Resolution 15/10 on target and limit reference points and a decision framework. Country/Territory Document type Regulation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Monitoring Data collection/reporting Precautionary principle Procedural matters Total allowable catch Policy/planning Marine fishes High seas Abstract This Resolution of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), adopted in accordance with the provisions of Article IX, paragraph 1 of the IOTC Agreement, noting, among other things, that the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries also recommends the implementation of stock specific target and limit reference points, inter alia, on the basis of the precautionary approach, sets out a method for the assessing stock status for tuna and tuna-like species and providing recommendations to the Commission by the IOTC Scientific Committee. Bearing in mind Article 64 of UNCLOS and Article 8 of UNFSA, this provisions of this Resolution are subject to Article XVI (Coastal States' Rights) of the IOTC Agreement for the Establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission, and Articles 87 and 116 of the UN Convention of the Law of the Sea regarding the right to fish on the high seas. The IOTC Scientific Committee is requested to evaluate the performance of any harvest control rules with respect to the species specific target and limit reference points adopted for IOTC species, but not later than ten years following their adoption, and the Commission will consider, as appropriate and consistent with the scientific advice, these harvest control rules. Full text English Website www.iotc.org