The workshop was designed to give a broad understanding of the Common Oceans Tuna Project, an introduction to what is required by the tRFMOs in terms of seabird bycatch mitigation measures and reporting requirements, as well as current research available for each measure.

Summary of the side event on Capacity Development in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ): Experiences, Lessons, and Possible Ways Forward on July 17, 2017, at BBNJ PrepCom 4.

Result of capacity development assessment designed to determine existing capacity as well as desired capacity in the management of ABNJ. Participants include 250 regional, and national decision-makers in global organizations (such as FAO, UNEP, UNESCO, UNDP, regional organizations, the Permanent Commission for the South pacific, regional conventions, and national organizations). 

Scientists and observers from the deep-sea fishing industry, academia, regional fisheriesorganizations, and non-governmental organizations met at the FAO headquarters from 30 January to February 2017 to review the performance of acoustics data in the assessment of orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus) in the southern Indian Ocean.

Report of the Third Project Steering Committee: Sustainable Management of Tuna Fisheries and Biodiversity Conservation in the ABNJ, Rome, Italy, 6-8 July 2016.