SCIFISH builds upon previous and current EC-funded projects implemented by the Oceanic Fisheries Programme (OFP) of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), which is the regional focal point for tuna fisheries science and data acquisition.
These previous projects — the Pacific ACP and French Pacific OCT Regional Oceanic and Coastal Fisheries Development Project (PROCFish — 8th EDF), the South Pacific Regional Tuna Resource Assessment and Monitoring Project (SPRTRAMP - 7th EDF) and the Regional Tuna Tagging Project (RTTP — 6th EDF) — have developed methodologies in various technical areas, including ecosystem modelling, fishery monitoring and tuna tagging, which are highly relevant to SCIFISH.
There will also be close collaboration with the 9 th EDF DEVFISH project which will develop fisheries management plans based on the scientific data made available through this project.
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