4th Regular Session of the Scientific Committee

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	Summary Report (Editied version)		29 October 2008

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WCPFC-SC-2008-01	Meeting Notice and Information	11 May 2008
WCPFC-SC-2008-02	Provisional Agenda	11 May 2008
WCPFC-SC-2008-03	Provisional Annotated Agenda - rev1	11 July 2008
WCPFC-SC-2008-04	Indicative Schedule - rev1	11 July 2008
WCPFC-SC-2008-05	Registration Form	11 May 2008
WCPFC-SC-2008-06	Guidelines in submitting Specialist Working Group (SWG) papers	8 July 2008
WCPFC-SC-2008-07	List of documents	7 August 2008
WCPFC-SC-2008-08	Provisional agenda for the Steering Committee [IPDCP] Meeting	28 July 2008
WCPFC-SC-2008-09	Provisional agenda for the Steering Committee [PTTP] Meeting	25 July 2008

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GN WP-1	Overview of tuna fisheries in the western and central Pacific Ocean, including economic conditions â€“ 2007. GN-WP-1 Williams, P. [1] and P. Terawasi [2]. [1] SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia, [2] FFA, Honiara, Solomon Islands.	29 July 2008
GN WP-2	The fishery for tunas and billfishes in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in 2007 GN-WP-2 IATTC.	21 July 2008
GN WP-3	Guidelines outlining the process for formulating the work programme and budget of the Scientific Committee GN-WP-3 Secretariat.	26 July 2008
GN WP-4	IPDCP progress report [Indonesia] GN-WP-4 Indonesia.	11 August 2008
GN WP-5	IPDCP progress report [Philippines] GN-WP-5 Philippines.	31 July 2008
GN WP-6	Report of the 2008 Tuna Stock Assessment Training Workshops GN-WP-6 SPC.	25 July 2008
GN WP-7	Report of the PTTP Steering Committee. GN-WP-7 Steering Committee [PTTP].	20 August 2008
GN WP-8	Summary of 2007/2008 IPDCP activities supported by the Secretariat GN-WP-8 Secretariat.	4 August 2008
GN WP-9	IPDCP Financial Report GN-WP-9 Secretariat.	1 August 2008
GN WP-10	Approaches for identification of appropriate reference points and implementation of MSE within the WCPO. GN-WP-10 Davies, C. and M. Basson. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Hobart, Australia.	18 August 2008

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GN IP-1	Hawaii Tuna Tagging Project II: Project description. GN-IP-1 Itano, D. [1], K. Holland [2], K. Weng [3] [1] Pelagic Fisheries Research Program, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; [2] Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; [3] University of Hawaii, School of Earth Science Technology, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.	20 July 2008
GN IP-2	Pacific Tuna Tagging Programme, Summary Report - Phase 2 (Central Pacific), Cruise 1: 5 Mayâ€“3 June 2008. GN-IP-2 Itano, D Pelagic Fisheries Research Program, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.	15 July 2008
GN IP-3	PTTP Summary Report: Review Phase 1. GN-IP-3 Leroy, B. [1], B. Kumasi [1], A. Lewis [1], D. Itano [2], T. Usu [3], J. Hampton [1], S. Nicol [1]. [1] SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia, [2] Pelagic Fisheries Research Program, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, [3] National Fisheries Agency, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.	28 July 2008
GN IP-4	PTTP operational plans for 2008â€“09. GN-IP-4 Hampton, J. [1], S. Nicol [1], B. Leroy [1], B. Kumasi [1], A. Lewis [1], D. Itano [2]. [1] SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia, [2] Pelagic Fisheries Research Program, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii.	28 July 2008
GN IP-5	PTTP tag recovery issues. GN-IP-5 Kumasi, P. [1], B. Leroy [1], J. Hampton [1], S. Nicol [1], A. Lewis [1], D. Itano [2]. [1] SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia, [2] Pelagic Fisheries Research Program, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii.	30 July 2008
GN IP-6	Intersessional activities of the Scientific Committee GN-IP-6 Secretariat.	7 August 2008
GN IP-7	Brief review of the methods for the future projections of Pacific bluefin tuna stock assessment. GN-IP-7 Ichinokawa, M. [1], M. Kai [1], Y. Takeuchi [1], and R. Conser [2]. [1] National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Shimizu-orido, Japan. [2] NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center, La Jolla, California, USA.	15 August 2008
GN IP-8	Maximum sustainable yield-based reference points for North Pacific striped marlin, Tetrapturus audax. GN-IP-8 Brodziak, J. [1], K. Piner [2]. [1] Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Science Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, [2] Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, La Jolla, California, USA.	15 August 2008
GN IP-9	Estimation of striped marlin biomass above 20Â°N in the central and western North Pacific Ocean. GN-IP-9 ISC Billfish Working Group International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific.	15 August 2008
GN IP-10	Summary Report of the Fifth Steering Committee on the IPDCP, 12â€“13 August 2008. GN-IP-10 Secretariat.
GN IP-11	Report of the marlin and swordfish working group joint workshop. GN-IP-11 ISC Marlin and Swordfish Working Group. International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific.	17 August 2008
GN IP-12	Cooperation with other organizations Secretariat.

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BI-SWG-01	Provisional agenda (rev1)		8 July 2008

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BI-WP-1	Age and growth of swordfish (Xiphias ladius) in the North Pacific. Valeiras, X. [1], J. Mejuto [2] and M. RuÃz [1] [1] Instituto EspaÃ±ol de OceanografÃa. C. O. Santander. Promontorio San MartÃn s/n. Apdo. 240. 39080 Santander (Spain). [2] Instituto EspaÃ±ol de OceanografÃa. C. O. A CoruÃ±a. Paseo MarÃtimo Alcalde Francisco VÃ¡zquez, nÂº10. 15001 A CoruÃ±a (Spain).	27 July 2008
BI-WP-2	Origin of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the Hawaiian Islands: Preliminary assessment of natal signatures in otoliths. Itano, D. [1], R.J. David Wells [2] and J.R. Rooker [2]. [1] University of Hawaii, Pelagic Fisheries Research Program, Honolulu, Hawaii USA. [2] Texas A&M University, Department of Marine Biology, 5007 Ave U, Galveston, TX 77551 USA.	27 July 2008
BI-WP-3	Note on the stock structure of Pacific bigeye tuna to be used in stock assessments. Fonteneau, A [1] and J. Ariz [2]. [1] IRD, Sete, France, [2] IEO, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.	25 July 2008
BI-WP-4	Stock structure of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in the Pacific Ocean using microsatellite DNA markers. Kasapidis, P. [1], A. Magoulas, [1], B. GarcÃa-CortÃ©s, [2] and J. Mejuto [2]. [1] Institute of Marine Biology and Genetics, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, PO Box 2214, 71003 Heraklion (Greece), [2] Instituto EspaÃ±ol de OceanografÃa. COA CoruÃ±a. Paseo MarÃtimo Alcalde Francisco VÃ¡zquez, nÂº10. 15001 A CoruÃ±a (Spain).	27 July 2008
BI-WP-5	Overview of Japanese tagging project on tropical tunas in the temperate area of Japanese water. Matsumoto, T. and H. Okamoto. National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Fisheries Research Agency, Japan.	3 August 2008
BI-WP-6	Reproductive activity of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in the Pacific Ocean on the basis of different macroscopic indicators. Mejuto, J., B.GarcÃa-CortÃ©s and A. Ramos-Cartelle Instituto EspaÃ±ol de OceanografÃa. C. O. A CoruÃ±a. Paseo MarÃtimo Alcalde Francisco VÃ¡zquez, nÂº10. 15001 A CoruÃ±a (Spain).	27 July 2008
BI-WP-7	A research plan for a pacific-wide study of bigeye reproductive and growth biology. Nicol, S [1], S. Hoyle [1], B. Molony [2], D. Itano [3], K. Schaefer [4], A. Aires-Da-Silva [4], C. Sun [5], H. Honda [6], M. Maunder [4], A. Langley [1], V. Allain [1], A. Williams [1], P. Williams [1], J. Hampton [1], C. Millar [1]. [1] SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia, [2] Finfish Branch, WA Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratory, Department of Fisheries, Western Australia, PO Box 20 North Beach WA 6920, [3] Pelagic Fisheries Research Program, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA., [4] IATTC, La Jolla, USA., [5] Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University., [6] National Research Institute of Far Seas Fishery, Fishery Research Agency, Japan.	12 August 2008

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BI-IP-1	Preliminary study of age, growth, and spawning activity of albacore in Australiaâ€™s eastern tuna & billfish fishery. Farley, J. and N. Clear. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Hobart, Australia.		30 July 2008
BI-IP-2	Comparison of maturity and ageing of swordfish from Hawaiian and Australian waters. Young, J [1], R. Humphreys [2], J. Uchiyama [2], and N. Clear [1]. [1] CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Hobart, Australia, [2] NOAA, NMFS, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Aiea Heights Research Facility.		5 August 2008

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EB-SWG-01	Provisional agenda		11 August 2008

Symbol	Title	Date of Issue
EB-WP-1	Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) Progress Report (2007/8) & Work Plan (2008/9) Kirby, D SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia.	5 August 2008
EB-WP-2	Preliminary results of an ecological risk assessment for New Zealand fisheries interactions with seabirds and marine mammals. Waugh, S. [1], D. Filippi [1], N. Walker [2], D. Kirby [3]. [1] Sextant Technology, New Zealand, [2] Ministry of Fisheries, Wellington, New Zealand, [3] SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia.	28 July 2008
EB-WP-3	Albatross and petrel distribution within the WCPFC area. ACAP. Agreement for the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, Hobart, Tasmania.	6 August 2008
EB-WP-4	Stages in the process of managing seabird mortality in RFMO fisheries. Waugh, S. Birdlife International, New Zealand.	25 July 2008
EB-WP-5	Overview of the interaction between seabird and Taiwanese longline fisheries in the Pacific Ocean. Chung, K-N. Fisheries Agency, Chinese Taipei.	13 August 2008
EB-WP-6	Overview of Taiwanese observers program for large scale tuna longline fisheries in Pacific Ocean from 2002 to 2006. Chung, K-N. Fisheries Agency, Chinese Taipei.	13 August 2008
EB-WP-7	Direct comparison of seabird avoidance effect between two types of tori-lines in experimental longline operations Yokota, K., H. Minami, and M. Kiyota. National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Japan.	31 July 2008
EB-WP-8	Seabird bycatch rates in WCPFC fisheries. Black, A. BirdLife International, RSPB, UK.	12 August 2008
EB-WP-9	Implementation of bycatch mitigation measures in Australia's pelagic longline fisheries: The effects of circle hooks on target and non-target catches. Ward, P., S. Epe, D. Kreutz, C. Robins and A. Sands Bureau of Rural Sciences. Canberra, Australia.	15 October 2008
EB-WP-10	SEAPODYM. V2: A Spatial ecosystem and Population dynamics model with parameter optimization providing a new tool for tuna management. Lehodey, P. [1], I. Senina [1], J. Sibert [2] and J. Hampton [3]. [1] CLS, Toulouse, France, [2] PFRP, Univ. of Hawaii, [3] SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia.	22 July 2008

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EB-IP-1	CCAMLR process of risk assessment to minimise the effects of longline fishing mortality on seabirds Waugh, S. [1], G.B. Baker [2], R. Gales [3], J.P. Croxall [4]. Marine Policy: Volume 32, Issue 3, May 2008, Pages 442-454. [1] Ministry of Fisheries, PO Box 1020 Wellington, New Zealand, [2] Institute of Antarctic and Southern Ocean Studies, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 77, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia, [3] Biodiversity Conservation Branch, Department of Primary Industries and Water, PO Box 44, Hobart, Tasmania 7000, Australia, [4] BirdLife International, Wellbrook Court, Girton Road, Cambridge CB3 0NA, UK.	11 August 2008
EB-IP-2	Draft New Zealand NPOA Sharks. Ministry of Fisheries, New Zealand. Ministry of Fisheries, Wellington, New Zealand.	26 July 2008
EB-IP-3	Use of light streamer lines and line weighting on longline vessels and the implications for seabird bycatch Brouwer, S. and N. Walker. Ministry of Fisheries, Wellington, New Zealand.	26 July 2008
EB-IP-4	A summary of the Korean tuna fishery observer program for the Pacific Ocean in 2007 An, D-H, S-S Kim, D-Y Moon, S-J Hwang, and Y-J Kwon NFRDI, Busan, Korea.	28 July 2008
EB-IP-5	Preliminary overall estimations of bycatch landed by the Spanish surface longline fleet targeting swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in the Pacific Ocean and interaction with marine turtles and sea birds: Years 1990â€“2005. Mejuto, J., B. GarcÃa-CortÃ©s, A. Ramos-Cartelle and J. Ariz. Instituto EspaÃ±ol de OceanografÃa. C. O. A CoruÃ±a. Paseo MarÃtimo Alcalde Francisco VÃ¡zquez, nÂº10. 15001 A CoruÃ±a (Spain).	4 August 2008
EB-IP-6	Fisheries biology and ecology of highly migratory species that commonly interact with industrialised longline and purse-seine fisheries in the western and central Pacific Ocean. Molony, B. Finfish Branch, WA Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratory, Department of Fisheries, Western Australia, PO Box 20 North Beach WA 6920.	24 July 2008
EB-IP-7	Estimates of seabird population sizes and trends. ACAP. Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, Hobart, Australia.	26 July 2008
EB-IP-8	Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) Action Plan for Sea Turtle Mitigation. Cameron, D.S. [1] and G.L Preston [2]. [1] Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA), PO Box 629 , Honiara , Solomon Islands . [2] Gillett, Preston & Associates Inc., Noumea Field Office, BP 11041, 98802 Noumea Cedex, New Caledonia.	11 August 2008
EB-IP-9	Species composition and size frequency data based on Chinese observer program in central Pacific Ocean in 2008. X-J Dai and J-F Zhu Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, P.R China.	16 August 2008

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FT-SWG-01	Provisional Agenda		12 July 2008

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FT-WP-1	Effects of depth of underwater structures of FADs on catch of bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) in the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean. Satoh, K., H. Okamoto, Y. Takeuchi, H. Shono, T. Matsumoto, K. Watanabe, N. Miyabe and H. Honda National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Shizuoka-city, Japan.	26 July 2008
FT-WP-2	Research on acoustic selectivity on FAD associated tropical purse-seine fisheries. MorÃ³n, J. [3, and presenter]. [1] Instituto EspaÃ±ol de OceanografÃa (Ministerio de Ciencia e InnovaciÃ³n) [2] SecretarÃa General del Mar (Ministerio de Medioambiente, Medio Rural y Marino), [3] OPAGAC. [4] ALBACORA S.A., [5] AITZUGANA S.A.	26 July 2008
FT-WP-3	The use of underwater video to characterize the species, size composition and vertical distribution of tunas and non-tuna bycatch around floating objects. Itano, D. Pelagic Fisheries Research Program, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.	28 July 2008
FT WP-4	Catch of small-sized tuna by set types of Korean tuna purse seine fishery in the WCPO. Moon, Dae-Yeon, Doo-Hae An, Seon-Jae Hwang and Soon-Song Kim. National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Busan, Korea.
FT-WP-5	Catch of small-sized tuna by set types of Korean tuna purse-seine fishery in the WCPO. An, D-H [1], D-Y Moon [1], S-J Hwang [1], S-S Kim [1] and Y-J Kwon [2]. National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Busan, Korea. Pukyong National University, Busan, Korea. (Rev.1)	1 August 2008
FT-WP-6	The development of Industry-related technical solutions to reduce bycatch and fishing mortality of STFO Itano, D. Pelagic Fisheries Research Program, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.	28 July 2008

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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]. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 65: 970â€“978. [1] IATTC, La Jolla, California, USA. [2] Duke University Marine Geospatial Ecology Laboratory, Durham, North Carolina, USA. [3] Owner/skipper of the purse-seiner MV Connie Jean, San Diego, CA, USA. Correspondence to [1].	1 August 2008
FT-IP-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.	1 August 2008
FT-IP-3	FAD-related research. IATTC. Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, La Jolla, California, USA.	26 July 2008
FT-IP-4	Report of a workshop on rights-based management and buybacks in international tuna fisheries. IATTC [1] and World Bank [2]. [1] Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, La Jolla, California, USA. [2] World Bank PROFISH partnership.	7 August 2008
FT-IP-5	Preliminary information on the catch of small-sized tuna by set type of Korean tuna purse seine fishery in the WCPO. Moon, D-Y, D-H An, S-J Hwang and S-S Kim. National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI), Busan, Korea.	7 August 2008

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ME-SWG-01	Provisional Agenda		11 July 2008

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ME-WP-2	Adjusted biological parameters and spawning biomass calculations for albacore tuna in the south Pacific, and their implications for stock assessments Hoyle, S. and S. Nicol. SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia.	24 July 2008
ME-WP-1	Sensitivity of the bigeye tuna stock assessment to alternative biological and reproductive assumptions. Hoyle, S. and S. Nicol. SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia.	24 July 2008
ME-WP-3	Standardized CPUE for distant-water fleets targeting south Pacific albacore Bigelow, K. [1] and S. Hoyle [2]. [1] PIFSC, Honolulu, Hawaii, [2] SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia.	1 August 2008
ME-WP-4	Application of a habitat-based CPUE standardization to the Australian bigeye fishery. Campbell, R [1] and K. Bigelow [2]. [1] CSIRO, Hobart, Australia, [2] PIFSC, Honolulu, Hawaii.	11 August 2008

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ME-IP-1	The use of principal components analyses to assist in selecting variables to include in a catch rate standardisations. Molony, B. [1] and K. Sisior [2]. [1] Finfish Branch, WA Fisheries and Marine Research Laboratory, Department of Fisheries, Western Australia, [2] Bureau of Marine Resources, Palau.		24 July 2008

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ST-SWG-01	Provisional Agenda		11 July 2008

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ST-WP-1	Interim report on causes of data gaps. Jones, M. and B. Shallard. FishServe Innovations New Zealand Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand.	29 July 2008
ST-WP-2	Species composition of tuna catches taken by purse seiners. Fonteneau, A. IRD, Sete, France.	26 July 2008
ST-WP-3	Factors affecting the use of species composition data collected by observers and port samplers from purse seiners in the western and central Pacific Ocean. Lawson, T. SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia.	22 July 2008
ST-WP-4	Data relating to purse seine effort on the high seas and in the zones of non-PNA member CCMs. Secretariat. WCPFC, Pohnpei, FSM.	26 July 2008

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ST IP-1	Estimates of annual catches in the WCPFC Statistical Area. SPC. SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia.	29 July 2008
ST IP-2	Scientific data available to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission. SPC. SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia.	29 July 2008
ST IP-3	Length frequency sampling data and its influence on the south Pacific albacore stock assessment. Hoyle S and Sharples P. SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia.	29 July 2008
ST IP-4	Review of the WCPFC transhipment reporting form for collection data for scientific purposes. SPC. SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia.	29 July 2008
ST IP-5	Draft Minimum Data Fields as Revised and Proposed by the Second Inter-Sessional Working Group Regional Observer Programme (Rev. 1) Secretariat.	26 July 2008
ST IP-6	Scientific Issues Related to the Work of the AHTG [Data] Secretariat.	30 July 2008

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SA-SWG-01	Provisional Agenda (rev1)		18 July 2008

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SA-WP-1	Stock assessment of bigeye 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] SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia, [2] PIFSC, NOAA, Honolulu.	31 July 2008
SA-WP-2	]. A preliminary stock assessment of bigeye tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean using stock synthesis 3 (SS3); A comparison with MULTIFAN-CL. Langley, A. [1] and R. Methot [2]. [1] SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia, [2] NOAA Fisheries, NWFSC, Seattle.	23 July 2008
SA-WP-3	General structural sensitivity analysis for the bigeye tuna stock assessment Hoyle, S., A. Langley, and J. Hampton. SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia.	7 August 2008
SA-WP-4	Stock assessment of skipjack tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean. Langley, A. and J. Hampton. SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia.	9 July 2008
SA-WP-5	Standardized catch rates in biomass for the south central and western Pacific swordfish (Xiphias gladius) from the Spanish longline fleet for the period 2004-2006 Mejuto, J., B. GarcÃa-CortÃ©s, and A. Ramos-Cartelle. Instituto EspaÃ±ol de OceanografÃa. Spain.	28 July 2008
SA-WP-6	Multifan-CL Stock Assessment of Southern Western-Central Pacific Swordfish 1952-2007. Kolody, D. [1], R. Campbell [1] and N. Davies [2]. [1]CSIRO, Australia, [2] SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia.	12 August 2008
SA-WP-7	CASAL stock assessment for southwest-central Pacific broadbill swordfish 1952â€“2007. Davies, N. [1], R. Bian [2], D. Kolody [3] and R. Campbell.[4]. [1] National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand, currently at the Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia, [2] National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand, [3]CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Hobart, Australia, [4]CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Aspendale, Australia.	31 July 2008
SA-WP-8	Stock assessment of Albacore tuna in the south Pacific Ocean. Hoyle, S., A. Langley and J. Hampton. SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia.	4 August 2008
SA-WP-9	Compendium of fishery indicators for target tuna species Hampton, J. and P. Williams. SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia.	11 August 2008

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SA-IP-1	Report of the Southern WCPO Swordfish Assessment Workshop. Anon.	4 August 2008
SA-IP-2	Spatial structure in South Pacific swordfish stocks and assessment models. Kolody, D. [1] and N. Davis [2]. [1] CSIRO, Australia, [2] SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia.	4 August 2008
SA-IP-3	Data summary pertaining to the catch of swordfish by longline fleets operating in the southern WCPO. Campbell, R. CSIRO, Australia.	4 August 2008
SA-IP-4	Swordfish CPUE trends across the southern WCPO. Campbell, R. [1], M. Unwin [1], N. Davis [2] and N. Miyabe [3]. [1] CSIRO, Australia, [2] SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia, [3] NRIFSF, Japan.	6 August 2004
SA-IP-5	Report from the stock assessment preparatory workshop, Noumea, February 2008. Langley, A. and S. Hoyle. SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia.	23 July 2008

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GN IP-1	Hawaii Tuna Tagging Project II: Project description. GN-IP-1 Itano, D. [1], K. Holland [2], K. Weng [3] [1] Pelagic Fisheries Research Program, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; [2] Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; [3] University of Hawaii, School of Earth Science Technology, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.	20 July 2008
GN IP-2	Pacific Tuna Tagging Programme, Summary Report - Phase 2 (Central Pacific), Cruise 1: 5 Mayâ€“3 June 2008. GN-IP-2 Itano, D Pelagic Fisheries Research Program, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.	15 July 2008
GN IP-3	PTTP Summary Report: Review Phase 1. GN-IP-3 Leroy, B. [1], B. Kumasi [1], A. Lewis [1], D. Itano [2], T. Usu [3], J. Hampton [1], S. Nicol [1]. [1] SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia, [2] Pelagic Fisheries Research Program, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, [3] National Fisheries Agency, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.	28 July 2008
GN IP-4	PTTP operational plans for 2008â€“09. GN-IP-4 Hampton, J. [1], S. Nicol [1], B. Leroy [1], B. Kumasi [1], A. Lewis [1], D. Itano [2]. [1] SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia, [2] Pelagic Fisheries Research Program, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii.	28 July 2008
GN IP-5	PTTP tag recovery issues. GN-IP-5 Kumasi, P. [1], B. Leroy [1], J. Hampton [1], S. Nicol [1], A. Lewis [1], D. Itano [2]. [1] SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia, [2] Pelagic Fisheries Research Program, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii.	30 July 2008

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	Time and Tuna are running out Greenpeace.		11 August 2008

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