Regulations
| Agency | Year adopted | Title | Mitigation Techniques | Species Groups | Fishing Gear | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IATTC | AIDCP Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program |
Backdown procedure and Medina panel, Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures | MAM, TTX | PS | ||
| IATTC | AIDCP MOP 7 - Guidelines for sets on large herds Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program - Technical Guidelines to Prevent High Mortality During Sets on Large Dolphin Herds |
Backdown procedure and Medina panel, Safe handling & release | MAM | PS | ||
| WCPFC | CMM 2011-03 Conservation and Management Measure for the Protection of Cetaceans from Purse Seine Fishing Operations |
Safe handling & release | MAM | PS | ||
| WCPFC | CMM 2017-01 Conservation and Management Measure for Bigeye, Yellowfin and Skipjack Tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean |
FAD design & management | TTX, SHK | PS | ||
| WCPFC | CMM 2018-03 Conservation And Management Measure To Mitigate The Impact Of Fishing For Highly Migratory Fish Stocks On Seabirds |
Dyed bait, Hook Shielding Devices, Hookpod, Line shooter, Line weighting & bait sink rate, Management of offal discharge, Night / day setting, Side-setting, Spatial & temporal measures, Streamer (tori) lines | BRD | LL | ||
| 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 | ||
| WCPFC | CMM 2019-04 Conservation and Management Measure for Sharks |
Monofilament / Wire Leaders, Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures | SHK | LL, 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 | ||
| WCPFC | CMM-2004-04 Resolution on conservation and management measures |
Spatial & temporal measures | TTX, SHK, BRD, MAM | LL, PS | ||
| WCPFC | CMM-2017-04 Conservation and Management Measure on Marine Pollution |
ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear | LL, PS | |||
| ICCAT | Recommendation 04-10 Recommendation by ICCAT Concerning the Conservation of Sharks Caught in Association with Fisheries Managed by ICCAT |
Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures | SHK | LL, PS | ||
| ICCAT | Recommendation 07-07 Recommendation by ICCAT on Reducing Incidental By-catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries |
Line weighting & bait sink rate, Night / day setting, Spatial & temporal measures, Streamer (tori) lines | BRD | LL | ||
| ICCAT | Recommendation 09-07 Recommendation by ICCAT on the Conservation of Thresher Sharks Caught in Association with Fisheries in the ICCAT Convention Area |
Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures | SHK | LL, PS | ||
| ICCAT | Recommendation 10-06 Recommendation by ICCAT on Atlantic Shortfin Mako Sharks Caught in Association with Fisheries in the ICCAT Convention Area |
Safe handling & release | SHK | LL, PS | ||
| ICCAT | Recommendation 10-07 Recommendation by ICCAT on the Conservation of Oceanic Whitetip Shark Caught in Association with Fisheries in the ICCAT Convention Area |
Safe handling & release | SHK | LL, PS | ||
| ICCAT | Recommendation 10-08 Recommendation by ICCAT on Hammerhead Sharks (Family Sphyrnidae) Caught in Association With Fisheries Managed By ICCAT |
Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures | SHK | LL, PS | ||
| ICCAT | Recommendation 10-09 Recommendation by ICCAT on the By-Catch of Sea Turtles in ICCAT Fisheries |
Safe handling & release | TTX | LL, PS | ||
| ICCAT | Recommendation 11-08 Recommendation by ICCAT on the Conservation of Silky Sharks Caught in Association with ICCAT Fisheries |
Safe handling & release | SHK | PS, LL | ||
| ICCAT | Recommendation 11-09 Supplemental Recommendation by ICCAT on Reducing Incidental By-Catch of Seabirds in ICCAT Longline Fisheries |
Bait caster, Line weighting & bait sink rate, Night / day setting, Spatial & temporal measures, Streamer (tori) lines | BRD | LL | ||
| ICCAT | Recommendation 13-11 Recommendation by ICCAT Amending Recommendation 10-09 on the By-Catch of Sea Turtles in ICCAT Fisheries |
Safe handling & release | TTX | LL, PS | ||
| ICCAT | Recommendation 14-06 Recommendation by ICCAT on Shortfin Mako Caught in Association With ICCAT Fisheries |
Spatial & temporal measures | SHK | LL, PS | ||
| ICCAT | Recommendation 15-06 Recommendation by ICCAT on Porbeagle Caught in Association with ICCAT Fisheries |
Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures | SHK | LL, PS | ||
| ICCAT | Recommendation 16-02 Recommendation by ICCAT to Establish an Ad Hoc Working Group on Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) |
FAD design & management | SHK, TTX | PS | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 |