Regulations

    Agency Year adopted Title Mitigation Techniques Species Groups Fishing Gear PDF
    ICCAT Supplemental Recommendation 07-06
    Supplemental Recommendation by ICCAT Concerning Sharks
    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
    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-23-03
    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-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-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-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-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-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-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-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
    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
    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
    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 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 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 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 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 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
    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 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 23-12
    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 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 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 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