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ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
– Meeting of the Sub-Committee on Statistics (Madrid, Spain, 2-3 October 2003).
– SCRS Plenary Sessions (Madrid, Spain, 6-10 October 2003).
– Ad Hoc Data Workshop (Madrid, Spain, 11 October 2003).
– Working Group to Develop Integrated and Coordinated Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Management Strategies
(Dublin, Ireland, 15 November 2003).
5. Meetings at which ICCAT was represented
Comments and summaries of the meetings at which ICCAT was represented are included in the Report on
Statistics and Coordination of Research.
6. Bigeye Year Program (BETYP)
From September 2002 to September 2003, conventional tagging was carried out only in the Canary Islands, and
“pop-up” tagging was carried out in the Azores. During this period, studies continued on the improvement of
Ghanaian fishery statistics, on genetics and hard parts, as well as on the development of an integrated modeling
program. The organization of the BETYP Symposium is in its final stage.
7. Tagging lottery
The annual lottery for participants in the ICCAT International Cooperative Tagging Program for Tuna and Tunalike
Species was held in Madrid, Spain on 10 October 2003, during the course of the SCRS Meeting. Three
US$500 prizes (tropical tunas, temperate tunas, and billfishes) and one USS$1000 prize (bigeye tuna) were
awarded, corresponding to the following groups:
– Tropical tunas (1,276 tags entered in the lottery); Winner: Tag #BE-16701, for a skipjack tuna
recovered by a French purse seiner.
– Temperate tunas (43 tags): Winner: Tag #HM-020114, for a bluefin tuna tagged recovered by Canada.
– Billfishes (115 tags): Winner: Tag #BF-153794, for a sailfish. There is no information on the recoverer;
therefore a second drawing was made. The winner was Tag #BF 210907, for a blue marlin tagged by the
United States and recovered by Venezuela.
– Bigeye tuna (177 tags): Winner: Tag #BE-002137, for a bigeye tuna recovered by a Spanish vessel.
8. Commission Chairman’s letters to various Parties, Entities or Fishing Entities
8.1 Letters concerning compliance with conservation measures
In accordance with the Commission’s decision, on 28 November 2002, the Commission Chairman, Mr.
Masanori Miyahara, sent the following letters regarding the Recommendation by ICCAT on the Establishment of
a Closed Area/Season for the Use of Fish-Aggregation Devices (FADs) [Ref. 99-1]; the Resolution by ICCAT
Concerning the Unreported and Unregulated Catches of Tunas by Large-Scale Longline Vessels in the
Convention Area [Ref. 98-18]; the Resolution by ICCAT on Becoming a Cooperating Party, Entity or Fishing
Entity [Ref. 01-17]; the Resolution by ICCAT Concerning an Action Plan to Ensure the Effectiveness of the
Conservation Program for Atlantic Swordfish [Ref. 95-13], and other matters:
Contracting Parties
– Ghana: on non-compliance with the moratorium in the Gulf of Guinea [Ref. 99-1].
Non-Contracting Parties, Entities or Fishing Entities
– Belize: on possible lifting of bluefin, swordfish and bigeye trade sanctions [Ref. 98-18], and
consideration of request for Cooperating Party status in 2003 [Ref. 01-17].
– Bolivia: on bigeye trade sanctions pursuant to the 1998 UU catches Resolution [Ref. 98-18] and
identification under the Swordfish Action Plan [Ref. 95-13].
– Cambodia: regarding continuation of bigeye trade sanctions under the 1998 UU catches Resolution
[Ref. 98-18].
– Georgia: identification pursuant to the 1998 UU catches Resolution [Ref. 98-18].
– Indonesia: identification pursuant to the 1998 UU catches Resolution [Ref. 98-18].
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