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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 maccoyiiSBTThunnus 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 Jiangfeng Zhu (China), 2nd term ends at the close of the WPTmT in 2021

Current Vice-Chairperson

Dr Toshihide Kitakado (Japan), 2nd term ends at the close of the WPTmT in 2021

  

 

Upcoming meeting

Not scheduled yet

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-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
IOTC-2016-WPTmT06-R Report of the Sixth Working Party on Temperate Tunas 2016 16/08/2016
IOTC-2014-WPTmT05-R Report of the 5th Session of the Working Party on Temperate Tunas 2014 08/08/2014
IOTC-2012-WPTmT04-R[E] Report of the Fourth Session of the IOTC Working Party on Temperate Tunas 2012 31/12/2012

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