Acknowledgements

The BMIS has been developed by the Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) for theWestern and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), with an initial in-kind contribution of information from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Australia and the Pacific Islands Fisheries Centre (PIFSC) Honolulu.

The BMIS has been funded since 2008 by WCPFC as a specific project in recognition of its importance, with additional funding from ISSF in 2013.