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Scientific Committee

Roles and Duties

The Scientific Committee was established as an advisory body to the Commission. The Scientific Committee is constituted of scientists from the IOTC Membership, as well as experts to enhance and broaden the expertise of the Scientific Committee and of its Working Parties.
The main activities of the Scientific Committee are as follows:

  • Recommend policies and procedures for the collection, processing, dissemination and analysis of fishery data;
  • Facilitate the exchange and critical review among scientists of information on research and operation of fisheries of relevance to the Commission;
  • Develop and coordinate cooperative research programs involving Members of the Commission and other interested parties, in support of fisheries management;
  • Assess and report to the Commission on the status of stocks of relevance to the Commission and the likely effects of further fishing and of different fishing patterns and intensities;
  • Formulate and report to the sub-commission, as appropriate, on recommendations concerning conservation, fisheries management and research, including consensus, majority and minority views.

Current workplan

You can consult the current program of work for the Scientific Committee and its Working Parties, as endorsed by the Scientific Committee at its most recent Session.

Current Schedule of stock assessments for IOTC species and species of interest from, and for other working party priorities, for the next 5 years.

Current Chairperson

Dr Hilario Murua (EU,Spain), 2nd term ends at the close of the SC in 2019.

Current Vice-Chairperson

Dr M. Shiham Adam (Maldives), 2nd term ends at the close of the SC in 2019.

Dr Hilario Murua - SC Chair Dr Shiham  - SC Vice-Chair

 

Upcoming meeting

Not scheduled yet

Past meeting reports

You can also consult the list of all past Scientific Committee (SC) meetings.
Reference Title Meeting year Availability File
IOTC-2018-SC21-R[E]_Rev1 Report of the 21st Session of the IOTC Scientific Committee 2018 29/01/2019
IOTC-2017-SC20-R Report of the 20th Session of the IOTC Scientific Committee 2017 13/09/2018
IOTC-2016-SC19-R Report of the 19th Session of the IOTC Scientific Committee 2016 24/12/2016
IOTC-2015-SC18-R Report of the 18th Session of the IOTC Scientific Committee 2015 04/12/2015
IOTC-2014-SC17-R Report of the 17th Session of the IOTC Scientific Committee 2014 19/12/2014

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