PURPOSE
To encourage the Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch (WPEB) to review the existing Conservation and Management Measures (CMM) relating to ecosystems and bycatch, noting the CMMs contained in document IOTC– 2013–WPEB09–04 adopted by the Commission in 2013; and as necessary to 1) provide recommendations to the Scientific Committee on whether modifications may be required; and 2) recommend whether other CMMs may be required.