>18%)

PTTP tagging data incorporated into skipjack

, yellowfin and bigeye

MFCL (assessment) and SEAPODYM models

2009

albacore tagging in NZ (

SciCOFish funded) – tag returns beginning to appear in longline fisheries

Questions?