Assessment unit

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Associated purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Hooks and lines

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Pole-lines mechanized

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Korea, Republic of

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Korea, Republic of

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Marshall Islands

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Marshall Islands

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Micronesia, Federated States of

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Micronesia, Federated States of

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Papua New Guinea

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Papua New Guinea

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Solomon Islands

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Solomon Islands

Pole-lines hand operated

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Solomon Islands

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Taiwan, Province of China

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Taiwan, Province of China

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Parties to the Nauru Agreement (PNA)

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Gillnets and entangling nets

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Handlines hand operated

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Hooks and lines

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Pole-lines hand operated

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Mechanized lines

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Pole-lines hand operated

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Korea, Republic of

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Korea, Republic of

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Marshall Islands

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Marshall Islands

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Micronesia, Federated States of

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Micronesia, Federated States of

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Papua New Guinea

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Papua New Guinea

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Pole-lines hand operated

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Solomon Islands

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Solomon Islands

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Taiwan, Province of China

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Taiwan, Province of China

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Pole-lines mechanized

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

FAD-free purse seining

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Fishery:

Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Profile updated on 4 March 2020

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Katsuwonus pelamis

SPECIES NAME(s)

Skipjack tuna

Skipjack tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean are considered a single stock for assessment purposes {Rice et al. 2014}.

Skipjack in the western and central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) is considered a single stock for assessment purposes (Wild and Hampton 1994). In the western Pacific, warm, poleward-flowing currents near northern Japan and southern Australia seasonally extend their distribution to 40°N and 40°S. These limits roughly correspond to the 20°C surface isotherm. A substantial amount of information on skipjack movement is available from tagging programs (Hampton 2002). Skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis) belongs to a large pelagic fish, which is one of the leading commodities in North Sulawesi fishery sector.

RELATED LINKS:

See this species on FishBase
Management Entities:
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)

ANALYSIS

Strengths

Indonesian management objective for skipjack tuna is: to ensure the sustainability of skipjack tuna resources through harvest strategy implementation. Indonesia intends to develop and implement scientifically-tested harvest strategies to manage the level of targeted fishing on these fish resources (Indonesia 2018).

FISHSOURCE SCORES

Management Quality:

Management Strategy:

≥ 6

Managers Compliance:

≥ 6

Fishers Compliance:

≥ 6

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