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

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BETbe encouraged, among other objectives, examining the possibility of ‘fish laundering’ for bigeye and otherspecies.ATLANTIC BIGEYE TUNA SUMMARYMaximum Sustainable Yield 90,000 t-93,000 t 1 (68,000- 99,000) 2Current (2007) Yield 1 67,172 t 3Replacement Yield (2006) Slightly below MSY 1Relative Biomass (B 2006 /B MSY ) 0.92 1 (0.85-1.07) 2Relative Fishing MortalityF MSY 0.20 1 (0.07-0.33) 2F 2005 /F MSY 0.87 1 (0.70-1.24) 2Conservation & management measures in effect: [Rec. 04-01] replaced [Rec. 79-01 and Rec. 99-01]after June, 2005.1Base Case production model (Logistic) results based on catch data 1950-2005.2 80% confidence limits.3 Reports for 2007 should be considered provisional.− Total allowable catch for 2005 is set at 90,000 t formajor country and entity.− Limits on numbers of fishing vessels less than theaverage of 1991 and 1992.− Specific limits of number of longline boats; China (45),Chinese Taipei (98), Philippines (8).− Specific limits of number of purse seine boats forPanama (3).− No purse seine and baitboat fishing during November inthe area encompassed by 0º-5ºN and 10º W- 20ºW.33