PTTP operational plans 2008-2011 [GN IP4] J. Hampton, et al.

By: Contributor(s): Language: ENG Publication details: [Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia] Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) 2008Description: ii, 14 p. ill., tables, maps 30 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 639.27783
Online resources: Summary: "The Pacific Tuna Tagging Programme is a WPCFC endorsed project being implemented by SPC. The PTTP is a large project with a number of interest groups involved. The first half of this document outlines the project governance, reporting, monitoring mechanisms for these groups, including WCPFC, Pacific Community, Pacific Island Forum and each of the main donors. A detailed implementation schedule that identifies project milestones for the period 2008-20011 is presented. The second half of the document details the proposed field operations for the period 2008-2009. These include: · Western Pacific Cruise 1, a five month cruise that will undertake tagging operations in EEZ’s of Micronesia, Philippines, and Indonesia as well as those of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands commencing in June 2008. The warmpool of the western pacific has been restricted to this region of the WCPO in conjunction with the strong La Nina event in 2008, providing an opportunity to sample during conditions when tuna numbers are expected to be high in the region. · Central Pacific Cruise 1, a 4 week cruise that will undertake tagging operations on NOAA TAO Oceanographic Bouys south of Hawaii along the 155°W meridian and the waters of Kiribati, Line Islands, commencing May 2008. This tagging cruise will represent the first “sub-regional” approach to improve overall spatial coverage of PTTP tag releases and will be viewed as a trial for this strategy of targeting difficult to access areas of the Central Pacific and French Polynesia. The cruise will charter the Double D, a multi-purpose pelagic handline/longline vessel which was used very successfully as a principal tagging platform during the PFRP funded Hawaii Tuna Tagging Program. · Western Pacific Cruise 2, a five month cruise that will undertake tagging operations in EEZ’s of Micronesia, Marshall Is, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Wallis & Futuna and Fiji and Solomon Islands EEZ’s for conventional and electronic tagging of bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack. This cruise is schedule to commence in February 2009 and will potentially include the use of drifting FAD’s and FAD calling stations. · Central Pacific Cruise 2, a 6 week cruise that will undertake tagging operations on Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, schedule for the first half of 2009. French Polynesia is an important area for understanding the dynamics of tropical tuna movement biology. The area is strongly influenced by ENSO conditions and geographically suited to examine movement rates between the jurisdictional boundaries of the WCPFC and IATTC. The cruise is likely to be a joint initiative between PTTP and the IATTC. · The location for tag seeding experiments in 2008 and a summary of the tag seeding experimental design."
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"The Pacific Tuna Tagging Programme is a WPCFC endorsed project being implemented by SPC. The PTTP is a large project with a number of interest groups involved. The first half of this document outlines the project governance, reporting, monitoring mechanisms for these groups, including WCPFC, Pacific Community, Pacific Island Forum and each of the main donors. A detailed implementation schedule that identifies project milestones for the period 2008-20011 is presented. The second half of the document details the proposed field operations for the period 2008-2009. These include: · Western Pacific Cruise 1, a five month cruise that will undertake tagging operations in EEZ’s of Micronesia, Philippines, and Indonesia as well as those of Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands commencing in June 2008. The warmpool of the western pacific has been restricted to this region of the WCPO in conjunction with the strong La Nina event in 2008, providing an opportunity to sample during conditions when tuna numbers are expected to be high in the region. · Central Pacific Cruise 1, a 4 week cruise that will undertake tagging operations on NOAA TAO Oceanographic Bouys south of Hawaii along the 155°W meridian and the waters of Kiribati, Line Islands, commencing May 2008. This tagging cruise will represent the first “sub-regional” approach to improve overall spatial coverage of PTTP tag releases and will be viewed as a trial for this strategy of targeting difficult to access areas of the Central Pacific and French Polynesia. The cruise will charter the Double D, a multi-purpose pelagic handline/longline vessel which was used very successfully as a principal tagging platform during the PFRP funded Hawaii Tuna Tagging Program. · Western Pacific Cruise 2, a five month cruise that will undertake tagging operations in EEZ’s of Micronesia, Marshall Is, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Wallis & Futuna and Fiji and Solomon Islands EEZ’s for conventional and electronic tagging of bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack. This cruise is schedule to commence in February 2009 and will potentially include the use of drifting FAD’s and FAD calling stations. · Central Pacific Cruise 2, a 6 week cruise that will undertake tagging operations on Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, schedule for the first half of 2009. French Polynesia is an important area for understanding the dynamics of tropical tuna movement biology. The area is strongly influenced by ENSO conditions and geographically suited to examine movement rates between the jurisdictional boundaries of the WCPFC and IATTC. The cruise is likely to be a joint initiative between PTTP and the IATTC. · The location for tag seeding experiments in 2008 and a summary of the tag seeding experimental design."