Scientific Committee

Third Regular session 13-24 August 2007, Honolulu, Hawaii

WCPFC-SC3

[Summary Report]

[Meeting Information] [General Papers]
[Biology] [Ecosystem and By-catch] [Fishing Technology]
[Methods] [Statistics] [Stock Assessment]
[Annual Reports] [Delegation Papers]
[Informal Small Groups Documents] [NGO Observers]

Meeting Report

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
	SC3 Summary Report		15 October 2008

Meeting Information

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
WCPFC-SC-2007 / 01	Notice of meeting & meeting arrangements (rev 3)		15 June 2008
WCPFC-SC-2007 / 02	Provisional agenda		14 May 2008
WCPFC-SC-2007 / 03	Provisional annotated agenda		14 May 2008
WCPFC-SC-2007 / 04	Indicative schedule		25 June 2008
WCPFC-SC-2007 / 05	Registration Form		9 July 2008
WCPFC-SC-2007 / 06	List of documents (Rev. 10)		15 October 2008
WCPFC-SC-2007 / 07	Guidelines in submitting Specialist Working Group (SWG) papers		9 July 2008

General Papers

Working papers

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
GN WP-1	Overview of tuna fisheries in the western and central Pacific Ocean, including economic conditions – 2006. SPC.		8 August 2007
GN WP-2	The fishery for tunas and billfishes in the eastern Pacific Ocean in 2006. IATTC.		11 July 2007
GN WP-3	Discussion paper for the inclusion of northern striped marlin as a “northern stock” in accordance with Annex 1 of the Commission’s Rules of Procedure. Secretariat.		12 July 2007
GN WP-4	The relationship between the International Scientific Committee, the Northern Committee and the Scientific Committee in respect to the northern stocks. Secretariat,
GN WP-5	Report of the Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) Workshop, 6–9 August 2007, Honolulu, USA. SPC.
GN WP-6	WCPFC data standards for regional observer programme. Secretariat.		8 August 2007
GN WP-7	Report of the Fourth Steering Committee on IPDCP, 14–15 August 2007, Honolulu, USA. Secretariat.
GN WP-8	Report of the Eastern Indonesia Tuna Fishery Data Collection Workshop, 30–31 January 2007, Jakarta, Indonesia Secretariat.		12 July 2007
GN WP-9	PNG tagging project: progress report. SPC.		17 July 2007
GN WP-10	Regional tuna tagging: Phase 2 proposal. SPC.		2 August 2007
GN WP-11	Cooperation with other organizations. Secretariat.		9 August 2007
GN WP-12	The Coordinating Working Party on Fisheries Statistics (FAO-CWP). Secretariat.		8 August 2007
GN WP-13	The Fishery Resources Monitoring System (FAO-FIRMS). Secretariat.		8 August 2007
GN WP-14	Report on the 2007 Stock Assessment Workshops for the Oceanic Fisheries Management Project. SPC.		26 July 2007
GN WP-15	Independent review of the Commission’s transitional science structure and functions. Secretariat.		13 July 2007

Information papers

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
GN IP-1	Review of Part 1 of the Annual Report to the Commission Secretariat.		12 July 2007
GN IP-2	The relationship between the International Scientific Committee, the Northern Committee and the Scientific Committee in respect to the northern stocks Secretariat.		2 August 2007
GN IP-3	ISSUES ARISING FROM WCPFC3 11-15 December 2006 Apia Samoa. Secretariat.		17 August 2007
GN IP-4	INTERSESSIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE [For SC3]. Secretariat.		17 August 2007
GN IP-5	Report of the Seventh Meeting of the International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean (Plenary Report Only). ISC.		17 August 2007
GN IP-6	Agenda Item 9.2 Review of 2007 Work Programme. Secretariat.		23 August 2007
GN IP-7	Report of the fourth meeting of the IPDCP Steering Committee.		31 January 2007

Biology Specialist Working Group

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
BI-SWG-01	Provisional agenda (rev.1)		17 August 2007

Working papers

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
BI-WP-1	Comparison of swordfish maturity and ageing from Hawaiian and Australian waters. Young, J., R. Humphreys, and J. Uchiyama. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Hobart Australia, and NMFS, NOAA Aiea Labs Hawaii.
BI-WP-2	Age and growth of black marlin (Makaira indica) in waters off eastern Taiwan. Sun, C.-L., C.-H. Liu, and S.-Z. Yeh. Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University.		17 August 2008
BI- WP-3	An investigation into swordfish stock structure using satellite tag and release methods Holdsworth, J.C., T.J. Sippel, and P.J. Saul. Blue Water Barine Research Ltd, New Zealand.		2 August 2007
BI-WP-4	Preliminary analysis and observations on the vertical behaviour of WCPO skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna in association with anchored FADs, as indicated by acoustic and archival tagging data. Leroy, B., D.G. Itano, and S. Nicol. Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Noumea, New Caledonia; Pelagic Fisheries Research Program, University of Hawaii, JIMAR, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.		30 July 2007
BI-WP-5	Report of the ongoing tagging project on tropical tunas in the southern part of Japan. Matsumoto, T. et al. National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Shimizu, Japan.		8 August 2007

Information papers

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
BI-IP-1	Evaluation of Parasite Markers to Assess Swordfish Stock Structure. Smith, P.J., B. Diggles, and S. Kim. National Institute of Water and Atmosphere Research, New Zealand.		2 August 2007
BI-IP-2	Port sampling in New Zealand of tuna longline catches for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) size composition in 2005–06. Davies, N.M. and L. Griggs National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd., New Zealand.		2 August 2007
BI-IP-3	Behavior of yellowfin (Thunnus albacares) and bigeye (T. obesus) tuna in a network of fish aggregating devices (FADs). Dagorn, L., K.N. Holland, and D.G. Itano. IRD, HIMB, and PFRP.		2 August 2007
BI-IP-4	Introduction of experimental tagging research for bigeye tuna in the East off Japan. Semba, Y. National Research Institute of Far Seas Fishery, Fishery Research Agency, Japan.		2 August 2007

Ecosystem and By-catch Specialist Working Group

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
EB-SWG-01	Provisional agenda (rev. 1)		24 July 2007

Working papers

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
EB-WP-1	Ecological Risk Assessment for species caught in the WCPO tuna fishery: updated Productivity-Susceptibility Analysis. Kirby, D. et al. Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia.		8 March 2007
EB-WP-2	Regime shifts in the western and central Pacific Ocean. Kirby, D. et al. Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia.		8 January 2007
EB-WP-3	Ecological Risk Assessment Research Planning Workshop Report. Kirby, D. et al. Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia		16 August 2007
EB-WP-4	A Review of Fin-weight Ratios for Pelagic Sharks. Hindmarsh, S. Bureau of Rural Sciences, Canberra, Australia		8 January 2007
EB-WP-5	Large-scale experiment shows that banning wire leaders helps pelagic sharks and longline fishers. Ward, P., E. Lawrence, R. Darbyshire and S. Hindmarsh. Bureau of Rural Sciences, Canberra, Australia.		8 January 2007
EB-WP-6	Recording seabird bycatch in longline observer programmes. Black, A., C. Small and B. Sullivan. BirdLife International, BirdLife Global Seabird Programme, UK.		8 June 2007
EB-WP-7	Developments (2006-2007) in scientific research on the use of modified fishing gear to reduce longline bycatch of sea turtles. Boggs, C.H. and Y. Swimmer. NOAA Fisheries, Honolulu, USA.		17 August 2007
EB-WP-8	TCC Draft Report and Information Paper of the Voluntary Small Working Group on Seabird Bycatch Mitigation. Norris, W. and S. Brouwer Australian Fisheries Management Authority, Canberra, Australia. Ministry of Fisheries, Wellington, New Zealand.		8 August 2007
EB-WP-9	Bayesian hazard regression modelling of factors affecting post-release mortality of loggerheads caught in pelagic longline fisheries Swimmer, Y. [1], M. Chaloupka[2], L. McNaughton[3], M. Musyl[3]. [1] National Marine Fisheries Service, Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center, Honolulu, USA. [2] Ecological Modelling Services P/L, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia. [3] Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, University of Hawaii, Hawaii, USA.		8 January 2007
EB WP-10	North Pacific blue shark stock assessment. Kleiber, P. [1], S. Clarke[2], K. Bigelow[1], M. McAllister[3]. [1] NOAA Fisheries, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. [2] Imperial College London, United Kingdom. [3] University of British Columbia, Canada.
EB-WP-11	Comparison of circle hook and J hook catch rate for target and bycatch species taken in the Korean tuna longline fishery during 2005-2006. Kim, S.-S., D.H. An, D.-Y. Moon and S.-J. Hwang. NFRDI, Busan, Korea.		8 February 2007
EB-WP-12	Status of the regional observer programme intersessional working group. Secretariat. WCPFC, Pohnpei, FSM.		8 August 2007
EB-WP-13	Effective factors of tori-poles in reducing incidental catch of seabirds in the Japanese longline fishery. Yolota, K., H. Minami, M. Kiyota. National Research Institute for Far Seas Fisheries, Shimizu, Japan.		31 July 2007
EB-WP-14	Seabird bycatch mitigation: minimum standards for pelagic longline fishing and priorities for further research. ACAP. Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels.		30 July 2007

Information papers

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
EB-IP-1	Interactions between Sea Turtles and Pelagic Longline Fisheries. Beverly, S. and L. Chapman. Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia.		11 July 2007
EB-IP-2	Specification of a Database System to manage and facilitate access of information covering (i) By-catch and (ii) By-catch mitigation on behalf of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC). Williams, P. Secretariat of the		30 July 2007
EB-IP-3	IATTC Research on Reducing Shark Bycatch in the Tuna Purse-Seine Fishery in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean Scott, M. IATTC, La Jolla, USA.		30 July 2007
EB-IP-4	Quantifying the impact of longline fisheries on adult survival in the black-footed albatross. Journal of Applied Ecology 2007 Véran, S., O. Gimenez, E. Flint, W.L. Kendall, P.F. Doherty Jr., and J-D. Lebreton. C.E.F.E., Centre d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, Montpellier, France.		6 August 2007
EB-IP-5	Status and Genetic Structure of Nesting Populations of Leatherback Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in the Western Pacific. Dutton, P.H. et al. NOAA Fisheries, La Jolla, USA.		6 August 2007
EB-IP-6	Assessment of the impact of ICCAT fisheries on seabirds: proposed methodology and framework for discussion. Phillips, R.A., G. Tuck and C. Small. British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge UK.		1 August 2007
EB-IP-7	Studies of distribution, population dynamics and bycatch rates of seabirds in the Atlantic. Phillips, R.A., C. Small and E. Howgate. British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge, UK; CSIRO, Hobart, Australia; Seafood Choices Alliance, London, UK.		1 August 2007
EB-IP-8	An Ecopath with Ecosim model of the WCPO warm pool pelagic ecosystem. Allain, V., T. Essington, R. Olson, T. Okey, J. Dambacher, D. Kirby and S. Nicol. Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia.		30 July 2007
EB-IP-9	Enhanced seamount location database for the western and central Pacific Ocean: screening and cross-checking of 20 existing datasets. Allain,V. [1], J.-A. Kerandel [1], S. Andréfouët [2], F. Magron [1], M. Clark [3], and F. Muller-Karger [4] [1]SPC, Nouméa, New Caledonia. [2] IRD, Nouméa, New Caledonia. [3] NIWA, Wellington, New Zealand. [4] Institute for Marine Remote Sensing, University of South Florida, USA.		8 June 2007
EB-IP-10	Guide for Complying with Regulations to Reduce Interactions between Seabirds and Hawaii-Based Longline Vessels. NMFS. NOAA Fisheries, USA.		8 June 2007
EB-IP-11	FFA Update on the Application of the Ecosystem-Based Approach to managing Tuna Fisheries amongst FFA Member Countries and Territory in the WCPO: specific to lessons from stakeholder consultations in countries. FFA. FFA, Honiara, Solomon Islands.		30 July 2008
EB-IP-12	CLIOTOP/PFRP Workshop: The Role of Squid in Pelagic Marine Ecosystems. Olson, R. and J. Young. IATTC, La Jolla, USA; CSIRO, Hobart, Australia.		30 July 2008
EB-IP-13	A Summary of the Korean Tuna Fishery Observer Programme for the Pacific Ocean in 2006. Kim, S.S., D.H. An, D.Y. Moon and S.J. Hwang. NFRDI, Busan, Korea.		8 February 2007
EB-IP-14	Examination of tori-pole configuration in middle-sized longline vessels. Minami, H., K. Yokota and M. Kiyota. National Research Institute for Far Seas Fisheries, Shimizu, Japan.		8 June 2007
EB-IP-15	Shark capture and disposition in the Hawaii pelagic longline swordfish and tuna fisheries. Gilman, E. Blue Ocean Institute and IUCN Global Marine Programme.		30 July 2007
EB-IP-16	Review of measures taken by intergovernmental organizations to address sea turtle and seabird interactions in marine capture fisheries (Draft, not yet formally cleared by FAO). Gilman, E.[1] and T. Moth-Poulsen[2]. [1] Blue Ocean Institute and IUCN Global Marine Program. [2] FAO Fishing Technology Service, Fisheries and Aquaculture Department Rome.		8 June 2007
EB-IP-17	Distribution of albatrosses and petrels in the WCPFC Convention Area and overlap with WCPFC longline fishing effort BirdLife International. BirdLife International for the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels.		8 September 2007
EB-IP-18	Estimation of fisheries bycatch and risk assessment for short-tailed albatross using a Bayesian State-Space Model. Okamura, H.[1], M. Kiyota[1], H. Kurota[1], and T. Kitakado[2]. [1] National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Fisheries Research Agency, Japan. [2] Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan.		16 August 2007
EB-IP-19	Commonly captured sharks and rays for consideration of the Ecosystem and Bycatch SWG at SC3. Molony, B. Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia.		20 August 2007

Fishing Technology Specialist Working Group

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
FT-SWG-01	Provisional agenda (rev. 2)		8 January 2007

Working papers

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
FT WP-1	Use of TDRs and hook-timers to ascertain fishing depths and times of capture in the Australian Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery. Campbell, R. CSIRO, Hobart, Australia.
FT-WP-2	Acoustic imaging, visual observations, and other information used for classification of tuna aggregations associated with floating objects in the Pacific Ocean. Schaefer, K.M. and D.W. Fuller. IATTC, La Jolla, California, USA.		30 July 2007
FT-WP-3	An examination of FAD-related gear and fishing strategies useful for data collection and FAD-based management. Itano, D. PFRP, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.		26 July 2007
FT-WP-4	Preliminarily results of the relationship between catch ratio of bigeye tuna to total catch and length of underwater structures. Keisuke, S., Ta. Matsumoto, H. Okamoto, K. Watanabe, H. Saito, K. Uosaki, K. Ikehara and H. Honda. NRIFSF, Shimizu, Japan.		8 January 2007
FT-WP-5	Fish behaviour from fishermen knowledge: the case study of tropical tuna around drifting fish aggregating devices (DFADs). Moreno, G.[1], L. Dagorn [2], G. Sancho [3], D. Itano [4]. (summary of Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. In press). [1] AZTI, Sukarrieta, Spain. [2] IRD, Sete, France. [3] College of Charleston, Grice Marine Laboratory, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. [4] PFRP, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.		31 July 2007
FT-WP-6	Bait loss and its potential effects on fishing power in pelagic longline fisheries. Ward, P.[1] and R.A. Myers [2]. (reprint from Fisheries Research 86 (2007) 69-76). [1] BRS, Canberra, Australia. [2] Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.		24 July 2007
FT-WP-7	Observation of Chinese Purse Seine Fishery in the WCPFC Waters during 2006-2007. Ye, X. and L. XU. Shanghai Fisheries University, Shanghai, China.		31 July 2007
FT-WP-8	Catch information from the FAD-based domestic tuna purse seine fishery in Papua New Guinea. Kumoru, L. Fisheries Management Division, National Fisheries Authority, Papua New Guinea.		17 August 2007

Information papers

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
FT-IP-1	Effects of gear characteristics on the presence of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) in the catches of the purse-seine fishery of the eastern Pacific Ocean. Lennert-Cody, C.E.[1], J.J. Roberts [2], and R.J. Stephenson [3]. (submitted ICES Journal of Marine Science, June 2007). [1] IATTC, La Jolla, California, USA. [2] Duke University Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina, USA. [3] contact via [1].		26 July 2007
FT-IP-2	The potential use of time-area closures to reduce catches of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) in the purse-seine fishery of the eastern Pacific Ocean. Harley, S.J.[1] and J.M. Suter [2]. [reprint from Fish. Bull. 105:49-61 (2007)] [1] Ministry of Fisheries, Wellington, New Zealand. [2] IATTC, La Jolla, California, USA.		24 July 2007
FT-IP-3	Compilation of TDR longline studies and coverage in the WCPO region. Itano, D. PFRP, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.		30 July 2007
FT-IP-4	A summary of operational, technical and fishery information on WCPO purse seine fisheries operating on floating objects. Itano, D. PFRP, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.		26 July 2007
FT-IP-5	Handbooks for the identification of yellowfin and bigeye tunas in (a) Fresh, (b) Frozen and (c) Fresh but Less than Ideal Condition – versions available in English, French, Spanish, Bahasa Indonesia, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese: newly translated versi Itano, D. [1] and S. Fukofuka [2]. [1] PFRP, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. [2] SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia.		26 July 2007
FT-IP-6	Photographic identification guide for billfish, sharks, rays, tuna-like and non-tuna finfish taken in WCPO pelagic longline fisheries (v1). McAuliffe, J.A. [1], D.G. Itano [2], and S. Arceneaux [3]. [1] University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, South Carolina, USA. [2] PFRP, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. [3] NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands Regional Office, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.		26 July 2007
FT-IP-7	Photographic identification guide for non-target fish species taken in WCPO purse seine fisheries Fukofuka, S.[1] and D.G. Itano [2]. [1] SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia. [2] PFRP, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.		31 July 2007
FT-IP-8	Gathering relevant information on pelagic ecosystem, tuna resources and related fisheries, for widespread local diffusion: Chavance, P.N. ADECAL. ZoNeCo programme for the sustainable management of marine resources in New Caledonia EEZ. Noumea, New Caledonia.		30 July 2007
FT-IP-9	Socio Economic Factors Affecting Exploitation and Management of Top Predators. Miyake, P.M. Federation of Japan Tuna Fisheries Co-operative Associations, Tokyo, Japan.		30 July 2007
FT-IP-10	Recalculation of the Philippine tuna production from the WCPO. Babaran, R.P. College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Philippines.		17 August 2007
FT-IP-11	An assessment of independent fishery tuna data collected from tuna landings from purse seine vessels in Madang for the year 1999 and 2005. Koren, L.N.H. Fisheries Management Division, National Fisheries Authority, Papua New Guinea.		17 August 2007

Methods Specialist Working Group

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
ME-SWG-01	Provisional agenda (rev. 1)		17 July 2007

Working papers

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
ME-WP-1	Regional weighting factors for yellowfin tuna in WCP-CA stock assessments Hoyle, S. and A. Langley. Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia.		8 June 2007
ME-WP-2	Reducing parameter complexity in MULTIFAN-CL stock assessments: catch conditioning. Hampton, J.[1], P. Kleiber[2] and D. Fournier[3]. [1] SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia. [2] NOAA Fisheries, Honolulu, USA. [3] Otter Research Ltd., Sidney, B.C., Canada.		8 June 2007
ME-WP-3	A brief review of the use of the precautionary approach and the role of target and limit reference points and Management Strategy Evaluation in the management of highly migratory fish stocks. Davies, C. and T. Polacheck. CSIRO, Hobart, Australia.		30 July 2007
ME-WP-4	Development of an Empirical-Indicator based Harvest Strategy for the Australian Eastern Tuna and Billfish Fishery. Campbell, R.[1], J. Prince[2], C. Davies[1], D. Kolody[1], N. Dowling[1], P. Ward[3] and K. McLoughlin[3]. [1] CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Hobart, [2] Biospherics Consulting, Perth, [3] Bureau of Rural Sciences, Canberra.		30 July 2007
ME WP-5	Application of a harvest strategy evaluation approach to the Australian swordfish fishery. Kolody, D. et al. CSIRO, Hobart, Australia.
ME-WP-6	Comparison of South Pacific albacore stock assessments using MULTIFAN-CL and STOCK SYNTHESIS 2 Hoyle, S. and A. Langley. SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia.		6 August 2007
ME-WP-7	ME-WP-7 Ward, P. Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Bureau of Rural Sciences, Canberra, Australia.		30 July 2007

Information papers

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
ME-IP-1	Proceedings of the pelagic longline catch rate standardization meeting. Hoyle, S.[1], K. Bigelow[2], A. Langley[1] and M. Maunder[3]. [1] SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia. [2] NOAA Fisheries, Honolulu, USA. [3] IATTC, La Jolla, USA.		30 July 2007
ME-IP-2	Preliminary estimates of historical variations in the fishing power and catchability of pelagic longline fishing gear - description of methods. Ward, P. Fisheries and Marine Sciences Program, Bureau of Rural Sciences, Canberra, Australia.		4 October 2007

Statistics Specialist Working Group

Working papers

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
ST-WP-1	Framework for Access to Different Types of Non-Public Data, and Draft Data Request Form and Draft Confidentiality Agreement. Secretariat. WCPFC, Pohnpei, FSM.		13 July 2007
ST-WP-2	Objectives and priorities for data to be collected by observers for fisheries other than purse-seine and longline. SPC. Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia.		9 August 2007
ST-WP-3	Proposed Revisions to the Procedures for the Provision of Data. SPC. Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia.		26 July 2007
ST-WP-4	Proposed Revisions to the Rules and Procedures for Access to and Dissemination of Data Compiled by the Commission. Duckworth, K Ministry of Fisheries, Wellington, New Zealand.		24 July 2007

Information papers

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
ST-IP-1	Commission’s Information Security Policy. Secretariat. WCPFC, Pohnpei, FSM		8 September 2007
ST-IP-2	Estimates of annual catches in the WCPFC Statistical Area. SPC. Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia.		8 August 2007
ST-IP-3	Scientific data available to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission. SPC. Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia.		8 January 2007
ST-IP-4	Recent annual catch and effort estimates relating to conservation and management measures adopted by the Commission. Williams, P. and J. Hampton. Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia.		8 March 2007
ST-IP-5	Further analysis of the proportion of bigeye in ‘yellowfin plus bigeye’ caught by purse seiners in the WCPFC Statistical Area. Lawson, T. Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia.		24 July 2007
ST IP-6	Discussion on Possible Implications of the Overcatch of Southern Bluefin Tuna for Data Collection and Assessments of Tropical Tuna. Polacheck, T. and C. Davies. CSIRO, Hobart, Australia.
ST-IP-7	Species composition of tuna catches taken by purse seiners. Fonteneau, A. IRD, Centre de Recherche Halieutique Méditerranéenne et Tropicale Avenue Jean Monnet, France.		30 July 2007
ST-IP-8	Convenor's proposed text for ST-SWG recommendation on the scientific objectives and priorities of the ROP. Duckworth, K		15 October 2007
ST-IP-9	Rules and procedures for the access to, and dissemination of, data compiled by the Commission (Revision 1.2). Duckworth, K.		15 October 2007

Stock Assessment Specialist Working Group

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
SA-SWG-01	Provisional Agenda		21 June 2007

Working papers

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
SA-WP-1	Stock assessment of yellowfin tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean, including an analysis of management options. Langley, A.[1], J. Hampton[1], P. Kleiber[2], and S. Hoyle[1]. [1] Oceanic Fisheries Programme, SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia. [2] Pacific Islands Fishery Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Honolulu, USA.		7 December 2007
SA WP-2	Structural uncertainty in the yellowfin tuna assessment. Hoyle, S. and A. Langley. Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia.
SA-WP-3	Multi-fishery management options analyses for bigeye and yellowfin tuna. Langley, A. and J. Hampton. Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia.		20 July 2007
SA-WP-4	Spatio-temporal patterns of purse seine catches of skipjack and juvenile bigeye and yellowfin tuna caught in association with floating objects. Langley, A.[1] and S. Harley[2]. [1] SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia. [2] Ministry of Fisheries, Wellington, New Zealand.		30 July 2007
SA-WP-5	Influence of oceanographic variability on recruitment of yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares in the western and central Pacific Ocean (Abstract only). A. Langley [1], K. Briand[1], D. Kirby[1], and R. Murtugudde[2]. [1] SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia, [2] Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, College Park, USA.		8 March 2007
SA-WP-6	Analysis of yellowfin and bigeye catch and effort data from the Japanese and Korean longline fleet collected from regional logsheets. Langley, A Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia.		26 July 2007
SA WP-7	North Pacific blue shark stock assessment. Kleiber, P.[1], S. Clarke[2], K. Bigelow[1], M. McAllister[3]. Fisheries, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. [2] Imperial College London, United Kingdom. [3] University of British Columbia, Canada.

Information papers

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
SA-IP-1	Trends in size composition of longline-caught albacore in the South Pacific. Molony, B. Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia.		31 July 2007
SA-IP-2	South-West Pacific Swordfish Stock Assessment work-plan proposal for 2008 Kolody, D.[1], R. Campbell[2] and N. Davies[3]. [1] CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Hobart, Australia, [2] CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Aspendale, Melbourne, Australia. [3] NIWA Ruakaka, New Zealand.		8 August 2007
SA-IP-3	Economic and management implications of stock assessments on key tuna stocks in the WCPO. Reid, C., S. Sauni and L. Clark. Forum Fisheries Agency, Honiara, Solomon Islands.		30 July 2007

Annual Report - Part 1: Information on Fisheries, Research, and Statistics

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
AR WP-1	Amercian Samoa
AR-WP-2	Australia		23 July 2007
AR-WP-3	Canada		30 July 0207
AR-WP-4	China		24 July 2007
AR-WP-5	Cook Islands		2 August 2007
AR-WP-6	European Union		8 August 2007
AR-WP-7	Federated States of Micronesia (rev. 2)		8 August 2007
AR-WP-8	Fiji Islands		16 August 2007
AR WP-9	France
AR WP-10	Guam
AR-WP-11	French Polynesia		13 July 2007
AR-WP-12	Indonesia (cooperating non-member)		12 November 2007
AR-WP-13	Japan		9 August 2007
AR WP-14	Republic of Kiribati
AR-WP-15	Republic of Korea		24 July 2007
AR-WP-16	Republic of Marshall Islands		26 July 2007
AR-WP-17	Republic of Nauru		30 July 2007
AR-WP-18	New Caledonia		13 July 2007
AR-WP-19	New Zealand		13 July 2007
AR WP-20	Niue		10 August 2007
AR WP-21	Northern Marianas
AR-WP-22	Republic of Palau		2 August 2007
AR-WP-23	Independent State of Papua New Guinea		26 July 2007
AR-WP-24	Republic of Philippines		13 August 2007
AR-WP-25	Independent State of Samoa		6 August 2007
AR WP-26	Solomon Islands
AR-WP-27	Chinese Taipei		14 August 2007
AR-WP-28	Tokelau		31 July 2007
AR WP-29	Kingdom of Tonga		20 March 2008
AR-WP-30	Tuvalu
AR-WP-31	United States of America (revised)		2 August 2007
AR-WP-32	Republic of Vanuatu		30 July 2007
AR-WP-33	Wallis and Futuna (part 1)		24 August 2007

Delegation Papers

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
DP-1	Comments on Draft Rules of Procedure for the WCPFC Scientific Committee. Japan.		18 September 2007
DP-2	Tentative comments on proposed minimum ROP format. Japan.		18 September 2007
DP-3	Comments on the Rules and Procedures for the Access to, and Dissemination of, Data Compiled by the Commission (Draft Revision 1.0). Japan.		18 September 2007
DP-4	Chinese Taipei, Japan and Korea. Minimum Standards for ROP Data China,		18 September 2007
DP-5	(Proposal) Revised version of Attachments 1 and 2, Conservation and Management Measure-2006-2. Japan.		18 September 2007

Informal Small Groups Documents

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
ISG-WP-1	Summary of ISG-1 on biological reference points. Conser, R.		18 September 2007
ISG-WP-2	Summary of ISG-3 on small tuna on floating objects. Itano, D.		18 September 2007
ISG-WP-3	Outcomes of ISG-10 to consider independent review of the Commission’s transitional science structure and functions. Bigelow, K		18 September 2007
ISG-WP-4	Comments on SC3-GN-WP-6: WCPFC data standards for Regional Observer Programme. Itano, D		18 September 2007
ISG-WP-5	Summary of discussion points identified by ISG-1 for consideration by the Scientific Committee on the report of the expert consultancy on reference points. Conser, R.		18 September 2007
ISG-WP-6	Briefing document: Agenda Item 5.3 (Bycatch mitigation – small tuna on floating objects) Itano, D.		18 September 2007
ISG-WP-7	Outcomes of IWG-10 to consider: Independent Review of the Commission’s Transitional Science Structure And Functions. Bigelow, K.		18 September 2007
ISG-WP-8	Outcomes of ISG-11 to consider: Review of Part 1 of the Annual Report to the Commission. Mobiha, A.		18 September 2007
ISG-IP-1	Overview of recommendations made by SC2 on the Regional Observer Programme. Secretariat		18 September 2007

NGO Observers

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
	Bold measures needed to protect declining tuna stocks. Greenpeace. Greenpeace Australia Pacific.		8 October 2007