21st Working Party on Data Collection and Statistics (WPDCS21)

Meeting:

Working Party on Data Collection and Statistics (WPDCS)

Meeting year:

2025

Meeting session:

21

Date:

Tue, 25/11/2025 - 09:00 to Sat, 29/11/2025 - 17:00

Venue country/city:

Shanghai, China

Location:

Royal Garden Hotel

Chairperson:

Dr Julien Barde

Vice-Chairperson:

Dr Nuwan Gunawardane

Deadlines:

Meeting Participation Fund applications due 45 days before meeting starts (11 October 2025)
Paper titles are due 30 days before the meeting starts (26 October 2025)
Full papers are due 15 days before the meeting starts (10 November 2025)

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

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Documents

Meeting documents
Reference	Title	Available on	File
IOTC-2025-WPDCS21-01a	Agenda	11/11/2025
IOTC-2025-WPDCS21-01b	Annotated Agenda	11/11/2025
IOTC-2025-WPDCS21-02	List of Documents	11/11/2025
IOTC-2025-WPDCS21-04	Outcomes of the 29th session of the Commission	12/11/2025
IOTC-2025-WPDCS21-05	Review of Conservation and Management Measures related to data and statistics	14/11/2025
IOTC-2025-WPDCS21-09_Rev1	Report on progress of IOTC-OFCF Japan Project for JFY2025 activities and planned activities for JFY2026	14/11/2025
IOTC-2025-WPDCS21-11_Rev1	Further observations on the use of length conversion equations to address length data deficiencies for swordfish, Indo-Pacific sailfish, black marlin and blue marlin in the Indian Ocean using images	14/11/2025
IOTC-2025-WPDCS21-12	Comparison of length-frequency data from a monthly sampling survey and a port-based data collector in the Andaman Sea of Thailand	12/11/2025
IOTC-2025-WPDCS21-13	A pilot project to start evaluating the new "traplines/loop" gear in the EU.PRT pelagic longline fishery operating in the Indian ocean	15/11/2025
IOTC-2025-WPDCS21-15_Rev1	Digital solutions for IOTC species identification	14/11/2025
IOTC-2025-WPDCS21-16	Applying Open Science principles to make a better use of IOTC data	12/11/2025
IOTC-2025-WPDCS21-17	Following the tuna trail: Contrasting global catch estimates from FAO and RFMOs	12/11/2025
IOTC-2025-WPDCS21-19	Preliminary results from a dedicated data collection survey targeting the tuna and tuna-like species	11/11/2025
IOTC-2025-WPDCS21-20	Fish catch survey and analysis: A tool to collect and estimate the landings of marine resources from artisanal fisheries in Indian waters	11/11/2025
IOTC-2025-WPDCS21-26_Rev1	New information and data on the effectiveness of a crew-based observer protocol for IOTC data collection of on-board artisanal fishing boats targeting tuna and tuna-like species within Sri Lanka's EEZ, in compliance with Resolution 25/06	14/11/2025
IOTC-2025-WPDCS21-27	Report of the Electronic Monitoring Minimum Standards Harmonization Workshop	13/11/2025
IOTC-2025-WPDCS21-28	How Observation Coverage Shapes Bycatch Metrics in the Tropical Tuna Purse Seine Fishery	14/11/2025
IOTC-2025-WPDCS21-31	Length-frequency distribution of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in Indonesia	14/11/2025

Information papers
Reference	Title	Available on	File
IOTC-2025-WPDCS21-INF01	Report of the 5th Session of the IOTC ad-hoc Working Group on the development of Electronic Monitoring programme Standards (WGEMS)	12/11/2025
IOTC-2025-WPDCS21-INF02	ICES glossary on Electronic Monitoring Systems	12/11/2025