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Resolution on the International Dolphin Conservation Program (C-09-04).

Country/Territory
Document type
Regulation
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Monitoring Data collection/reporting Fishing gear/fishing method International relations/cooperation Protection of species Marine mammals
Abstract

This Resolution of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), citing the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program (AIDCP), continues the current international observer program, including the requirement of placing an observer on each trip made in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) by purse-seine vessels of capacity greater than 363 metric tons and ensure that at least one-half of the observers assigned each year to each national fleet are IATTC observers. This observer program, established by the AIDCP, the IATTC acquires valuable data on the purse-seine fishery relating to tunas and associated or dependent species, which greatly assist the Commission in discharging its obligation to conserve the fish stocks under its purview.

Full text
English
Website
www.iattc.org