Regulations
Agency | Year adopted | Title | Mitigation Techniques | Species Groups | Fishing Gear | |
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IATTC | Resolution C-16-05 Resolution on the Management of Shark Species |
Monofilament / Wire Leaders, Safe handling & release | SHK | PS, LL | ||
ICCAT | Recommendation 16-13 Recommendation by ICCAT on Improvement of Compliance Review of Conservation and Management Measures Regarding Sharks Caught in Association with ICCAT Fisheries |
Safe handling & release | SHK | LL, PS | ||
IOTC | Resolution 17-05 Resolution on the Conservation of Sharks Caught in Association With Fisheries Managed by IOTC |
Monofilament / Wire Leaders, Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures | SHK | LL, PS, GN | ||
ICCAT | Recommendation 17-08 Recommendation by ICCAT on the Conservation of North Atlantic Stock of Shortfin Mako Caught in Association with ICCAT Fisheries |
Circle hooks, Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures | SHK | LL, PS | ||
IOTC | Resolution 18/02 Resolution on Management Measures For The Conservation of Blue Shark Caught in Association With IOTC Fisheries |
Monofilament / Wire Leaders, Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures | SHK | LL, GN | ||
WCPFC | CMM 2018-04 Conservation and Management of Sea Turtles |
Circle hooks, FAD design & management, Fish not squid bait, Safe handling & release | TTX | LL, PS | ||
IOTC | Resolution 19/03 Resolution On The Conservation Of Mobulid Rays Caught In Association With Fisheries In The IOTC Area Of Competence |
Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures | SHK | GN, LL, PS | ||
IATTC | Resolution C-19-04 Resolution to Mitigate Impacts on Sea Turtles |
Circle hooks, Fish not squid bait, Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures | TTX | LL, PS, GN | ||
IATTC | Resolution C-19-06 Resolution on the Conservation of Whale Sharks |
Safe handling & release | SHK | PS | ||
CCSBT | Recommendation ERS Recommendation to Mitigate the Impact on Ecologically Related Species of Fishing for Southern Bluefin Tuna |
ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear, Bait caster, Circle hooks, Dyed bait, FAD design & management, Fish not squid bait, Line shooter, Line weighting & bait sink rate, Magnetic, E+ metals, electrical deterrents, Management of offal discharge, Monofilament / Wire Leaders, Night / day setting, Safe handling & release, Side-setting, Spatial & temporal measures, Streamer (tori) lines, Underwater setting techniques | TTX, BRD, SHK | LL | ||
ICCAT | Recommendation 19-01 Recommendation by ICCAT on Fishes Considered to be Tuna and Tuna-Like Species or Oceanic, Pelagic, and Highly Migratory Elasmobranchs |
Safe handling & release | SHK | LL, GN, PS | ||
WCPFC | CMM 2019-05 Conservation and Management Measure on Mobulid Rays caught in Association with Fisheries in the WCPFC Convention Area |
Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures | SHK | PS, LL | ||
ICCAT | Recommendation 21-09 Recommendation by ICCAT on the Conservation of the North Atlantic Stock of Shorfin Mako Caught in Association With ICCAT Fisheries |
Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures | SHK | LL | ||
IATTC | Resolution C-22-06 Resolution on Terms of Reference for a Working Group on Ecosystem and Bycatch |
ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear, Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures | TTX, BRD, MAM, SHK | LL, PS, GN | ||
ICCAT | Recommendation 22-11 Recommendation by ICCAT on the Conservation of the South Atlantic Stock of Shortfin Mako Caught in Association with ICCAT Fisheries |
Purse seine deck release devices, Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures | SHK | LL, PS | ||
ICCAT | Recommendation 22-12 Recommendation by ICCAT on the Bycatch of Sea Turtles Caught in Association with ICCAT Fisheries |
Circle hooks, FAD design & management, Fish not squid bait, Gear configuration - other, Illumination of gillnets, Safe handling & release, Soak duration, Spatial & temporal measures | TTX | LL, PS, GN | ||
WCPFC | CMM 2022-04 Conservation and Management Measure for Sharks |
Monofilament / Wire Leaders, Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures | SHK | LL, PS | ||
IOTC | Resolution 23/06 Resolution on the Conservation of Cetaceans |
FAD design & management, Safe handling & release | MAM | GN, PS | ||
IATTC | Resolution C-23-08 Amendment to Resolution C-21-06 Conservation Measures for Shark Species, with Special Emphasis on the Silky Shark (Carcharhinus falciformis) for the Years 2024 and 2025 |
Circle hooks, Safe handling & release, Soak duration, Spatial & temporal measures | SHK | LL, PS | ||
CCSBT | Resolution ERS tRFMOs 2023 Resolution to Align CCSBT's Ecologically Related Species Measures with those of other Tuna RFMOs |
ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear, Bait caster, Circle hooks, Dyed bait, FAD design & management, Fish not squid bait, Hook Shielding Devices, Hookpod, Line shooter, Line weighting & bait sink rate, Management of offal discharge, Monofilament / Wire Leaders, Night / day setting, Safe handling & release, Side-setting, Spatial & temporal measures, Streamer (tori) lines, Underwater setting techniques | BRD, SHK, TTX, MAM | LL, PS | ||
ICCAT | Resolution 23-15 Resolution by ICCAT on Cetacean Encirclement |
Purse seine deck release devices, Safe handling & release | MAM | PS | ||
ICCAT | Recommendation 23-11 Recommendation to Replace Recommendation 19-08 on Management Measures for the Conservation of South Atlantic Blue Shark Caught in Association with ICCAT Fisheries |
Safe handling & release | SHK | LL, PS | ||
ICCAT | Recommendation 23-12 Recommendation by ICCAT for the Conservation of Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) Caught in Association with ICCAT Fisheries |
Purse seine deck release devices, Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures | SHK | PS | ||
ICCAT | Recommendation 23-10 Recommendation to Replace Recommendation 19-07 on Management Measures for the Conservation of North Atlantic Blue Shark Caught in Association with ICCAT Fisheries |
Safe handling & release | SHK | LL, PS |