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Capacity Building: Science

At its 15th Session in 2011, the Commission agreed to further support capacity building activities among its Members by implementing adequate capacity building and support programs. As a result, the IOTC Secretariat has developed a work program that includes science capacity building workshops. The aims of the workshops are to:

  • improve the level of comprehension among IOTC Members on how the scientific process informs the management of IOTC species and ecosystems
  • increase the awareness of IOTC Members to their obligations, as stipulated in the Commissions’  Conservation and Management Measures, relevant to the IOTC Science Process.

The workshops cover the following core topics:

  • Structure and functioning of the IOTC
  • Current status of IOTC stocks
  • Communicating IOTC science to managers
  • Lessons to be learnt from other fisheries management structures
  • How to interpret science advice as a manager
  • Country level implications arising from stock assessment results and management options analyses
  • How the Commission uses Science advice to develop Conservation and Management Measures
  • Implications of current Conservation and Management Measures for CPCs
  • Effects of poor compliance with IOTC requirements on the provision of scientific advice and management.

Upcoming activities include the following (please contact the Secretariat for further information):

  • 3rd Workshop on connecting the IOTC science and management processes
  • 1st Management Procedure Dialogue workshop – 26 and 28 April 2015 (Busan, Rep. of Korea)

Previous activites include the following  (please contact the Secretariat for further information):

  • 1st Management Procedure Dialogue workshop —31 May 2014 (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
  • 2nd Science/Stock Assessment workshop – TBD in September/October 2014 (Cape Town, South Africa)
  • 1st Weight-of-Evidence workshop –24–28 March 2014 (Mombasa, Kenya)
  • Science/Stock Assessment workshop – 2013 (Bangkok, Thailand)

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