Resolution on a three-year program to mitigate the impact of tuna fishing on sea turtles (C-04-07). País/Territorio Tipo de documento Reglamento Fecha 2004 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Pesca, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas Palabra clave Pesca marítima Manejo y conservación pesquera Investigación Capturas incidentales Recopilación de datos/informes Monitoreo Protecíon de las especies Tortugas Resumen This Resolution of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) invites Contracting Parties, cooperating non-Parties, fishing entities and regional economic integration organizations (“CPCs”) to collect, and provide to the IATTC, all available information on fishery interactions with sea turtles in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO), including both incidental and direct catches and other impacts on sea turtle populations. The Commission should review the effectiveness of the mitigation measures and their impact on catches of both sea turtles and target species. Interested CPCs, in cooperation with the IATTC, should assign a high priority to conducting research on the interaction between small-scale artisanal fisheries and bycatch of sea turtles in coastal areas. Texto completo Inglés Página web www.iattc.org