1 SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE SIXTH REGULAR SESSION 10-19 August 2010 Nuku’alofa, Tonga BACKGROUND ANALYSES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 2010 WCPO BIGEYE TUNA ASSESSMENT WCPFC-SC6-2010/SA-WP-01 Shelton Harley, Simon Hoyle, Peter Williams, and John Hampton Oceanic Fisheries Programme, Secretariat of the Pacific Community, Noumea, New Caledonia