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Resolution on the Implementation of a CCSBT Catch Documentation Scheme.

Country/Territory
Document type
Regulation
Date
2014 (2021)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Food & nutrition, Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation International relations/cooperation Marine fishes Data collection/reporting Certification Inspection Landing Aquaculture Mariculture Foreign fishing Fish products International trade Traceability/product tracing Packaging/labelling Food quality control/food safety
Abstract

This Resolution of the Extended Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT), requires all Members and Cooperating Non-Members shall implement the CCSBT f Catch Documentation Scheme (CDS) for southern bluefin tuna (SBT) to document the movement of all SBT as outlined in this resolution. The CCSBT CDS incorporates CCSBT CDS documentation and tagging of SBT. This Scheme shall also apply to marine farms, which must be registered. The Resolution also concerns, among other things, verification of CDS Documentation, validation of CCSBT CDS documentation, tagging of whole SBTs, Members, Cooperating Non-Members and OSECs shall not permit the landing as domestic product, transhipment, import, export and/or re-export of SBT caught by vessels not authorised to catch SBT and (if SBT farming is conducted under their jurisdiction) the transfer of SBT to or between, and harvest of SBT from, farms not authorised to farm SBT. CCSBT CDS Documents that record information for vessels and/or farms not included on the above-mentioned authorised registers shall not be considered valid Documents for the purposes of this scheme.

Full text
English
Website
www.ccsbt.org