Resolution to Align CCSBT’s Ecologically Related Species measures with those of other tuna RFMOs.

This Resolution of the Extended Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna, with the aim of mitigate incidental harm to ecologically related species caused by fishing for Southern Bluefin Tuna, concerns overlap in Ecological Related Species (ERS) Measures (i.e. all measures relating to ecologically related species in force of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)). These measures are set out in Annex I. Where Areas of Competence overlap, Members and Cooperating Non-Members shall elect which applicable RFMO’s ERS Measures to apply. Each Member and Cooperating Non-Member shall ensure that effective action is taken in response to a vessel flying its flag that fails to comply with the obligations contained in the ERS Measures when fishing for Southern Bluefin Tuna in an Area of Competence. The CCSBT secretariat will annually update the list of ERS Measures contained in Annex I before the CCSBT Extended Commission Meeting according to any decisions taken on ecologically related species at the Annual Meetings of the IOTC, WCPFC, and ICCAT. The text contains 8 Articles and one Annex.