Tuna Data Workshop TDW17 , 17-21st April 2023 |
Wednesday, 08 March 2023 11:00 |

The regional Tuna Data Workshop is conducted on an annual basis for SPC member countries to improve their scientific tuna monitoring and data management capacity, and satisfy their data reporting obligations to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC). After few years of virtual meetings due to COVID-19, 2023 shows the return of in-presence Tuna Data Workshop, a full version of the regular TDW, which will be held from the 17th to the 21st of April.
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Longline Electronic Monitoring Compliance Data and Transhipment Standards Workshop - 18-20 Nov 2020 |
Friday, 06 November 2020 00:00 |

The purpose of the DCC LL EM Compliance Data and
Transhipment Standards Workshop will be to address three areas: - To identify a set of data fields that are
required for MCS purposes that may be collected by Electronic Monitoring on
longline vessels. - Review and develop TORs for the progress of the
regional agency workplan for support of EM Standards, Specifications and
Procedures (SSPs) development. - Develop a suite of minimum data fields that would be required for monitoring of longline transhipment operations for
scientific and compliance purposes. These would be baseline requirements and
not specific to a particular data collection tool. These minimum data fields
would be relevant to the acquisition of data from longline transhipments from
either EM or observers.
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Shark and ray identification manual |
Thursday, 21 November 2019 10:17 |

Shark and ray identification manual, for observers and crew of the western and central Pacific tuna fisheries by Timothy Park, Lindsay Marshall, Aymeric Desurmont, Boris Colas and Neville Smith The SPC Shark and ray identification manual for observers and crew of the western and central Pacific tuna fisheries has been developed to improve the identification of shark and ray species encountered in the tropical and subtropical tuna fisheries of the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO), as well as informing on correct methods for their handling and release. The manual is designed to be a concise field guide for use by fisheries observers and fishers who collect the operational data and whose reports are the principal sources of catch information for fisheries management in the world’s largest tuna fishery...
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Identifying the Spatial Structure of Tropical Pacific Tuna Stocks Workshop |
Monday, 08 October 2018 16:31 |
SPC, New Caledonia - 9-12 October 2018
Tuna are the focus of significant fisheries in the Pacific Ocean, with landings of four species (skipjack tuna, yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and albacore tuna) constituting approximately 70% of the global tuna catch. Stock assessments for skipjack, yellowfin, bigeye and South Pacific albacore tunas in the Pacific Ocean currently assume eastern and western stocks, a split that reflects historical development of fishery management in the region rather than biological considerations. There is widespread agreement that uncertainties surrounding the stock structure of the four main target species could have important impacts on population dynamics models used to assess stock status and inform management options. |
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The western and central Pacific tuna fishery: 2020 overview and status of stocks |
Friday, 26 November 2021 10:16 |
The tuna fisheries assessment report (commonly referred to as the "TFAR") provides current information on the tuna fisheries of the western and central Pacific Ocean and the fish stocks (mainly tuna) that are impacted by them. The information provided in this report is summary in nature, but a list of references (mostly accessible via the internet) is included for those seeking further details. This report focuses on the primary tuna stocks targeted by the main Western and Central Pacific Ocean industrial fisheries - skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), bigeye tuna (T. obesus) and South Pacific albacore tuna (T. alalunga).
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Tuna Fisheries Assessment Report No. 20 |
Thursday, 03 December 2020 11:09 |
The annual Tuna Fisheries Assessment Reports (“TFARs”) provide the most up to date information on the tuna fisheries of the western and central Pacific Ocean and the fish stocks (mainly tuna) that are impacted by them. The information provided in this report is summary in nature, but links to detailed reference documents (accessible via the internet) are included for those seeking further details. This report is a smart PDF so if you click on a reference within the document it will take you to the figure/section, to return to the page you were on, press alt and the left arrow key.
This report focuses on the primary tuna stocks targeted by the main Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) industrial fisheries - skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), bigeye tuna (T. obesus) and South Pacific albacore tuna (T. alalunga).
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Tuna Fisheries Assessment Report No. 19 |
Monday, 25 November 2019 16:06 |
Tuna fisheries assessment reports provide current information on the tuna fisheries of the western and central Pacific Ocean and the fish stocks (mainly tuna) that are impacted by them. The information provided in this report is summary in nature, but a list of references (mostly accessible via the internet) is included for those seeking further details. This report is a smart PDF so if you click on a reference within the document it will take you to the figure/section, to return to the page you were on, press alt and the left arrow key.
This report focuses on the primary tuna stocks targeted by the main Western and Central Pacific Ocean industrial fisheries - skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis), yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), bigeye tuna (T. obesus) and South Pacific albacore tuna (T. alalunga).
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Sub-Regional Electronic Monitoring Workshop - Oct 2019 |
Thursday, 26 September 2019 00:00 |
The Sub-Regional Electronic Monitoring Workshop will take place in Honiara, Solomon Islands, From 16th to 18th October 2019.
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2018 Tuna Stock Assessment Workshops |
Thursday, 17 May 2018 14:28 |
SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia - 14-18 and 21-25 May 2018
The Oceanic Fisheries Programme (OFP) of the Pacific Community (SPC) is conducting two week-long Stock Assessment Training Workshops at SPC headquarters in Noumea from 14-18 May and 21-25 May 2016. A total of 17 regional scientists from 12 SPC member countries will attend an introductory course and 12 scientists from 12 member countries will attend an advanced course. These annual workshops are intended to prepare participants for involvement with the Scientific Committee meetings held in advance of the WCPFC Annual Meeting. In particular, the basics of stock assessment and the interpretation of the SPC target species stock assessment reports are the focus of the training. The workshops are led by OFP’s two National Scientists, Dr. Steven Hare and Dr. Sam McKechnie, but involve contributions from most of the Stock Assessment and Modeling section.
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