Based on where it has tuna-fishing interests, a country can apply to join, and follow the regulations of, a tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organization (RFMO). Some countries belong to more than one RFMO.
The table below shows which countries are affiliated with a tuna RFMO:
Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT)- Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
- International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
- Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)
- Western and Central Pacific Tuna Commission (WCPFC)
It also indicates whether a country has signed the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement (UNFSA) and/or the FAO Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA).
This table was updated on April 15, 2024.
Data Searching and Sorting
Here is the key used in the table:
M=Member
C=Cooperating non-Member
P=Participating Territory
Use the search box to look for a country name in the table. Sort each column using the arrow symbols.
| Tuna RFMOs | Agreements | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | IATTC | ICCAT | IOTC | WCPFC | CCSBT | UNFSA | PSMA |
| Albania | M | Y | |||||
| Algeria | M | ||||||
| American Samoa | P | ||||||
| Angola | M | Y | |||||
| Australia | M | M | M | Y | Y | ||
| Bahamas | Y | Y | |||||
| Bangladesh | M | Y | Y | ||||
| Barbados | M | Y | Y | ||||
| Belize | M | M | Y | ||||
| Benin | Y | Y | |||||
| Bolivia | C | C | |||||
| Brazil | M | Y | |||||
| Cambodia | Y | Y | |||||
| Canada | M | M | M | Y | Y | ||
| Cape Verde | M | Y | |||||
| Chile | C | Y | Y | ||||
| China, People’s Republic of | M | M | M | M | |||
| Chinese Taipei | M | C | * | M | M | ||
| Colombia | M | ||||||
| Comoros | M | Y | |||||
| Cook Islands | M | Y | |||||
| Costa Rica | M | C | Y | Y | |||
| Cuba | Y | ||||||
| Côte d'Ivoire | M | Y | |||||
| Denmark (Greenland and Faroe Islands) | Y | ||||||
| Djibouti | Y | ||||||
| Dominica | Y | ||||||
| Curacao | M | C | |||||
| Ecuador | M | C | Y | Y | |||
| Egypt | M | ||||||
| El Salvador | M | M | C | ||||
| Equatorial Guinea | M | ||||||
| Eritrea | Y | ||||||
| European Union | M | M | M | M | M | Y | Y |
| Fiji | M | Y | Y | ||||
| France | M | M | M | Y | Y | ||
| French Polynesia | P | ||||||
| Gabon | M | Y | |||||
| Gambia | M | Y | |||||
| Ghana | M | Y | Y | ||||
| Grenada | M | Y | |||||
| Guam | P | ||||||
| Guatemala | M | M | |||||
| Guinea Rep. | M | Y | Y | ||||
| Guinea-Bissau, Rep. of | M | ||||||
| Guyana, Cooperative Republic of | C | Y | |||||
| Honduras | C | M | |||||
| Iceland | M | Y | Y | ||||
| India | M | Y | |||||
| Indonesia | C | M | M | M | Y | Y | |
| Iran, Islamic Republic | M | Y | |||||
| Japan | M | M | M | M | M | Y | Y |
| Kenya | M | Y | Y | ||||
| Kiribati | M | M | Y | ||||
| Korea, Republic of | M | M | M | M | M | Y | Y |
| Liberia | C | M | C | Y | Y | ||
| Libya | M | Y | |||||
| Madagascar | M | Y | |||||
| Malaysia | M | ||||||
| Maldives | M | Y | Y | ||||
| Marshall Islands, Republic of | M | Y | |||||
| Mauritania | M | Y | |||||
| Mauritius | M | Y | Y | ||||
| Mexico | M | M | Y | ||||
| Micronesia, Federated States of | M | Y | |||||
| Monaco | Y | ||||||
| Montenegro | Y | ||||||
| Morocco | M | Y | Y | ||||
| Mozambique | M | Y | Y | ||||
| Myanmar | Y | ||||||
| Namibia | M | Y | Y | ||||
| Nauru | M | Y | |||||
| New Caledonia | P | ||||||
| New Zealand | M | M | Y | Y | |||
| Nicaragua | M | M | C | Y | |||
| Nigeria | M | Y | Y | ||||
| Niue | M | Y | |||||
| Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth of the | P | ||||||
| Norway | M | Y | Y | ||||
| Oman | M | Y | Y | ||||
| Pakistan | M | ||||||
| Palau | M | Y | Y | ||||
| Panama | M | M | C | Y | Y | ||
| Papua New Guinea | M | Y | Y | ||||
| Peru | M | Y | |||||
| Philippines | M | M | M | Y | Y | ||
| Russia | M | Y | Y | ||||
| Samoa | M | Y | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | Y | ||||||
| São Tomé and Príncipe | M | Y | |||||
| Senegal | M | Y | Y | ||||
| Seychelles | M | Y | Y | ||||
| Sierra Leone | M | Y | |||||
| Solomon Islands | M | Y | |||||
| Somalia | M | Y | |||||
| South Africa | M | M | M | Y | Y | ||
| Sri Lanka | M | Y | Y | ||||
| St. Kitts and Nevis | Y | Y | |||||
| St. Lucia | Y | Y | |||||
| St. Pierre and Miquelon (France) | M | ||||||
| St. Vincent and The Grenadines | M | Y | Y | ||||
| Sudan | M | Y | |||||
| Suriname | C | ||||||
| Syria | M | ||||||
| Tanzania | M | ||||||
| Thailand | M | C | Y | Y | |||
| Timor-Leste | Y | ||||||
| Togo | Y | Y | |||||
| Tokelau | P | ||||||
| Tonga | M | Y | Y | ||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | M | Y | Y | ||||
| Tunisia | M | ||||||
| Turkey | M | Y | |||||
| Tuvalu | M | Y | |||||
| Ukraine | Y | ||||||
| United Kingdom | M | M | Y | Y | |||
| United States of America | M | M | M | Y | Y | ||
| Uruguay | M | Y | Y | ||||
| Vanuatu | M | M | Y | Y | |||
| Venezuela | M | M | |||||
| Vietnam | C | Y | Y | ||||
| Wallis and Futuna | P | ||||||
| Yemen | M | ||||||
| IATTC | ICCAT | IOTC | WCPFC | CCSBT | UNFSA | PSMA | |
| Total (M+C+P): | 26 | 57 | 30* | 40 | 8 | 67 | 79 |
* Under the UN system, the IOTC Agreement currently inhibits the full involvement of Chinese Taipei in the Commission. However, individuals from Chinese Taipei participate in IOTC meetings as Invited Experts.