1. 8.7 SAI Sailfish
Few changes from 2006 Executive Summary because of the absence of new assessment

2. SAI-1. Biology
Sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) has a pan-tropical distribution.
There are two management units for Atlantic sailfish, eastern and western.
SAI WEST
SAI EAST

3. No changes to the biology section

4. SAI-2. Description of the fisheries
Sailfish are targeted by coastal artisanal and recreational fleets and, to a less extent, are caught as by-catch of longliners and purse seiners

5. SAI-2. Description of the fisheries
EAST
WEST
2004
2005
2006
SAI EAST
1104
1274
935
SAI WEST
1122
1120
697

6. Only changes are updates of values
for 2006 catch from task I

7. SAI-4. State of the stocks
No new information on stock status has been provided since the 2001 assessment.
No changes to the text

8. SAI-5. Recovery/Outlook
No new information on the recovery/outlook for sailfish has been provided since the 2001 assessment.
No changes to the text

9. SAI-6. Effect of current regulations
No ICCAT regulations for sailfish or spearfish are in effect.
No changes to the text

10. SAI-7. Management recommendations
Management recommendations here are the same as those made in 2006.
The previous management recommendations indicated that the Commission should consider methods for reducing fishing mortality rates.

11. SAI-7. Management recommendations (cont.)…
Propose an inter-session data preparatory meeting in 2008 leading to a sailfish assessment in The intersessional meeting should:
review of sailfish catch and effort data, with particular attention to catch estimates from artisanal fleets,
separation of spearfish out of those historic catch reports where both species were reported as combined and
relative abundance indices for the coastal artisanal fleets..

12. Slight rewording of last paragraph

13. SAI Summary Table
No changes to the table