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Recommendation 21-04 by ICCAT on Conservation and Management Measures, Including a Management Procedure and Exceptional Circumstances Protocol, for North Atlantic Albacore.

Country/Territory
Document type
Regulation
Date
2021
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Marine fishes Total allowable catch Sustainable use Authorization/permit Monitoring
Abstract

This Recommendation of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) requires the Contracting Parties and Cooperating non‐Contracting Parties, Entities or Fishing Entities (CPCs) whose vessels fish North Atlantic albacore in the Convention area to implement the conservation and fishery management measures as are verified in Annex 1 of this Recommendation. The Recommendation sets out the management objective for the Northern Atlantic albacore stock. The Programme concerns annual Total Allowable Catch, capacity reduction, specific authorization by CPCs of vessels 20 meters LOA or greater flying their flag to fish for North Atlantic albacore, and evaluation of harvest control rules. The Vessels not entered into the specified ICCAT Record or entered without the required indication that fishing North Atlantic albacore is authorized are deemed not to be authorized to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, transfer, process or land North Atlantic albacore. The text consists of 6 Parts and has 4 Appendixes.

Full text
English
Website
www.iccat.int

References - Legislation

Repeals

Recommendation by ICCAT on a Multi-annual Conservation and Management Program for North Atlantic Albacore (16-06).

Legislation | 2016

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Marine fishes, Total allowable catch, Sustainable use, Migratory species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Recommendation by ICCAT on a Harvest Control Rule for the North Atlantic Albacore Supplementing the Multiannual Conservation and Management Programme, Rec. 16-06 (17-04).

Legislation | 2017

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Marine fishes, Total allowable catch, Sustainable use, Migratory species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX