Resolution on Conservation of whale sharks (C-19-06). País/Territorio Tipo de documento Reglamento Fecha 2019 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Pesca, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas Palabra clave Pesca marítima Manejo y conservación pesquera Peces marinos Peces cartilaginosos Investigación Capturas incidentales Recopilación de datos/informes Monitoreo Aparejos de pesca/métodos de pesca Protecíon de las especies Incremento del stock/repoblación Resumen 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). Texto completo Inglés Página web www.iattc.org