1. Title goes here ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT
P.M. Miyake
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PETER MIYAKE

2. outline Distribution and stock hypothesis Fisheries and catches
Stock conditions
Future prospect
Regulations
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Current and potential problems

3. Distribution and stock hypothesis
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4. Distribution 2
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5. STOCK HYPOTHESIS TWO STOCK HYPOTHESIS WHY WEST STOCK
EAST STOCK (INCLUDING MEDITERRANEAN)
WHY
TWO SPAWNING GROUNDS
SOME DISCREPANCIES IN DISTRIBUTION
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6. Catch dist
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7. Recent Japanese LL catch
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8. Electronic tags
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9. Tag recovery rewards *
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10. Results of tag recapture
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11. Distribution 2
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12. outline Distribution and stock hypothesis Fisheries and catches
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13. Catch by Ocean regions
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14. Catch by gears
WEST ATLANTIC
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15. Catch by gears
EAST ATL (incl. MED)
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16. Data modification
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17. West stocks
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18. outline Distribution and stock hypothesis Fisheries and catches
Stock conditions - WEST
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19. Spawning biomass estimated by VPA
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20. Recruitment estimated by VPA
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21. Projections with low recruitment scenario
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22. Projections with high recruitment scenario
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23. Regulations Quota for 2001 Canada 573 MT France (OT) 4 Japan 453
USA
UK (OT)
Discard
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24. East stocks
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25. outline Distribution and stock hypothesis Fisheries and catches
Stock conditions - EAST
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26. Catches of east Atl and Med
Comparisons between data used
in 1997 and 2000
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27. Stock size estimates
Age 1-3 fish
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28. Stock size estimates
Age 4-7 fish
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29. Stock size estimates
Age >8 fish
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30. Spawning stock biomass estimates
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31. *
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Projection
With 42,000 MT annual catches
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32. Projection
With 75% of 1994 F
(25,000 MT annual catches)
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33. outline Distribution and stock hypothesis Fisheries and catches
Stock conditions
Future prospect
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Regulations

34. Minimum size regulations
< 6.4 kg with an allowance of 15% in No.
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35. Minimum size regulations
< 6.4 kg with an allowance of 15% in No.
< 3.2 kg with no allowance. (no catch, no
retail no sales)
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36. Catch quota East stocks 1999 2000-2001 China 82 76 MT Croatia 950 876
China MT
Croatia
EC 20,165 18,590
Japan 3, ,949
Korea
Tunisia 2, ,144
Morocco
Libya 1, ,199
Non-Cont 2, ,291
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Objection received and not valid for those countries

37. Catch quota East stocks 1999 2000-2001 China 82 76 MT Croatia 950 876
China MT
Croatia
EC 20,165 18,590
Japan 3, ,949
Korea
Tunisia 2, ,144
Morocco ,028
Libya 1, ,570
Non-Cont 2, ,291
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Objection received and not valid for those countries
National target level declared by the country

38. BFT Farming
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39. BFT Farming Possible problems Expanding middle quality market in Japan
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40. Japanese sashimi market structure
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41. BFT Farming Possible problems Expanding middle quality market in Japan
Resources
Environment
Sanitary
Statistics
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42. Management Failure? Acceptance of TAC Agreement on share (quota)
Implementation of regulations
Compliance
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43. *
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By-catch problem
Porpoise
Shark (Elasmobranchs)
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44. Total shark by-catches reported to ICCAT
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45. By-catch problem Porpoise Shark (Elasmobranchs) Sea birds Turtle
Discards of
undersized fish
undesirable species
over quota1
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46. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION
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