The Final Global Seabird Bycatch Assessment Workshop was held from 25 February to 1 March 2019. Participants at the workshop are listed in Annex 1; the workshop Agenda is shown in Annex 2. The workshop comprised presentations, data analysis and discussion. Workshop participants agreed to a report format that was focused on Background/Methods/Results/Discussion, in order to present the results of the analyses in the clearest way.

The workshop gathered 17 participants with a wide range of expertise in IOTC species and fisheries and oceanography of the Indian Ocean.

The document summarizes results obtained during the noted in round 9.7 workshop

The document summarizes results obtained during the noted in round 9.6 workshop

Following the series of workshops on biodegradable FADs that ISSF has been conducting with the support of FAO, Common Oceans ABNJ Tuna project, 2 workshops were organized in Philippines (General Santos) and Marshall Islands (Majuro). Previous workshops were organized in Europe, with attendees from the Eastern Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The document summarizes the results from the workshop that had the objective to promote the use of non-entangling and biodegradable FADs in the fleets operating in the Western Pacific Ocean.