Regulations

    Agency Year adopted Title Mitigation Techniques Species Groups Fishing Gear PDF
    ICCAT Resolution 05-08
    Resolution by ICCAT on Circle Hooks
    Circle hooks, Safe handling & release SHK, TTX LL PDF
    IOTC Resolution 12/04
    Resolution On The Conservation Of Marine Turtles
    Circle hooks, FAD design & management, Fish not squid bait, Safe handling & release TTX LL, PS, GN PDF
    IOTC Resolution 12/09
    Resolution on the Conservation of Thresher Sharks (Family Alopiidae) Caught in Association with Fisheries in the IOTC Area of Competence
    Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures SHK LL, PS, GN PDF
    IOTC Resolution 13/05
    Resolution On The Conservation Of Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus)
    FAD design & management, Safe handling & release SHK PS PDF
    IOTC Resolution 13/06
    Resolution On A Scientific And Management Framework On The Conservation Of Shark Species Caught In Association With IOTC Managed Fisheries
    Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures SHK LL, PS, GN PDF
    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 PDF
    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 PDF
    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 PDF
    ICCAT Resolution 23-15
    Resolution by ICCAT on Cetacean Encirclement
    Purse seine deck release devices, Safe handling & release MAM PS PDF
    IOTC Resolution 23/06
    Resolution on the Conservation of Cetaceans
    FAD design & management, Safe handling & release MAM GN, PS PDF
    IATTC Resolution C-04-05 (REV 2)
    Consolidated Resolution on Bycatch
    ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear, FAD design & management, Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures TTX, SHK PS, LL PDF
    IATTC Resolution C-05-03
    Resolution on the Conservation of Sharks Caught in Association with Fisheries in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
    Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures SHK LL, PS PDF
    IATTC Resolution C-11-02
    Resolution to Mitigate the Impact on Seabirds of Fishing for Species Covered by the IATTC
    Dyed bait, Line shooter, Line weighting & bait sink rate, Management of offal discharge, Night / day setting, Safe handling & release, Side-setting, Spatial & temporal measures, Streamer (tori) lines, Underwater setting techniques BRD LL PDF
    IATTC Resolution C-11-10
    Resolution on the Conservation of Oceanic Whitetip Sharks Caught in Association with Fisheries in the Antigua Convention Area
    Safe handling & release SHK LL, PS PDF
    IATTC Resolution C-15-04
    Resolution on the Conservation of Mobulid Rays Caught in Association With Fisheries in the IATTC Convention Area
    Safe handling & release SHK LL, PS PDF
    IATTC Resolution C-16-04
    Amendment to Resolution C-05-03 on the Conservation of Sharks Caught in Association With Fisheries in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
    Monofilament / Wire Leaders, Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures SHK LL, PS PDF
    IATTC Resolution C-16-05
    Resolution on the Management of Shark Species
    Monofilament / Wire Leaders, Safe handling & release SHK PS, LL PDF
    IATTC Resolution C-16-06
    Conservation Measures For Shark Species, With Special Emphasis On The Silky Shark (Carcharhinus falciformis), For The Years 2017, 2018, And 2019
    Circle hooks, Monofilament / Wire Leaders, Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures SHK LL, PS PDF
    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 PDF
    IATTC Resolution C-19-06
    Resolution on the Conservation of Whale Sharks
    Safe handling & release SHK PS PDF
    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 PDF
    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 PDF
    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 PDF
    CCSBT Seabirds - non-binding
    Non-Binding Measures on Seabirds
    Bait size and condition, hooking technique, Management of offal discharge, Safe handling & release, Streamer (tori) lines BRD LL PDF