TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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Introduction 2 



A Synopsis of the Tuna and Billfish Status of Stocks Report. . . 5 



STATUS OF STOCKS REPORT 



Atlantic Ocean 



Yellowfin tuna 9 



Bigeye tuna 34 



Skipjack tuna 55 



Southern albacore 78 



Northern albacore 87 



Indian Ocean 



Tunas 99 



Bill fishes 118 



Pacific Ocean 



Eastern tropical yellowfin tuna 143 



Eastern tropical skipjack tuna 163 



Western skipjack tuna 182 



Western yellowfin tuna 196 



Southern albacore 212 



Northern albacore 228 



Northern bluefin tuna 246 



Swordfish 256 



Striped, blue, and black marlins 277 



Appendix: List of Conference Attendees 301 



