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Working Party on Temperate Tunas (WPTmT)

Purpose

To review and analyse issues relevant to the fisheries and status of the two temperate tuna species under the IOTC mandate, noting that southern bluefin tuna has been passed to CCSBT for management (www.ccsbt.org).

Temperate tuna species under the IOTC mandate
English name
(click for status)
Scientific nameFAO codeImage
AlbacoreThunnus alalungaALBThunnus alalunga
Southern bluefin tunaThunnus maccoyiiSBFThunnus maccoyii

Current workplan

You can consult the current program of work for the Scientific Committee and its Working Parties, as endorsed by the Scientific Committee at its most recent Session.

Current Chairperson

Dr Toshihide Kitakado (Japan), 1st term ends at the close of the WPTmT in 2028

Current Vice-Chairperson

Dr Jiangfeng Zhu (China), 1st term ends at the close of the WPTmT in 2028

  

 

Upcoming meeting

21 July 2025 to 25 July 2025
9th Working Party on Temperate Tuna (WPTmT09): Assessment Meeting
Seychelles

Past meeting reports

You can also consult the list of all past Working Party on Temperate Tuna (WPTmT) meetings.
Reference Title Meeting year Availability File
IOTC-2025-WPTmT09(DP)-R Report of the 9th Session of the IOTC Working Party on Temperate Tunas (Data Preparatory Session) 2025 01/03/2025
IOTC-2022-WPTmT08(DP)-R Report of the 8th Session of the IOTC Working Party on Temperate Tunas (Data Preparatory Session) 2022 12/05/2022
IOTC–2022–WPTmT08(AS)–R Report of the Eighth Session of the IOTC Working Party on Temperate Tunas: Assessment Meeting 2022 31/08/2022
IOTC-2019-WPTmT07(AS)-R Report of the Seventh Session of the IOTC Working Party on Temperate Tunas: Assessment Meeting 2019 10/10/2019
IOTC-2019-WPTmT07(DP)-R[E] Report of the Seventh Session of the IOTC Working Party on Temperate Tunas (Data Preparatory Session) 2019 05/02/2019

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