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Recommendation by ICCAT on Improvement of Compliance Review of Conservation and Management Measures regarding Sharks Caught in Association with ICCAT Fisheries (16-13).

Country/Territory
Document type
Regulation
Date
2013
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Data collection/reporting Monitoring Marine fishes Cartilaginous fishes
Abstract

This Recommendation of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), requires Contracting Parties, Cooperating non-Contracting Parties (CPCs) submit to the ICCAT Secretariat details of their implementation of and compliance with shark conservation and management measures [Rec. 04‐10, 07‐06, 09‐07, 10‐06, 10‐07, 10‐08, 11‐08, 11‐15, 12‐05, 14‐06 and 15‐06] using the check sheet in Annex 1. CPCs may be exempt from the submission of the check sheet when vessels flying their flag are not likely to catch any sharks species covered by the abovementioned Recommendations in paragraph 1, on the condition that the concerned CPCs obtained a confirmation by the Shark Species Group through necessary data submitted by CPCs for this purpose.

Full text
English
Website
www.iccat.int