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Amendment of Resolution C-15-03 on the Collection and Analyses of Data on Fish-Aggregating Devices (C-17-01).

Country/Territory
Document type
Regulation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Fishing gear/fishing method Fishing vessel Marine fishes Research Total allowable catch Monitoring Data collection/reporting Sustainable use Cartilaginous fishes Protection of species Marine mammals
Abstract

This Resolution of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) concerns use of “Fish-Aggregating Devices” (FADs), i.e. anchored, drifting, floating or submerged objects deployed and/or tracked by vessels, including through the use of radio and/or satellite buoys, for the purpose of aggregating target tuna species for purse-seine fishing operations. CPCs shall require the owners and operators of all purse-seine vessels flying their flag, when fishing on FADs in the IATTC Convention Area, to collect and report the information contained in Annex I. The data may be collected through a dedicated logbook, modifications to regional logsheets, or other domestic reporting procedures. In addition CPCs shall require the owners and operators of their applicable flagged purse-seine fishing vessels to identify all FADs deployed or modified by such vessels in accordance with a Commission identification scheme detailed in footnote 1 of Annex 1 and shall prohibit their flag vessels from setting a purse-seine net on a school of tuna associated with a live whale shark, if the animal is sighted prior to the commencement of the set. To reduce the entanglement of sharks, sea turtles or any other species, the design and deployment of FADs should be based on the principles set out in Annex II. An ad hoc Permanent Working Group on FADs (Working Group) is established. The Terms of Reference of the Working Group are those indicated in Annex III.

Full text
English
Website
www.iattc.org