Recommendation by ICCAT on Prohibition on Discards of Tropical Tunas Caught by Purse Seiners (C-17-01). Pays/Territoire Type du document Règlement Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Pêche Mot clé Pêche maritime Gestion et conservation des pêches Poissons marins Prises accessoires Débarquement Résumé This Recommendation of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), recalling the FAO International Guidelines on by-catch management and reduction of discards that aim to facilitate by-catch management and reduction of discards, in accordance with the FAO Code of Conduct for responsible fishing, introduces measures that seek to achieve a substantial reduction in discards of tropical tunas by 2020. The Recommendation requires Contracting Parties and Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties, Entities or Fishing Entities (CPCs) to impose some requirement about retaining bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna on board and limiting the discarding of such catch. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.iattc.org