1. National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries (NRIFSF); Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency; Shimizu Shizuoka Japan
2. Fisheries Resource Analysis and Monitoring Division; Northwest Fisheries Science Center; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); NOAA; Seattle WA U.S.A
3. Southwest Fisheries Science Center; National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); NOAA; La Jolla CA U.S.A
4. Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission; La Jolla CA U.S.A
5. Center for the Advancement of Population Assessment Methodology, Scripps Institution of Oceanography; La Jolla CA U.S.A