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Curious about what an #RFMO meeting is like? About what happened at the IATTC annual meeting in September? About a market perspective on using #MPs for fisheries management?

Check out this blog from Sea Pact to learn about all of this and more: https://tinyurl.com/2bmszp7u

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‼️ Join us next month on November 4 (at 11:00 GMT) for the next webinar in our quarterly series! Our expert panel will be discussing how to make management procedures more efficient during both the development and implementation stages.

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22 Sep

With ICCAT's SCRS meeting underway, there are many items on the table related to #MPs and #MSE. Check out the SCRS Chair's perspective leading up to the meeting in our latest blog!

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