E - Iccat

ICCAT REPORT 2012-2013 (I)
40 Bluefin tuna
farming
reports.
41 Bluefin tuna
caging
declaration.
Rec. 06-07. Annual, 31 Aug. No No To verify with
farming
reports/BCDs/transf
er declarations.
Rec. 06-07.
Within one
week after the
completion of
the transfer
operation.
Yes Yes To verify with
farming
reports/BCDs/transf
er declarations.
No format has yet
been adopted.
Format first
developed by
Secretariat is
inadequate.
Unless all
activities are
reported, no
verification can be
carried out.
Total of all caging
declarations
should equal total
in annual farming
report.
No
Some confusion
with transfer
declaration.
Need to revise
form and change
deadline to
coincide with
report of
carryover of
caged fish. Total
harvest previous
year + mortality
should = carry
over.
Consider the need
for separate
declarations in
development of
eBCD. Current
format should be
used to report all
farming events,
including caging,
mortality, interfarm
transfer etc.
Panel 2
PWG / Panel
2.
No action in
2011; may be
addressed in
eBCD
implementation.
No action in
2011; may be
addressed in
eBCD
implementation.
42 Size sampling
from farms.
Rec. 06-07. Annual; July 31
(for sampling
from previous
year).
See statistical
data.
Yes
To assist in the
determination of
growth rates and
conversion factors.
With 10-04
Clarify whether
this is a
continuing
requirement.
Panel 2
EBFT
management
measure will
be discussed
in 2012.
43 Carryover of
caged fish.
Rec. 09-11.
Annual; within
15 days after
start of PS
season
(6/1/2011).
No Yes To track the full
chain of
catch/transfer/cagin
g/harvest/market.
Some CPCs have
requested an
allowance for the
consolidation of
fish from different
cages.
N/A
Consider request
for consolidation.
Need to revise
form and change
deadline to
coincide with
report of
carryover of
caged fish. Total
harvest previous
year + mortality
should = carry
over
Panel 2 Rec 11-20
allows
grouping by
same vessel
and by same
JFO but only
when BFT
harvested in
same year;
Carry-over
accounting
may be
addressed in
eBCD
implementation.
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