2019 ICCAT Position Statement (English)
| Date Added: | October 15, 2019 |
| Downloaded: | 243 times |
| RMFOs: | ICCAT |
| Tags: | Bycatch, Compliance, FADs, Harvest Strategies, ICCAT, MCS, Sharks, Tuna |
| Authors: | ISSF |
| Language: | English |
| is_featured: | 1 |
| report_type: | Final |
Description
ISSF prepared this position statement for consideration at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) meeting on November 18-25, 2019. The statement covers topics in these categories: tuna conservation; fish aggregating devices (FADs); harvest strategies; bycatch and sharks; monitoring, control, and surveillance; and compliance.
The statement also includes ISSF’s top “asks” or requests of ICCAT, along with a list of ISSF’s global priorities for all RFMOs.
The position statement is also available in Spanish and French.