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15th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch (WPEB15)

Meeting: 
Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch (WPEB)
Meeting year: 
2019
Meeting session: 
15
Date: 
Tue, 03/09/2019 (All day) to Sat, 07/09/2019 (All day)
Venue country/city: 
La Reunion
Chairperson: 
Dr Sylvain Bonhommeau
Vice-Chairperson: 
Dr Reza Shahifar
Summary: 

DEADLINES

  • Meeting Participation Fund  (20 July 2019)
  • Paper titles (4 August 2019)
  • Full papers (19 August 2019)

(all submissions should be sent to [email protected])

Meeting Participation Fund

To see if you are eligible to an assistance under the MPF, please consult the Rules of procedure for the administration of the IOTC meeting participation fund.
Applications should consist of:

i)      an official nomination letter;
ii)     a detailed abstract of the scientific paper to be presented; and
iii)    the contact details of the nominee (with a copy of his/her passport).

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Meeting information documents

Title File
WPEB information document

Documents

Meeting documents
Reference Title Available on File
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-01a_Rev1 Draft Agenda of the WPEB15 17/05/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-01b_Rev4 Draft Annotated Agenda 14/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-02_Rev5 List of documents 14/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-03 SC21 Outcomes 05/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-04 S23 Outcomes 05/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-05 Review of current CMMs 05/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-06 Progress on WPEB14 recommendations 05/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-07_Rev2 Review of the statistical data and fishery trends for ecosystems and bycatch species 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-08_Rev1 Update on the implementation of the IOTC Regional Observer Scheme 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-09 Status of NPOAs 05/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-10 Program of work 05/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-11 Kenya Sharks Baseline Assessment Report for the National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks 21/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-12 fishIDER, a new fish identification and training tool for Indonesia 21/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-13 Species composition of elasmobranchs in the surface and subsurface gillnet operation in the Northern Arabian Sea 22/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-14_Rev1 Drivers of at-haulback mortality of sharks caught during pelagic longline fishing experiments 21/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-15 Data filtering of Japanese logbook data in the Indian Ocean for analysis of species-specific shark’s data from 1993 to 2018 21/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-16_Rev1 The second progress report on the implementation of the IOTC bigeye thresher shark post-release mortality study project (IOTC BTH PRM Project) 21/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-17 Status of sharks in Sri Lankan fisheries 21/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-18 Standardized CPUE of blue shark (Prionace glauca) caught by Indonesian longline fleet in the eastern Indian ocean 21/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-19 Second progress report on the post release mortality of the oceanic whitetip shark (POREMO project) discarded by EU purse seine and pelagic longline fisheries 21/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-20 Estimate of intrinsic rate of natural increase (r) of shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) based on life history parameters from Indian Ocean. 21/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-21 Estimation of annual catch rates and catches for shortfin mako (Isurus Oxyrinchus) caught by Japanese longline fishery operated in the Indian Ocean from 1993 to 2018 21/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-22 Standardized CPUE of shortfin mako sharks by the Taiwanese large-scale tuna longline fishery in the Indian Ocean 21/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-23_Rev1 Silky Shark Population Trend in the Indian Ocean Derived from its Associative Behaviour with Floating Objects 21/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-24 Preliminary standardized catch rate of silky sharks caught by Taiwanese large-scale longline fishery in the Indian Ocean 21/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-25_Rev1 In Support of the IOTC Ecosystem Report Card: Indicators for Non-Retained Sharks and Rays 21/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-26_Rev1 In support of the IOTC ecosystem report card: Three ecosystem indicators to monitor the ecological impacts of purse seine fisheries operating in the Indian Ocean 22/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-27 The “Fishing Pressure” Component in Support of the IOTC Ecosystem Report Card 22/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-28 The development of the seabird component of the IOTC ecosystem report card 22/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-29 Selecting ecosystem indicators for fisheries targeting highly migratory species: An EU project to advance the operationalization of the EAFM in ICCAT and IOTC 22/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-30 In Support of the IOTC Ecosystem Report Card: Advances in Monitoring the Impacts on and the State of the “Foodweb And Trophic Relationships” Ecosystem Component 22/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-31 Support for the development of an ecosystem approach to fisheries management for Indian Ocean tuna fisheries 22/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-32 In support of the IOTC ecosystem report card: a preliminary approach to monitor the status of the ocean climate and environment, variability and trends 22/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-33 Progress on the code of good practices on the tropical tuna purse seine fishery in the Indian Ocean 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-34 Preliminary results of BIOFAD project: testing designs and identifying options to mitigate impacts of drifting Fish Aggregating Devices on the ecosystem 22/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-35 Depredation of purpleback flying squid (Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis) on tuna caught by gillnet fisheries in the Northern Arabian Sea: a major cause of concern for fishermen 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-36 Present status of threatened and conserved species entanglement in multiday tuna fishery in Sri Lanka 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-37 Towards improvement in monitoring, reporting and management of Fish Aggregating Devices in the Indian Ocean Purse Seine Tuna Fishery 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-38 Preliminary evaluation of degradability for natural material ropes potentially used on fish aggregating devices (FADs) in tuna purse seine fishery 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-39 Hook, Bait and Leader Type Effects on Surface Pelagic Longline Retention and Mortality Rates: A Meta-Analysis with Comparisons for Target, Bycatch and Vulnerable Fauna Interactions 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-40 Analysing the bycatch taxonomic structure changes from observers data on board Spanish purse seiners in the Indian Ocean 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-41 ACAP advice for reducing the impact of pelagic longline fishing operations on seabirds 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-42 Machine learning approach to estimate species composition of unidentified sea turtles that were recorded on the Japanese longline observer program 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-43 Summary prepared for the IOTC 15th Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch - Report of the IWC Workshop on Bycatch Mitigation Opportunities in the Western Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea. 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-44 Guidelines for the safe and humane handling and release of bycaught small cetaceans from fishing gear 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-45_Rev1 Pelagic sharks by-catch in Indian tuna fishery in 2018 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-46 Bycatch landings in Phuket Ports by foreign tuna longline fishing vessel, 2018 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-47 Report of the Final 7 Global Seabird Bycatch Assessment Workshop: Seabird Bycatch Component 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-48 Issues related to adoption of subsurface gillnetting to reduce bycatch in Pakistan 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-49-WITHDRAWN Bycatch analysis in Tuna drift gillnet fishery of Pakistan; comparison of shark catches to target catch 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-50 In Support of the IOTC Ecosystem Report Card: Indicators for Marine Debris 26/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-51 Ecological Impacts Of Tuna Fisheries Of Lakshadweep, The Archipelagic Territory Of India Situated In The Central Indian Ocean 04/09/2019
Datasets
Reference Title Available on File
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-DATA03 Nominal catches by fleet, year, gear, IOTC area and species 23/07/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-DATA04 Catch and effort data - vessels using drifting longlines 23/07/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-DATA05 Catch and effort data - surface fisheries 23/07/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-DATA06 Catch and effort data - vessels using other gears (e.g., gillnets, lines and unclassified gears) 23/07/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-DATA07 Catch and effort data - all vessels 23/07/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-DATA08 Catch and effort data - reference file 23/07/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-DATA09 Size frequency data - sharks 23/07/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-DATA10 Size frequency data - reference file 23/07/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-DATA11 Equations used to convert from fork length to round weight for shark species 23/07/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-DATA12_Rev1 ROS regional database data sets 19/08/2019
Information papers
Reference Title Available on File
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-INF01_Rev1 IOTC workshop “Identification of regions in the IOTC convention area to inform the implementation of the ecosystem approach to fisheries management” 05/11/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-INF02 Draft ecoregions for the IOTC convention area in preparation for the 2019 IOTC Workshop: “Identification of regions in the IOTC convention area to inform the implementation of the ecosystem approach to fisheries management” 06/11/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-INF03 Global spatial risk assessment of sharks under the footprint of fisheries 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-INF04 A Preliminary Stock Assessment for the Silky Shark in the Indian Ocean Using a Data-Limited Approcah 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-INF05 A preliminary stock assessment for the shortfin mako shark in the Indian Ocean using data-limited approaches 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-INF06 A potential indicator for non-retained sharks in support of an ICCAT ecosystems report card 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-INF07 IOTC manual for tagging bigeye thresher shark (BTH) with pop-up satellite archival tags (PSAT) to evaluate post-release mortality (PRM) - ENG 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-INF08 IOTC manual for tagging bigeye thresher shark (BTH) with pop-up satellite archival tags (PSAT) to evaluate post-release mortality (PRM) - CHN 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-INF09 Crew based observer programme of WWF-Pakistan - A source of data collection on cetacean bycatch 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-INF10 Occurrence and distribution of leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) in the coastal and offshore waters of Pakistan 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-INF11 Distribution and abundance of loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta L.) from Pakistan 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-INF12 The Distribution of Whales in the Northern Arabian Sea along the Coast of Pakistan Obtained through Crew-Based Observer Programme- Results of the 2018 fishing season 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-INF14 Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) in the Indian Ocean 23/08/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-INF15 Collaboration between longline fisheries and a sea turtle care centre in Reunion Island 05/09/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-INF16 Bycatch and Ecosystem-based management in the Southeast United States 11/09/2019
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-INF17 “Important Marine Mammal Areas” Western and North East Indian Ocean, South East Asian Seas and Arabian Seas 11/09/2019
Meeting Report
Reference Title Available on File
IOTC-2019-WPEB15-R_Rev1 Report of the 15th Session of the IOTC Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch 07/11/2019

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