Albacore Working Group

The Albacore Working Group (ALBWG) was established in 2005, but was preceded by the North Pacific Albacore Workshop which was established in 1974. The Working Group is made up of members from coastal states and fishing entities of the region and members from relevant intergovernmental fishery organizations.

The Albacore Working Group regularly assesses and analyses fishery and other relevant information to determine the stock status of the north Pacific albacore tuna, and to provide scientific information concerning conservation needs. The most recent stock assessment was completed in 2017.

• La Jolla, USA (November 2005)
• Shimizu, Japan (November 2006)
• La Jolla, USA (March 2008)
• Takamatsu, Japan (July 2008)
• Shimizu, Japan (April 2009)
• Kaohsiung, Chinese-Taipei (July 2009)
• Shimizu, Japan (April 2010)
• Victoria, Canada (July 2010)
• La Jolla, USA (October 2010)
• Shimizu, Japan (June 2011)
• Sapporo, Japan (July 2012)
• Shanghai, China (March 2013)
• Shimizu, Japan (November 2013)
• La Jolla, USA (April 2014)
• Shimizu, Japan (April 2015)
• Shimizu, Japan (May 2016)
• Nanaimo, Canada (November 2016)
• La Jolla, USA (April 2017)
• Vancouver, Canada (October 2017)
• La Jolla, USA (April-May 2018)
• Shimizu, Japan (February-March 2019)
• Shimizu, Japan (November 2019)
• Webinar (April 2020)
• Webinar (May 2022)
• Yokohama, Japan (December 2022)
• La Jolla, USA (March 2023)
• Victoria, Canada (March 2024)

• Yokohama, Japan (April 2015)
• Yokohama, Japan (May 2016)
• Yokohama, Japan (March 2019)
• Webinar (September 2020)
• Webinar (December 2020)
• Webinar (March/April 2021)
• Webinar (May 2021)