Observer training. The IATTC conducted one observer training course for the IATTC program and the national program of Ecuador (PROBECUADOR) on 12-29 September 2011, with 18 attendees.
Observer training. In November 2004 a training course for IATTC observers was held in Manta, Ecuador. It was attended by 17 trainees, 11 from Ecuador and 6 from Panama. One of the Ecuadorian trainees was from the Ecuadorian national observer program.
Observer training. The IATTC staff conducted an observer training course from 13 July to 9 August 2018 in Manta, Ecuador, for 17 observers of the Tuna Conservation Group (TUNACONS), with the financial support of the Group. TUNACONS was established by several Ecuadorian companies to promote a Fisheries Improvement Pro- ject aimed at developing a Certification Process under Marine Stewardship Council standards. TUNACONS will also provide to the IATTC observer data, consistent with AIDCP standards and require- ments, from vessels under 363 t that voluntarily carry observers aboard. The IATTC staff also conducted an observer training course in Manta, Ecuador, during 12-29 November 2018, with 10 observers from the IATTC program and 5 observers from TUNACONS. In addition, the staffs of the IATTC and WCPFC conducted a training course for 14 WCPFC observers in Honiara, Solomon Islands, from 28 May to 2 June 2018, with financial support from the WCPFC.
Observer training. The IATTC staff conducted an observer training course from 27 May to 13 June 2019 in Mazatlán, Mexico, for 15 observers. In addition, the staffs of the IATTC and WCPFC conducted a training course for 15 WCPFC observers in Nauru, from 28 August to 2 September 2019, with financial support from the WCPFC.
Observer training. In October 2002 the European Union’s new observer program, the Programa Nacional de Observadores de Túnidos, Océano Pacífico (PNOT), conducted its first observer training course in Santa Xxxx de Tenerife, Spain, with the assistance of an IATTC staff member. The course was attended by 12 trainees. Placement of EU observers on vessels operating in the Agreement Area began in 2003. In November-December 2002 a training course for IATTC observers was held in Manta, Ecuador. It was attended by 18 trainees, 9 from Ecuador, 5 from Venezuela, and 2 each from El Salvador and Panama.
Observer training. In 2009, no observer training was conducted by IATTC staff for the international program, but it partici- pated in two training sessions, one for the Colombian observer program (PNOC) in September and one for the observer program of the European Union (PNOT) in November.
Observer training. The IATTC staff conducted an observer training course from 28 May to 8 June in Manta, Ecuador, for 17 attendees, 7 attendees from the Ecuadorian national program and 10 from the IATTC program. A second observer training course was carried out by the IATTC staff from 21 November to 8 December, in Panama, Panama, for 10 attendees, 6 of them from the IATTC program and 4 for the Panamanian national observer program. The staffs of the IATTC and WCPFC conducted an observer training course for 20 trainees of WCPFC regional observer programs. The session took place in Port Vila, Vanuatu, during 8-12 August. All costs for this training course were funded by the WCPFC.
Observer training. As noted above, low observer pay rates have led to poor observer retention and difficulty in maintaining adequate observer pools. Increasing the number of training courses in 2019 is necessary to address this problem; accordingly, this item has been increased by US$ 17,000. This also includes the joint IATTC- WCPFC course requested by a Party (see section 2), to enable IATTC observers to be cross-endorsed to cover trips by vessels departing from EPO ports that will also fish in the WCPFC Convention Area.
Observer training. The staffs of the IATTC and WCPFC held a training course for observers from the Kiribati national pro- gram on 23-27 April 2013 in Majuro, Republic of the Xxxxxxxx Islands, with 13 attendees. The IATTC staff also conducted an observer training course from 17 June to 4 July 2013 in Manta, Ecua- dor, with 2 attendees from the Ecuadorian national program and 11 from the IATTC program. The IATTC staff participated in a training session for 15 observers from the European Union observer program on 11-22 November 2013 in Santa Xxxx de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
Observer training. The IATTC staff participated in the Colombian national observer program’s first training session, held for 16 trainees in Bogota, Colombia, from February 22 to March 11, 2005. In April 2005, a training course for IATTC observers was held in Cumana, Venezuela. It was attended by 8 trainees. In November 2005, a training course for IATTC observers was held in Manta, Ecuador. It was attended by 19 trainees, 8 from Ecuador, 5 from Panama, and 6 trainees from the Ecuadorian national observer program.
