| The objectives of the comprehensive ICCAT Atlantic-Wide Research Programme on Bluefin Tuna (GBYP) are to improve data collection, knowledge of key biological and ecological processes, assessment models and management. An important element of which is to develop a robust advice framework consistent with the Precautionary Approach. The current advice framework, which is based upon Virtual Population Analysis, demonstrates how a Management Strategy Evaluation (MSE) framework can be used to evaluate the robustness of management advice to uncertainty about stock structure. |
