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Recommendation by ICCAT on Prohibition on Discards of Tropical Tunas Caught by Purse Seiners (C-17-01).

Country/Territory
Document type
Regulation
Date
2017
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Marine fishes Bycatch Landing
Abstract

This Recommendation of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), recalling the FAO International Guidelines on by-catch management and reduction of discards that aim to facilitate by-catch management and reduction of discards, in accordance with the FAO Code of Conduct for responsible fishing, introduces measures that seek to achieve a substantial reduction in discards of tropical tunas by 2020. The Recommendation requires Contracting Parties and Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties, Entities or Fishing Entities (CPCs) to impose some requirement about retaining bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna on board and limiting the discarding of such catch.

Full text
English
Website
www.iattc.org