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Resolution on Conservation of whale sharks (C-19-06).

Country/Territory
Document type
Regulation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Marine fishes Cartilaginous fishes Research Bycatch Data collection/reporting Monitoring Fishing gear/fishing method Protection of species Stock enhancement/repopulation
Abstract

This Resolution of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), recognizing that whale sharks are caught as bycatch by purse-seine vessels and measures are implemented to allow whale shark populations to rebuild in the Convention Area, establishes that Members and Cooperating Non-Members (CPCs) shall prohibit their flag vessels from setting a purse-seine net on a school of tunas associated with a live whale shark (Rhincodon typus). CPCs shall require that, in the event that a whale shark is not deliberately encircled in the purse-seine net, the captain of the vessel must take measures to ensure its safe release; report the incident to the relevant authority of the flag CPC, including the number of individuals, and assess the life status of the animal(s) on release (including whether any were released alive but subsequently died).

Full text
English
Website
www.iattc.org