An update from the Secretariat on outstanding issues in krill fishery data relating to the reporting of by-catch, green weight estimation parameters and two-hourly catch reporting for continuous trawling vessels.

This paper provides an update on issues identified in krill fishery data related to the reporting of by-catch data from Chilean and Ukrainian vessels, green weight estimation parameters reported from the Chilean vessel Betanzos and the Norwegian vessel Juvel, and the allocation of catch amounts to two-hourly trawl periods for continuous trawling vessels. For all items considerable progress or resolutions have been made in consultation with individual members and the Secretariat thanks all scientists and industry representatives for their assistance with these issues. The paper recommends the use and submission of two-hourly catch reporting form for continuous trawling vessels where a flow meter or flow scale is not installed on the primary inlet hose prior to the distribution of catch into holding tanks.