1. Opening
2. Adoption of the agenda
3. Nomination of rapporteur
4. Description of the fisheries
4.1 Fleets (number of boats, characteristics, engine power, etc.), by country5. Review of the available data on the catches
4.2 Fishing seasons
4.3 Fishing areas
5.1 Total catch of S. aurita and S. maderensis, 1964-19786. Geographical distribution and migration, and factors which affect these5.2 Total catch of other small pelagic species exploited by the surface fisheries, especially Trachurus trachurus trecae, Trachurus trachurus capensis, 1964-1978
5.3 Catch and effort data of the Angolan purse seine fleet and of other fleets operating in the region, 1964-1978
5.4 Biological data, especially length frequency distributions and data on the age composition of S. aurita and S. maderensis; data on stock separation
7. Biology of S. aurita and S. maderensis
7.1 Length at first maturity8. Evaluations
7.2 Length-weight relationship
7.3 Reproduction
7.4 Feeding, and feeding behaviour
7.5 Growth
7.6 Mortality
9. Future research