Report of the 17th Session of the IOTC Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch

1. Opening of the meeting 2. Adoption of the Agenda and arrangements for the 3. The IOTC process: outcomes, updates and progress 4. Review of data available on ecosystems and bycatch 5. Review of national bycatch issues in IOTC managed fisheries and National Plans of Action 6. Stock Assessment for Blue Sharks 7. Review information on biology, ecology, fisheries and environmental data relating to Silky Sharks 8. New information on biology, ecology, fisheries and environmental data relating to ecosystems and bycatches species 9. Bycatch, species interactions and ecosystem risk assessments for other shark species, marine mammals, seabirds and sea turtles 10. WPEB Program of Work (Research and Priorities) 11. Other Matters