Review of current conservation and management measures relating to ecosystems and bycatch
Citation
IOTC Secretariat (2023) Review of current conservation and management measures relating to ecosystems and bycatch. In: IOTC - 19th Working Party on Ecosystems & Bycatch. La Saline Les Bains, Reunion, France
Abstract
PURPOSE To encourage participants at the Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch (WPEB19) to review the existing Conservation and Management Measures (CMM) relating to ecosystems and bycatch and as necessary to 1) provide recommendations to the Scientific Committee on whether modifications may be required; and 2) recommend whether other CMMs may be required. At the 27th Session of the Commission (S27) held in May 2023, three new CMMs relevant to WPEB were adopted: