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about the working parties
The Working Parties are subsidiary bodies established by the Commission for specific purposes. The most common objective is to provide the Scientific Committee with analyses of the situation of the stocks as well as an assessment of possible management actions. Some Working Parties (such as the Working Party on Tagging or the Working Party on Data Collection and Statistics) are established with the purpose of analysing and producing recommendations on a specific technical problem.

The Working Parties are constituted by scientists attending in their individual capacity and they do not represent any particular Member or non-Member countries. Their meetings are open to all interested parties with expertise in the relevant issues under the WP consideration.


iotc working parties
The Working Parties established to date are (follow the links for more information) :
WPTT
Working Party on Tropical Tunas [click here...]
WPB
Working Party on Billfish [click here...]
WPNT
Working Party on Neritic Tunas [click here...]
WPTmT
Working Party on Temperate Tunas [click here...]
WPT
Working Party on Tagging [click here...]
WPM
Working Party on Methods [click here...]
WPEB
Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch (previously called Working Party on Bycatch, WPBy)[click here...]
WPDCS
Working Party on Data Collection and Statistics [click here...]
Note: discontinued in 2004 and replaced by a sub-committee of the Scientific Committee.
WPTDA
Working Party on Tagging Data Analysis [click here]

General Terms of Reference for the species Working Parties
The Second Session of the Scientific Committee agreed on basic terms of reference to guide the work of those Working Parties which are dedicated to analyse the condition of the resources for one or more species. These are :
  • Review new information on the biology and stock structure of species of the relevant species, their fisheries and environmental data.
  • Coordinate and promote collaborative research on the species and their fisheries.
  • Develop and identify agreed models and procedures for the assessment of stock status of each species.
  • Conduct stock assessments for each of each species or stock.
  • Provide technical advice on management options, the implications of management measures and other issues.
  • Identify research priorities, and specify data and information requirements that are necessary for the Working Party to meet its responsibilities.



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