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Council Decision 1999/337/EC on the signature by the European Community of the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Programme.

Pays/Territoire
Union européenne
Type du document
Législation
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Source d'origine
Official Journal L 132, 27 May 1999, pp. 1-27.
Sujet
Pêche, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes
Mot clé
Pêche maritime Prises accessoires Gestion et conservation des pêches Mammifères marins Protection des espèces
Aire géographique
Países de la Unión Europea
Entry into force notes
Although the European Community has not ratified the Agreement, it shall apply provisionally with effect from 1 June 1999, as established by Decision 1999/386/EC on the basis of Article XXIX of the Agreement.
Résumé

The European Community hereby provides for the signature of the Agreement on International Dolphin Conservation Programme, whose principal objectives are the following: (a) to ensure the long-term sustainability of tuna stocks in the eastern Pacific Ocean, as well as living marine resources related to the tuna fisheries; (b) to seek ecologically sound means of capturing large yellowfin tunas not in association with dolphin progressively reduce the incidental dolphin mortalities in the tuna fishery of the eastern Pacific Ocean to levels approaching zero; and (c) to avoid, reduce and minimize the incidental catch and the discard of juvenile tuna and the incidental catch of non-target species, taking into consideration the interrelationship among species in the ecosystem.

Texte intégral
Anglais
Site web
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