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29th Session of the Scientific Committee (SC29)

Meeting: 
Scientific Committee (SC)
Meeting year: 
2026
Meeting session: 
29
Date: 
Mon, 30/11/2026 - 09:00 to Fri, 04/12/2026 - 17:00
Venue country/city: 
San Sebastian, Spain
Location: 
TBD
Chairperson: 
Dr Sylvain Bonhommeau (EU.France)
Vice-Chairperson: 
Dr Jiangfeng Zhu (China), Dr Charlene da Silva (South Africa)
Objective: 

As this is a credentialled meeting, no online registration has been made available. Meeting invitations will be sent to participants who are included in official lists of credentials provided to the Secretariat.

Deadlines: 
  •  Meeting Participation Fund (16 October 2026)
  •  Scientific Paper titles (31 October 2026)
  •  Full papers and National Reports (15 November 2026)
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Documents

Meeting Report
Reference Title Available on File
IOTC-2026-SC29-R Report of the 29th Session of the IOTC Scientific Committee
Executive Summaries
Reference Title Available on File
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES01 Albacore
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES02 bigeye tuna
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES03 skipjack tuna
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES04 yellowfin tuna
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES05 Southern bluefin tuna
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES06 bullet tuna
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES07 frigate tuna
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES08 kawakawa
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES09 longtail tuna
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES10 Indo-Pacific king mackerel
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES11 Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES12 black marlin
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES13 blue marlin
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES14 striped marlin
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES15 Indo-Pacific sailfish
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES16 swordfish
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES17 blue shark
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES18 oceanic whitetip shark
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES19 scalloped hammerhead shark
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES20 shortfin mako shark
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES21 silky shark
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES22 bigeye thresher shark
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES23 pelagic thresher shark
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES24 Porbeagle Shark
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES25 marine turtles
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES26 seabirds
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES27 cetaceans
IOTC-2026-SC29-ES28 mobulids
Meeting documents
Reference Title Available on File
IOTC-2026-SC29-01a Agenda of the 29th Session of the Scientific Committee
IOTC-2026-SC29-01b Annotated agenda of the 29th Session of the Scientific Committee
IOTC-2026-SC29-02 List of documents of the 29th Session of the Scientific Committee
IOTC-2026-SC29-03 Outcomes of the 30th Session of the Commission
IOTC-2026-SC29-04 Previous decisions of the Commission
IOTC-2026-SC29-05 Report of the Secretariat - Activities in support of the IOTC science process in 2026
IOTC-2026-SC29-06 Status of development and implementation of national plans of action for seabirds and sharks, and implementation of the FAO guidelines to reduce marine turtle mortality in fishing operations
IOTC-2026-SC29-07 Update on the implementation of the Regional Observer Scheme
IOTC-2026-SC29-08 Revision of the program of work (2027-2031) for the IOTC science process
IOTC-2026-SC29-09 Proposed schedule of Working Party and Scientific Committee meetings for 2027 and 2028
IOTC-2026-SC29-10 Progress on SC28 recommendations (IOTC Secretariat)
National Reports
Reference Title Available on File
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR01 Australia
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR02 Bangladesh
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR03 China
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR04 Comoros
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR06 European Union
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR07 France (OT)
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR08 India
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR09 Indonesia
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR10 Iran
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR11 Japan
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR12 Kenya
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR13 Korea, Republic of
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR14 Madagascar
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR15 Malaysia
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR16 Maldives
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR17 Mauritius
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR18 Mozambique
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR19 Oman
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR20 Pakistan
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR21 Philippines
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR22 Seychelles
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR23 Somali
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR24 South Africa
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR25 Sri Lanka
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR27 Tanzania
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR28 Thailand
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
IOTC-2026-SC29-NR31 Liberia
IOTC–2026–SC29–NRXX 2026 National report template
Reports from other meetings
Reference Title Available on File
IOTC-2026-TCMP10-R Report of the 10th session of the TCMP
IOTC-2026-WGEMS06-R Report of the 6th meeting of the ad hoc Working Group on Electronic Monitoring Standards
IOTC-2026-WGFAD08-R Report of the 8th meeting of the Working Group on FADs
IOTC-2026-WPB24-R Report of the 24th Session of the IOTC Working Party on Billfish
IOTC-2026-WPEB22-R Report of the 22th Session of the IOTC Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch
IOTC-2026-WPM17-R Report of the 17th Session of the IOTC Working Party on Methods
IOTC-2026-WPNT16-R Report of the 16th Session of the IOTC Working Party on Neritic Tunas
IOTC-2026-WPSE03-R Report of the 3rd Session of the IOTC Working Party on Socio-Economics
IOTC-2026-WPTmT10-R Report of the 10th Session of the IOTC Working Party on Temperate Tunas
IOTC-2026-WPTT28-R Report of the 28th Session of the IOTC Working Party on Tropical Tunas

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