6th Regular Session of the Scientific Committee

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SC6 Summary Report	Summary Report of the Sixth Regular Session of the Scientific Committee (Preliminary version-rev.1)		31 August 2010

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WCPFC-SC6-2010-01	Meeting Notice and Information	10 May 2010
WCPFC-SC6-2010-02	Provisional Agenda	10 May 2010
WCPFC-SC6-2010-03	Provisional Annotated Agenda	11 May 2010
WCPFC-SC6-2010-04	Indicative Schedule	11 May 2010
WCPFC-SC6-2010-05	Registration Form	10 May 2010
WCPFC-SC6-2010-06	Guidelines for submitting meeting papers	22 June 2010
WCPFC-SC6-2010-07	List of documents. 19 August 2010 Rev.6	12 August 2010
WCPFC-SC6-2010-08	Provisional Agenda for Theme Sessions. Rev.4	12 August 2010
WCPFC-SC6-2010-09	Provisional agenda for Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting (16:00, 9 August 2010)	24 July 2010
WCPFC-SC6-2010-10	Provisional agenda and schedule of the Steering Committee Meeting for PTTP	17 August 2010
WCPFC-SC6-2010-11	Provisional agenda for the steering committee on WPEA	31 July 2010

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GN-WP-01	Overview of tuna fisheries in the western and central Pacific Ocean, including economic conditions - 2009 P.Williams [1] and P.Terawasi [2] [1] SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia [2] FFA, Honiara, Solomon Islands	29 July 2010
GN-WP-02	The fishery for the major stocks of tunas in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in 2009 IATTC	21 July 2010
GN-WP-03	Report of the WPEA Steering Committee WPEA Steering Committee	17 August 2010
GN-WP-04	Stock Assessment Prepatory Workshop. Revised Terms of Reference	13 July 2010
GN-WP-05	Report of the Fourth PTTP Steering Committee PTTP Steering Committee	19 August 2010
GN-WP-06	Joint tuna RFMOs workshops in 2010: reports and recommendations Secretariat	5 August 2010
GN-WP-07	Draft work programme of the Scientific Committee for 2008-2010	10 August 2010

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GN-IP-01	Intersessional activities of the Scientific Committee Secretariat	2 August 2010
GN-IP-03	Issues to be addressed from the Independent Review of the Commission's Transitional Science Structure and Functions Secretariat	6 August 2010
GN-IP-04	Pacific Tuna Tagging Project progress report and work plan for 2010 S. Nicol [1], A. Lewis [1], D. Itano [2], T. Usu [3], B. Kumasi [3], B. Leroy [1], S. Caillot [1], C. Sanchez [1], J. Hampton [1] [1] Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Ocean Fisheries Programme (OFP), Noumea, New Caledonia, [2] University of Hawaii, [3] National Fisheries Authority, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	5 August 2010
GN-IP-05	PTTP work plan 2010-2011 Incorporated in to GN-IP-04
GN-IP-06	South Pacific albacore tagging project: 2010 Summary Report. Rev.1 A. Williams, S. Nicol, B. Leroy Ocean Fisheries Programme (OFP), Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Noumea, New Caledonia	10 August 2010
GN-IP-07	Structure and future operations of the SC meeting Secretariat	10 August 2010
GN-IP-08	Report of the 10th Meeting of the International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean ISC.	7 August 2010
GN-IP-09	Scientific Committee Strategic Research Plan 2007-2011	10 August 2010
GN-IP-10	Progress report on the West Pacific East Asia Fisheries Project. Rev.1 Secretariat	14 August 2010
GN-IP-11	Western Pacific East Asia Fisheries Management Project Fund. Statement of income and expenditure and changes in the fund balance for the 2010 year a at 11 August 2010 Secretariat	13 August 2010
GN-IP-12	West Pacific East Asia Oceanic Fisheries Management Project. Six months progress report Vietnam	14 August 2010
GN-IP-13	WPEA Philippines Progress Report 2010. Rev.1 Philippines	14 August 2010
GN-IP-14	First year work plan. Indonesia WPEA progress report, 2010 Indonesia	14 August 2010

Symbol	Title	Date of Issue
BI-WP-01	Regional Study of South Pacific Albacore population biology: Year 2 - biological sampling and analysis J.Farley[1], A.Williams[2], C.Davies[1], S.Nicol[2]. [1] CSIRO, Hobart, Australia, [2] SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia	19 July 2010
BI-WP-02	Assessment male skipjack tuna spawning activity in the tropical western and central Pacific Ocean (Rev.1) H. Ashida [1], T. Tanabe [1], N. Suzuki [2] [1] National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Fisheries Research Agency, Shimizu-Orido, Japan, [2] Graduate School of Bioscience, Tokai University, Shimizu-Orido, Japan	26 July 2010
BI-WP-03	Bigeye tuna age, growth and reproductive biology (Project 35) - progress report. Rev.1 S. Nicol [1], K. Sisior [2], S. Retalmai [3], D. Itano [4], K. Schaefer [5], J. Farley [6], H. Honda [7], C. Sanchez [1], M. Hoskins [1] [1] Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia, [2] Bureau of Marine Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Tourism, Koror State, Palau, [3] National Oceanic Resource Management Authority, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, [4] Pelagic Fisheries Pelagic Fisheries Research Program, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, [5] Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, La Jolla, California, USA, [6] CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Tasmania, Australia, [7] National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Fisheries Research Agency, Japan.	5 August 2010

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	DOCUMENT PLACE HOLDER ONLY		6 August 2010

Symbol	Title	Date of Issue
EB-WP-01	A proposal for a research plan to determine the status of the key shark species S. Clarke and S.J. Harley Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia	26 July 2010
EB-WP-02	Experimental comparison among four types tori-line designs in the western north Pacific N. Sato, D. Ochi, H. Minami, H. Shono, K. Yokawa National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Shimizu, Japan	24 July 2010
EB-WP-03	Evaluation of longline mitigation to reduce catches of North Pacific striped marlin in the Hawaii-based tuna fishery K. Bigelow [2] and B. Mourato [2, 3, 4] [1] PIFSC Working Paper WP-10-005. Issued 30 July 2010. [2] NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, [3]Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Departmento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Laboratório de Oceanografia Pesqueira, Recife-PE, Brazil [4] University of Hawaii Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.	1 August 2010
EB-WP-04	Review of seabird bycatch mitigation measures for pelagic longline fishing operations. ACAP	22 July 2010
EB-WP-05	Options for differential management and monitoring of seabird bycatch. ACAP	22 July 2010
EB-WP-06	Experimental determinations of factors affecting the sink rates of baited hooks to minimize seabird mortality in pelagic longline fisheries G. Robertson et al	22 July 2010
EB-WP-07	Effect on line shooter and mainline tension on the sink rates of pelagic longlines and implications for seabird interactions G. Robertson et al	22 July 2010

Symbol	Title	Date of Issue
EB-IP-01	Revised spatial risk indicators for seabird interations with longline fisheries in the western and central Pacific D. Filippi [1], S. Waugh [2], S. Nicol [3] [1] Sextant Technology, Wellington, New Zealand, [2] BirdLife Global Seabird Programme, BirdLife Pacific Partnership Secretariat, Suva, Fiji, [3] Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Secretariat for the Pacific Community, Nouméa, New Caledonia	27 July 2010
EB-IP-02	Project 62: SEAPODYM applications in WCPO – Progress report P. Lehodey [1], I. Senina [1], B. Calmettes [1], M. Abescassis [1,2,3], J.Jurado Molina [4], K. Briand [4], J. Hampton [4], J. Polovina [2], P.Williams [4], S. Nicol [4] [1] Space Oceanography Division, CLS, Ramonville, France, [2] Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Marine Fisheries Service, Honolulu Laboratory, Hawaii, USA, [3] Joint Institute for Marine & Atmospheric Research, University of Hawaii, Hawaii, USA, [4] Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia	5 August 2010
EB-IP-03	PI RPOA-Sharks	14 July 2010
EB-IP-04	Seabird Bycatch Mitigation Secretariat	17 July 2010
EB-IP-05	Report of the International Workshop on Tuna RFMO Management of Issues relating to Bycatch	30 July 2010
EB-IP-06	WCPFC Bycatch Information System (BMIS) L. Fitzsimmons Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia	27 July 2010
EB-IP-07	Progress report in the development and testing of the underwater bait setter for pelagic longline fisheries G.Robertson[1] and P.Ashworth[2] [1] Australian Antarctic Division, Tasmania, Australia [2] Amerro Engineering, Queensland, Australia	21 July 2010
EB-IP-08	Non-target species interactions with the tuna fisheries of the western and cenrtral Pacific Ocean SPC-OFP Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia	27 July 2010
EB-IP-09	Shrink and defend: A comparison of two streamer line designs in the 2009 South Africa tuna fishery E.F. Melvin [1], T.J. Guy [1] and L.B. Read [2] [1] Washington Sea Grant, Washington, USA, [2] TerraStat Consulting Group, Washington, USA	24 July 2010
EB-IP-10	Trophic structure of the pelagic ecosystems of the western and central Pacific Ocean V. Allain Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia	5 August 2010
EB-IP-11	Summary report of the Korean tuna fishery observer program for the WCPFC Convention Area in 2009. Rev.1 Z.G. Kim, S.J Hwang, J.B. Kim, D.N. Kim, D.W. Lee, and M.I. Han National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI), Busan, Republic of Korea	9 August 2010

Symbol	Title	Date of Issue
FT-WP-01	Application of broadband dolphin mimetic sonar for discriminating target fish species H. Okatmoto [1], K. Sato [1], T. Imaizumi [2], K. Abe [2], Y. Takao [2], T. Akamatsu [2], I. Matsuo [3], M. Ito [3], Y. Nishimori [4], Y. Wang [4], S. Ogawa [4] [1] National research Institute of Far Sea Fisheries, Fisheries Research Agency, Shizuoka, Japan, [2] National Research Institute of Fisheries Engineering, Fisheries Research Agency, Kamisu, Japan, [3] Department of Information Science, Tohoku Gakuin University, Sendai, Japan, [4] Furuno Electric Co., Ltd., Nishinomiya, Japan	23 July 2010
FT-WP-02	Study on the methods to reduce the bycatch of juvenile bigeye tuna by purse seine operation on FADs in the western and central Pacific Ocean S. Hasegawa [1], Y. Takao [1], T. Oshima [2], H. Iga [2], Y. Semba [3], H. Okamoto [3] [1] National Research Institute of Fisheries Engineering, Fisheries Research Agency of Japan, [2] Marine Fisheries Research and Development Center, Fisheries Research Agency of Japan, [3] National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Fisheries Research Agency of Japan	5 August 2010
FT-WP-03	Analysis of the catch rate of juvenile bigeye depending on the depth of the purse-seine net used by the tropical fleet A. Delgado de Molina [1], J. Ariz [1], C. Santana [1], B. Sotillo [2] [1] Instituto Espanol de Oceanografia, Centro Oceanografico de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain), [2] OPAGAC	23 July 2010
FT-WP-04	International Seafood Sustainability Foundation initiatives to develop and test bycatch mitigation options for tropical purse seine fisheries V. Restrepo ISSF, Virginia, USA	24 July 2010

Symbol	Title	Date of Issue
FT-IP-01	Vertical behaviour and the observation of FAD effects on tropical tuna in the warm-ppol of the western Pacific Ocean B. Leroy [1], D.G Itano [2], T. Usu [3], S.J. Nicol [1], K.N. Holland [4], J. Hampton [1] [1] Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia [2] University of Hawaii, Pelagic Fisheries Research Program, Hawaii, USA, [3] National Fisheries Authority, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, [4] Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Hawaii, USA	24 July 2010
FT-IP-02	ISSF meeting on mitigation of by-catches in the tuna purse seine floating object fisheries: Sukarrieta, Spain, 24-27 November 2009 International Seafood Sustainability Foundation	24 July 2010
FT-IP-03	Purse seine by-catch mitigation techniques ASTI-Tecnalia [1] for ISSF [2] [1] Ugartea Txatxarramendi z / g - 48 395 Sukarrieta (Bizkaia), [2] http://www.iss-foundation.org/home	24 July 2010
FT-IP-04	Technical options for the utilization of underwater video to characterize species, size composition and spatial distribution of tunas and bycatch species D.G. Itano University of Hawaii, Pelagic Fisheries Research Program, Hawaii, USA	24 July 2010
FT-IP-05	Telemetry study on juvenile yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) around a payao in the Philippines R. Babaran [1], C. Endo [2], Y. Mitsunaga [2], K. Anraku [3] [1] College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Iloilo, Philippines, [2] Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University, Nara, Japan, [3] Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.	26 July 2010
FT-IP-06	Preliminary analysis of length frequency for FAD associated catch in the archipelagic waters of Papua New Guinea from port sampling data B. Kumasi, T. Usu, L. Baje, L. Kumoru. National Fisheries Authority, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea	2 August 2010

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
MI-WP-01	Stochastic and deterministic projections: A framework to evaluate the potential impacts of limit reference points, including multi-species considerations N. Davies, S.J. Harley Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Secretariat of the Pacific Community		5 August 2010
MI-WP-03	Characterization of purse seine fishing activities during the 2009 FAD closure S.J. Harley, P. Williams, J. Hampton Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia		5 August 2010

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MI-IP-01	Identifying possible limit reference points for the key target species in the WCPFC R. Campbell CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Australia		13 August 2010

Symbol	Title	Date of Issue
ME-WP-01	Update of recent developments in MULTIFAN-CL and related software for stock assessment Nick Davies [1], Simon Hoyle [1], Dave Fournier [2], Pierre Kleiber [3], John Hampton [1], Fabrice Bouyé [1], and Shelton Harley [1] [1] Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia, [2] Otter Research Ltd, [3] Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.	10 August 2010
ME-WP-02	Application of the Tweedie distributino to zero-catch data in CPUE analysis H. Shono National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Fisheries Research Agency, Shizuoka-ken, Japan.	28 July 2010
ME-WP-03	Confidence interval estimation of CPUE year trend in delta-type two-step model H. Shono National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Fisheries Research Agency, Shizuoka-ken, Japan	28 July 2010

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
	SC6 - Document Place Holder Only		5 August 2010

Symbol	Title	Date of Issue
ST-WP-01	Scientific data available to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (Rev.3) P. Williams SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia	2 August 2010
ST-WP-02	Update on the estimation of selectivity bias based on paired spill and grab samples collected by observers on purse seiners in the western and central Pacific Ocean (Rev.1) T. Lawson SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia	30 July 2010
ST-WP-03	Progress report on the reconciliation of WCPFC and ISC data holdings. Rev.2 Secretariat	13 August 2010
ST-WP-04	Accuracy of species identification of yellowfin and bigeye in three canneries of Kingdom of Thailand K. Satoh [1] [2], H. Okamoto [1], T. Fukuda [3], N. Kenji [1], Y. Sasaki [4], T. Oshima [4] [1] National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Fisheries Research Agency, Shizuoka, Japan, [2] Email: kstu21@fra.affrc.go.jp, [3] Fisheries Agency, Tokyo, Japan, [4] Marine Fisheries Research and Development Center(JAMARC), Fisheries Research Agency, Japan	30 July 2010
ST-WP-05	A preliminary comparison of length frequency and species composition using observer and port sampling data. Rev.1 L. Baje, T. Usu, B. Kumasi, L. Kumoru National Fisheries Authority, Papua New Guinea	21 August 2010
ST-WP-06	Regional Observer Programme Secretariat	2 August 2010
ST-WP-07	A descriptive analysis of the size and species composition of the Papua New Guinea purse seine catch T. Usu, L. Baje, B. Kumasi, L. Kumoru National Fisheries Authority, Papua New Guinea	5 August 2010

Symbol	Title	Date of Issue
ST-IP-01	Estimates of annual catches in the WCPFC statistical area SPC-OFP Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia	29 July 2010
ST-IP-02	Preliminary analysis of the spatial distribution of juvenile bigeye tuna catches from equatorial WCPO purse seine fisheries S.J. Harley and T. Lawson Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia	30 July 2010
ST-IP-04	Effect of unit of effort on analyses of observer coverage rates T. Lawson Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia	5 August 2010

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SA-WP-01	Background analyses in the development of the 2010 WCPO bigeye tuna assessment S. Harley, S. Hoyle, P. Williams, J. Hampton Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia	23 July 2010
SA-WP-02	Analyses of Japanese longline operational catch and effort for bigeye tuna in the WCPO S.D. Hoyle [1], H. Shono [2], H. Okamoto [2], and A.D. Langley [3] [1] SPC-OFP, Noumea, New Caledonia, [2] National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Shizuoka, Japan, [3] Consultant, SPC-OFP, Noumea, New Caledonia	24 July 2010
SA-WP-03	CPUE standardisation for bigeye and yellowfin tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean S. Hoyle SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia	23 July 2010
SA-WP-04	Stock assessment of bigeye tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean S. Harley [1], S. Hoyle [1], P. Williams [1], J. Hampton [1], P. Kleiber [2] [1] Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia [2] Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, Hawaii, USA.	30 July 2010
SA-WP-05	Further analysis of CMM 2008-01 J. Hampton, S.J. Harley Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Secretariat of the Pacific Community Noumea, New Caledonia	9 August 2010
SA-WP-06	Characterization of purse seine fishing activities during the 2009 FAD closure. Rev. 1 MOVED TO MI-WP-03
SA-WP-07	Recent status of Japanese skipjack fishery in the vicinity of Japan K. Uosaki, H. Kiyofuji, Y. Hashimoto, S. Okamoto and M. Ogura National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Shimizu-shi, Japan	7 August 2010
SA-WP-08	A standardized CPUE analysis of the Japanese distant-water skipjack pole-and-line fishery in the western and central Pacific Ocean (WCPO), 1972-2009 A. Langley [1]. K. Uosaki [2], S. Hoyle [3], H. Shono [2], M. Ogura [2] [1] Consultant, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia, [2] National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Shimizu, Japan, [3] Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Noumea, New Caledonia.	26 July 2010
SA-WP-09	Standardized CPUE for skipjack caught by Japanese offshore pole and line fishery in the northern region of western and central Pacific Ocean H. Kiyofuji [1], K. Uosaki [1], M. Ogura [1], A. Langley [2], S. Hoyle [3] [1] National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Japan, [2] Consultant, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, [3] Secretariat of the Pacific Community	26 July 2010
SA-WP-10	Stock Assessment of skipjack tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean. Rev.1 S. Hoyle [1], P. Kleiber [2], N. Davies [1], S.J. Harley [1], J. Hampton [1] [1] Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia, [2] Pacific Fisheries Science Center, US National Marine Fisheries Service.	8 August 2010

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
SA-IP-01	Report from the pre-assessment workshop in April 2010 S. Harley and S. Hoyle SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia		22 July 2010
SA-IP-02	Changes to the data available for stock assessments P.G. Williams Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia		5 August 2010

Symbol	Title	Date of Issue
AR-CCM-01	AUSTRALIA Rev.1	9 July 2010
AR-CCM-02	CANADA	11 July 2010
AR-CCM-03	CHINA	30 July 2010
AR-CCM-04	COOK ISLANDS	28 July 2010
AR-CCM-05	EUROPEAN UNION	30 July 2010
AR-CCM-07	FIJI	9 August 2010
AR-CCM-08	FRENCH POLYNESIA	10 July 2010
AR-CCM-09	JAPAN. Rev.1	17 August 2010
AR-CCM-10	KIRIBATI	15 July 2010
AR-CCM-11	KOREA Rev.1	9 August 2010
AR-CCM-12	MARSHALL ISLANDS	12 August 2010
AR-CCM-13	NAURU	12 August 2010
AR-CCM-14	NEW CALEDONIA	15 July 2010
AR-CCM-15	NEW ZEALAND	9 July 2010
AR-CCM-16	NIUE	19 August 2010
AR-CCM-18	PAPUA NEW GUINEA	19 August 2010
AR-CCM-19	PHILIPPINES	2 August 2010
AR-CCM-20	SAMOA	6 August 2010
AR-CCM-21	SOLOMON ISLANDS	8 August 2010
AR-CCM-22	CHINESE TAIPEI	9 July 2010
AR-CCM-23	TOKELAU	9 July 2010
AR-CCM-24	TONGA	9 August 2010
AR-CCM-25	TUVALU	17 August 2010
AR-CCM-26	USA	5 August 2010
AR-CCM-27	VANUATU	17 August 2010
AR-CNM-29	BELIZE	13 July 2010
AR-CNM-31	EL SALVADOR	5 August 2010
AR-CNM-32	INDONESIA	2 August 2010
AR-CNM-35	VIETNAM. Rev.1	10 August 2010

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
SC6-GREENPEACE	Urgent cuts and area closures needed to preserve tuna stocks and protect biodiversity. Rev.1 Greenpeace		5 August 2010

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