Biological Stock
Fishery:
IOTC
China
Longlines
Fishery:
IOTC
France
Associated purse seining
Fishery:
IOTC
France
FAD-free purse seining
Fishery:
IOTC
Indonesia
Associated purse seining
Fishery:
IOTC
Indonesia
FAD-free purse seining
Fishery:
IOTC
Indonesia
Handlines hand operated
Fishery:
IOTC
Indonesia
Longlines
Fishery:
IOTC
Indonesia
Purse seines
Fishery:
IOTC
Italy
Associated purse seining
Fishery:
IOTC
Italy
FAD-free purse seining
Fishery:
IOTC
Korea, Republic of
Associated purse seining
Fishery:
IOTC
Malaysia
Longlines
Fishery:
IOTC
Maldives
Longlines
Fishery:
IOTC
Maldives
Pole-lines hand operated
Fishery:
IOTC
Mauritius
FAD-free purse seining
Fishery:
IOTC
Mauritius
Longlines
Fishery:
IOTC
Mauritius
Purse seines
Fishery:
IOTC
Mozambique
Longlines
Fishery:
IOTC
Seychelles
Associated purse seining
Fishery:
IOTC
Seychelles
FAD-free purse seining
Fishery:
IOTC
South Africa
Longlines
Fishery:
IOTC
Spain
FAD-free purse seining
Fishery:
IOTC
Spain
Purse seines
Fishery:
IOTC
Sri Lanka
Drifting longlines
Fishery:
IOTC
Sri Lanka
Gillnets and entangling nets
Fishery:
IOTC
Thailand
Mechanized lines
Fishery:
Taiwan
Taiwan, Province of China
Longlines
Profile updated on 11 November 2021
SUMMARY
SUMMARY
IDENTIFICATION
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Thunnus obesus
SPECIES NAME(s)
Bigeye tuna
Bigeye tuna of the Indian Ocean constitutes a single panmictic population (Chiang et a., 2008) (LP2T 2015) (Zedta et al. 2018). The stock is assessed by the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) considering this unit (IOTC, 2014).
ANALYSIS
Strengths
- Spawning stock biomass is above the target level (SSBmsy).
FISHSOURCE SCORES
Management Quality:
Management Strategy:
≥ 6
Managers Compliance:
≥ 6
Fishers Compliance:
≥ 6
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