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Conservation and Management Measures (Advanced Search)

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10/10 Resolution 10/10 Concerning market related measures 6

The Commission, through the IOTC Secretariat, should notify the CPCs and NCPs concerned of its decision and the underlying reasons in accordance with the procedures specified in paragraph 4.

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10/10 Resolution 10/10 Concerning market related measures 7

CPCs should notify the Commission of any measures that they have taken for the enforcement of the non-discriminatory market related measures adopted in accordance with paragraph 5.

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10/10 Resolution 10/10 Concerning market related measures 8

The Commission should establish annually a list of CPCs and NCPs that have been subject to a non-discriminatory market-related measure pursuant to paragraph 5 and, with respect to NCPs, are considered as Non Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties to IOTC.

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10/10 Resolution 10/10 Concerning market related measures 9

In order for the Commission to adopt the possible lifting of market related measures, the IOTC Compliance Committee should review each year all non-discriminatory market related measures adopted in accordance with paragraph 5. Should this review show that the situation has been rectified the IOTC Compliance Committee should recommend to the Commission the lifting of the non-discriminatory market related measures. Such decisions should in particular take into consideration whether the CPCs and/or NCPs concerned have demonstrated by submitting the necessary evidence that the conditions that led to the adoption of non-discriminatory market related measures are no longer met.

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10/10 Resolution 10/10 Concerning market related measures 10

Where exceptional circumstances so warrant or where available information clearly shows that, despite the lifting of non-discriminatory market related measures adopted in accordance with paragraph 9, the CPC or NCP concerned continues to diminish the effectiveness of IOTC Conservation and Management Measures, the Commission may immediately decide on action including, as appropriate, the imposition of non-discriminatory market related measures in accordance with paragraph 5. Before making such a decision, the Commission should request the CPC or NCP concerned to discontinue its wrongful conduct and, after verification through the IOTC Secretariat that the CPC or NCP concerned has received such communication, should provide the CPC or NCP with an opportunity to respond within 10 working days. Absence of response from the CPC or NCP concerned within the time limit shall not prevent action from the Commission.

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10/13 Recommendation 10/13 On the implementation of a ban on discards of skipjack tuna, yellow fin tuna, bigeye tuna, and non targeted species caught by purse seiners 1

Contracting Parties and Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties should encourage all purse-seine vessels to retain on board and then land all bigeye, skipjack, and yellowfin tuna caught, except fish considered unfit for human consumption.

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10/13 Recommendation 10/13 On the implementation of a ban on discards of skipjack tuna, yellow fin tuna, bigeye tuna, and non targeted species caught by purse seiners 2

Procedures for the implementation of full retention requirements include:

 

  1. No bigeye, skipjack, and/or yellowfin tuna caught by purse-seine vessels may be discarded after the point in the set when the net is fully pursed and more than one half of the net has been retrieved. If equipment malfunctions affect the process of pursing and retrieving the net in such a way that this rule cannot be complied with, the crew must make efforts to release the tuna as soon as possible.
  2. The following two exceptions to the above rule shall apply:
    1. Where it is determined by the captain of the vessel that tuna (bigeye, yellowfin or skipjack) caught are unfit for human consumption, the following definitions shall be applied:
    • "unfit for human consumption" includes, but is not limited to, fish that:
    • is meshed or crushed in the purse-seine; or
    • is damaged due to depredation; or
    • has died and spoiled in the net where a gear failure has prevented both the normal retrieval of the net and catch, and efforts to release the fish alive;
    • "unfit for human consumption" does not include fish that:
    • is considered undesirable in terms of size, marketability, or species composition; or
    • is spoiled or contaminated as the result of an act or omission of the crew of the fishing vessel.
    1. Where the captain of a vessel determines that tuna (bigeye, yellowfin or skipjack) was caught during the final set of a trip and there is insufficient well space to accommodate all tuna (bigeye, yellowfin or skipjack) caught in that set. This fish may only be discarded if:
    • the captain and crew attempt to release the tuna (bigeye, yellowfin or skipjack) alive as soon as possible
    • and no further fishing is undertaken after the discard until the tuna (bigeye, yellowfin or skipjack) on board the vessel has been landed or transhipped.
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10/13 Recommendation 10/13 On the implementation of a ban on discards of skipjack tuna, yellow fin tuna, bigeye tuna, and non targeted species caught by purse seiners 3

Contracting Parties and Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties should encourage all purse-seine vessels to retain on board and then land all non targeted species (other tunas, rainbow runner, dolphinfish, triggerfish, billfish, wahoo, and barracuda) except fish considered unfit for human consumption (as defined in paragraph 2, b), i). A single exception shall be the final set of a trip, when there may be insufficient well space remaining to accommodate all the fish caught in that set.

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10/13 Recommendation 10/13 On the implementation of a ban on discards of skipjack tuna, yellow fin tuna, bigeye tuna, and non targeted species caught by purse seiners 4

Contracting Parties and Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties should encourage full compliance by their respective fleets with the requirements of this recommendation.

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10/13 Recommendation 10/13 On the implementation of a ban on discards of skipjack tuna, yellow fin tuna, bigeye tuna, and non targeted species caught by purse seiners 5

Contracting Parties and Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties are encouraged to take appropriate actions to promote better data collection and reporting on discards from all gears, to allow the WPEB to estimate the level of discards of both purse seine and longline fisheries.

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10/13 Recommendation 10/13 On the implementation of a ban on discards of skipjack tuna, yellow fin tuna, bigeye tuna, and non targeted species caught by purse seiners 6

The IOTC Scientific Committee is encouraged to provide advice at its 2010 session, on the management of discards in both purse seine and longline fisheries.

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11/02 Resolution 11/02 On the prohibition of fishing on data buoys 1

For the purposes of this measure, data buoys are defined as floating devices, either drifting or anchored, that are deployed by governmental or recognised scientific organisations or entities for the purpose of electronically collecting and measuring environmental data, and not for the purpose of fishing activities.

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11/02 Resolution 11/02 On the prohibition of fishing on data buoys 2

Contracting Parties and Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties (CPCs) shall prohibit their fishing vessels from intentionally fishing within one nautical mile of or interacting with a data buoy in the IOTC area of competence, which includes, but is not limited to, encircling the buoy with fishing gear; tying up to or attaching the vessel, or any fishing gear, part or portion of the vessel, to a data buoy or its mooring; or cutting a data buoy anchor line.

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11/02 Resolution 11/02 On the prohibition of fishing on data buoys 3

CPCs shall prohibit their fishing vessels from taking on board a data buoy while engaged in fishing for tuna and tuna-like species in the IOTC area of competence, unless specifically authorised or requested to do so by the Member or owner responsible for that buoy.

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11/02 Resolution 11/02 On the prohibition of fishing on data buoys 4

CPCs shall encourage their fishing vessels operating in the IOTC area of competence to keep watch for moored data buoys at sea and to take all reasonable measures to avoid fishing gear entanglement or directly interacting in any way with those data buoys.

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11/02 Resolution 11/02 On the prohibition of fishing on data buoys 5

CPCs shall require their fishing vessels that become entangled with a data buoy to remove the entangled fishing gear with as little damage to the data buoy as possible.

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11/02 Resolution 11/02 On the prohibition of fishing on data buoys 6

CPCs shall encourage their fishing vessels to report to them regarding any data buoys observed to be damaged or otherwise inoperable along with the date of observation, buoy location, and any discernable identifying information contained on the data buoy. CPCs shall notify the IOTC Secretariat of all such reports.

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11/02 Resolution 11/02 On the prohibition of fishing on data buoys 7

Notwithstanding paragraph 2, scientific research programs notified to the Commission may operate fishing vessels within one nautical mile of a data buoy so long as they do not interact with those data buoys as described in paragraph 2.

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11/02 Resolution 11/02 On the prohibition of fishing on data buoys 8

CPCs are encouraged to communicate to the Commission, through the IOTC Secretariat, the location of data buoy assets that they have deployed throughout the IOTC area of competence.

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11/04 Resolution 11/04 On a regional observer scheme 1

The objective of the IOTC observer scheme shall be to collect verified catch data and other scientific data related to the fisheries for tuna and tuna-like species in the IOTC area of competence.

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