Report of the Eleventh session of the Scientific Advisory Group of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission, Virtual Session, 25–27 April 2022

The eleventh session of the Scientific Advisory Group (SAG) of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) was held virtually from 25 to 27 April 2022. The SAG considered the outcomes of the work carried out by various joint Working Groups (WG) between 2019 and 2022 and their recommendations to the 18th Session of WECAFC (WECAFC18). The SAG also reviewed the status of the main fish stocks in Areas 31 and 41. A revised version (v0.8) of the Data Collection Reference Framework (iDCRF) was also reviewed. During the meeting, the Working Groups and other regional experts presented reviews of draft fishery management plans and regional strategies, a regional plan of action, as well as a guide and a study.

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fishery management and conservation, aquaculture, stock assessment, fish aggregating devices, illegal fishing, bycatch, discards, sustainable fisheries, fisheries development, fishery data, Western Central Atlantic

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FAO (2023). Report of the Eleventh session of the Scientific Advisory Group of the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission, Virtual Session, 25–27 April 2022. FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Report. (1418), https://doi.org/10.4060/cc7145en, https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00907/101851/

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