Year of publication 2022

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Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

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Pages 2

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Publisher FAO ;

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Product type Project

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Synopsis (short abstract) The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) is an intergovernmental organization mandated to manage tuna and tuna like species in the Indian Ocean. Its primary objective is the conservation and optimal utilization of stocks for long term sustainability. To achieve this objective, improvement of the scientific elements of fisheries management, in particular, stock assessments and biological information that feed into assessment processes, is critical. However, this is limited by the highly variable quality and quantity of data available for analysis. In this context, some of the basic aspects of the biology of tropical tunas (bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack) and swordfish, the four principle target species caught by IOTC fisheries, were poorly understood. The project aimed to improve scientific information on the biology of these species, in terms of tonnage and value; as well as investigating the biology of blue sharks, a bycatch species that is caught frequently in IOTC fisheries.

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Language English

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