REPORT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH ... - Iccat

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BUM/WHMWHM BUM Unclassified % unclassified800020%Landings (t)600040002000018%16%14%12%10%8%6%4%2%0%Percent unclassified billfishBUM-WHM Figure 2. Total catch of blue marlin, white marlin, and unclassified billfish for 1990-2006, and ratio (percentage) of unclassified billfish to the total blue marlin and white marlin catch.Catch (t)45004000350030002500200015001000500Base WHMBase BUMBUMWHMRecommendation BUMRecommendation WHM01990 1993 1996 1999 2002 2005BUM/WHM Figure 3. Estimates of pelagic longline catch for blue marlin and white marlin for the period1990-2007 and reference catch levels relevant to ICCAT recommendations [Rec. 00-13] and [Rec. 02-13].Base is defined as the maximum of either the 1996 or 1999 catch of marlins, whichever is greatest.Recommendation calls for a reduction in marlin catch in comparison to this base. The reductionrecommended for blue marlin was 50% and for white marlin 67%.101