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Resolution 16/10 to Promote Implementation of IOTC Conservation and Management Measures.

Country/Territory
Document type
Regulation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation International relations/cooperation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Special fund Capacity building
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, aims at improving the coherence, interpretation and accessibility of its Conservation and Management Measures of the IOTC. The Commission shall maintain a special fund for capacity building in order to ensure compliance with CMMs adopted by the IOTC. This special fund shall be financed by voluntary contributions and via an IOTC Regular Budget component and shall be used for capacity building for IOTC Contracting Parties and Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties. The Commission shall consider streamlining existing CMMs by: a) Abolishing outdated CMMs and incorporating key elements that remain to be fully implemented into a new CMM. b) Combining multiple CMMs into a single CMM with multiple sections relating to a single broad subject area.

Full text
English
Website
www.iotc.org