Regulations

    Agency Year adopted Title Mitigation Techniques Species Groups Fishing Gear PDF
    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 PDF
    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 PDF
    ICCAT Recommendation 23-13
    Supplemental Recommendation by ICCAT Amending Recommendation 22-12 on the Bycatch of Sea Turtles Caught in Association with ICCAT Fisheries
    Spatial & temporal measures TTX LL, PS, GN PDF
    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 PDF
    ICCAT Resolution 23-15
    Resolution by ICCAT on Cetacean Encirclement
    Purse seine deck release devices, Safe handling & release MAM 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
    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
    IATTC Resolution C-23-05
    Amendment to Resolution C-19-01 on the Collection and Analyses of Data on Fish Aggregating Devices
    ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear, FAD design & management SHK, TTX, MAM, BRD PS PDF
    IATTC Resolution C-23-03
    Amendment to Resolution C-99-07 on Fish- Aggregating Devices
    ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear, FAD design & management, Spatial & temporal measures TTX, SHK, MAM, BRD PS PDF
    IATTC Resolution C-23-04
    Resolution on the Design and Biodegradability of Drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (DFADs) in the IATTC Area of Competence
    ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear, FAD design & management SHK, TTX, MAM, BRD PS PDF
    IOTC Resolution 23/06
    Resolution on the Conservation of Cetaceans
    FAD design & management, Safe handling & release MAM GN, PS PDF
    IOTC Resolution 23/09
    Resolution on a Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) Working Group
    ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear, FAD design & management BRD, SHK, MAM, TTX PS PDF
    IOTC Resolution 23/02
    Resolution on Management of Drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (DFADs) in the IOTC Area of Competence
    ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear, FAD design & management, Spatial & temporal measures TTX, SHK, MAM, BRD PS PDF
    WCPFC CMM 2022-04
    Conservation and Management Measure for Sharks
    Monofilament / Wire Leaders, Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures SHK LL, PS PDF
    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 PDF
    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 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
    WCPFC CMM 2021-01
    Conservation and Management Measure for bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
    ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear, FAD design & management SHK, TTX, MAM, BRD PS PDF
    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 PDF
    IOTC Resolution 21/01
    Resolution on an Interim Plan for Rebuilding the Indian Ocean Yellowfin Tuna Stock in the IOTC Area of Competence
    Gear configuration - other, Sub-surface gillnets MAM, SHK, TTX, BRD GN PDF
    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 PDF
    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 PDF
    ICCAT Recommendation 19-02
    Recommendation by ICCAT to replace recommendation 16-01 by ICCAT on a multi-annual conservation and management programme for tropical tunas
    ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear, FAD design & management SHK, TTX, MAM PS PDF
    ICCAT Recommendation 19-11
    Recommendation by ICCAT on Abandoned, Lost or Otherwise Discarded Fishing Gear
    ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear MAM, SHK, BRD, TTX PS, LL, GN PDF
    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 PDF