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Working Party on Neritic Tunas (WPNT)

Purpose

To review and analyse issues relevant to the fisheries and status of the six neritic tuna and tuna-like (mackerel - seerfish) species under the IOTC mandate.

neritic tuna and tuna-like species under the IOTC mandate
English name
(click for stock status)
Scientific nameFAO codeImage
Bullet tunaAuxis rocheiBLTAuxis rochei
Frigate tunaAuxis thazardFRIAuxis thazard
KawakawaEuthynnus affinisKAWEuthynnus affinis
Longtail tunaThunnus tonggolLOTThunnus tonggol
Indo-Pacific king mackerelScomberomorus guttatusGUTScomberomorus guttatus
Narrow-barred Spanish mackerelScomberomorus commersonCOMScomberomorus commerson

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. Farhad Kaymaram (I.R. Iran), 1st term ends at the close of the WPNT in 2025.

Current Vice-Chairperson

Mr. Bram Setyadji (Indonesia), 1st term ends at the close of the WPNT in 2025.

Farhad Kaymaram WPNT Vice-Chair 

 

Upcoming meeting

7 July 2025 to 11 July 2025
15th Working Party on Neritic Tunas (WPNT15)
Seychelles

Past meeting reports

You can also consult the list of all past Working Party on Neritic Tunas (WPNT) meetings.
Reference Title Meeting yearsort descending Availability File
IOTC-2011-WPNT01-R[E] Report of the First Session of the IOTC Working Party on Neritic Tunas 2011 31/12/2011
IOTC-2012-WPNT02-R[E] Report of the Second Session of the IOTC Working Party on Neritic Tunas 2012 31/12/2012
IOTC-2013-WPNT03-R[E] Report of the Third Session of the IOTC Working Party on Neritic Tunas 2013 06/08/2013
IOTC-2014-WPNT04-R Report of the Fourth Session of the IOTC Working Party on Neritic Tunas 2014 14/07/2014
IOTC-2015-WPNT05-R[E] Report of the 5th Session of the IOTC Working Party on Neritic Tunas 2015 11/06/2015

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