Regulations

    Agency Year adopted Title Mitigation Techniques Species Groups Fishing Gear 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
    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
    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
    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 23-11
    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 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 23-13
    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
    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
    ICCAT Resolution 03-10
    Resolution by ICCAT on the Shark Fishery
    Safe handling & release SHK LL, PS 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 12/06
    Resolution on Reducing the Incidental Bycatch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries
    Bait caster, Line weighting & bait sink rate, Night / day setting, Spatial & temporal measures, Streamer (tori) lines BRD LL 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 15/09
    On a Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs) Working Group
    ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear, FAD design & management, Spatial & temporal measures SHK, TTX PS PDF
    IOTC Resolution 16/07
    On the Use of Artificial Lights to Attract Fish
    ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear, FAD design & management SHK, TTX PS 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 17/07
    Resolution to Prohibit the Use of Large-Scale Driftnets on the High Seas in the IOTC Area
    ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear MAM, TTX, SHK, BRD 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 18/04
    Resolution on BIOFAD Experimental Project
    ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear, FAD design & management SHK, TTX PS 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