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Working Party on Neritic Tunas (WPNT)

Purpose

To review and analyse issues relevant to the fisheries and status of the six neritic tuna and tuna-like (mackerel - seerfish) species under the IOTC mandate.

neritic tuna and tuna-like species under the IOTC mandate
English name
(click for stock status)
Scientific nameFAO codeImage
Bullet tunaAuxis rocheiBLTAuxis rochei
Frigate tunaAuxis thazardFRIAuxis thazard
KawakawaEuthynnus affinisKAWEuthynnus affinis
Longtail tunaThunnus tonggolLOTThunnus tonggol
Indo-Pacific king mackerelScomberomorus guttatusGUTScomberomorus guttatus
Narrow-barred Spanish mackerelScomberomorus commersonCOMScomberomorus commerson

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

Ms Ririk Sulistyaningsih (Indonesia), 1st term ends at the close of the WPNT in 2021.

Current Vice-Chairperson

Dr. Farhad Kaymaram (I.R. Iran), 1st term ends at the close of the WPNT in 2021.

Farhad Kaymaram WPNT Vice-Chair

 

Upcoming meeting

Not scheduled yet

Past meeting reports

You can also consult the list of all past Working Party on Neritic Tunas (WPNT) meetings.
Reference Title Meeting year Availability File
IOTC–2019–WPNT09–R[E] Report of the 9th Session of the IOTC Working Party on Neritic Tunas 2019 01/08/2019
IOTC–2018–WPNT08–R[E] Report of the 8th Session of the IOTC Working Party on Neritic Tunas 2018 18/09/2018
IOTC-2017-WPNT07-R[E] Report of the 7th Session of the IOTC Working Party on Neritic Tunas 2017 08/08/2017
IOTC-2016-WPNT06-R Report of the 6th Session of the IOTC Working Party on Neritic Tunas 2016 31/08/2016
IOTC-2015-WPNT05-R[E] Report of the 5th Session of the IOTC Working Party on Neritic Tunas 2015 11/06/2015

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