Collaborative study of albacore tuna CPUE from multiple Indian Ocean longline fleets in 2019.

In May and June 2018 and January 2019 a collaborative study was conducted between national scientists with expertise in Japanese, Korean, Seychelles, and Taiwanese longline fleets, an independent scientist, and an IOTC scientist. The meetings addressed Terms of Reference covering several important issues related to yellowfin and albacore tuna CPUE indices in the Indian Ocean. The study was funded by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC).