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Recommendation By ICCAT Concerning the Implementation of an Atlantic Ocean Tropical Tuna Tagging Programme (AOTTP) (14-02).

Country/Territory
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Monitoring Marine fishes Migratory species Data collection/reporting Sustainable use Research
Abstract

This Recommendation of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) concerns the Atlantic Ocean Tropical Tuna Tagging Program (AOTTP), a large scale tagging programme. This programme is carried out in order to improve stock assessments, to reduce the uncertainty in the estimation of the status of the stocks of tropical tuna in the Atlantic Ocean. The programme is based on tagging methodology to allow estimating the key-parameters of tropical tuna population dynamics, to reduce stock assessment uncertainties and to gauge the effectiveness of different fisheries management options and conservation and management measures.

Full text
English
Website
www.iccat.int