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Document: 2024 WCPFC Position Statement


ISSF prepared this position statement for consideration at the 21st regular session of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), which will take place November 28–December 3, 2024. The statement covers topics in these categories: compliance processes; tuna stock conservation; fish aggregating device (FAD) management; electronic monitoring and reporting and observer coverage; transshipment regulation; effective management procedures (harvest strategies); bycatch mitigation and shark protections; and capacity. The statement also includes ISSF’s top “asks” or requests of WCPFC.

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