The annual International Coalition of Fisheries Associations (ICFA) meeting was held in Vigo, Spain on 6 October 2015. Given the congregation of industry members, the Coordinator of the ABNJ Deep Seas Project travelled to Vigo to lead a two hour planning meeting for a future, Project supported, Global Deep Sea Fishing Industry Symposium; and obtain a first-hand introduction to industry’s perspective on challenges being faced by industry and implementing the DSF guidelines in particular.

Report of the Review workshop on seabird bycatch mitigation in Korean tuna longline fisheries, Busan, Korea, 24 October 2014

Report on Training in Scientific Methods for At-sea Research Given to South Korea's National Fisheries Observers, 09-13 March 2015, Cape Town, South Africa.

Report of Review workshop on seabird bycatch mitigation in China’s tuna longline fisheries, Shanghai, China, 17 April 2015

The report describes the work, discussions and training activities generated during the two sessions of the workshop on Shark Data Collection: 1) a review of shark data sampling methodologies applied in the EPO region; and 2) training on an MS-Access database developed by IATTC staff in collaboration with Central American nations. The workshop was attended by 18 participants, 17 from IATTC member countries and one representative from an NGO.