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Welcome to the IOTC website

The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) is an intergovernmental organization mandated to manage tuna and tuna-like species in the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas. Its objective is to promote cooperation among its Members with a view to ensuring, through appropriate management, the conservation and optimum utilisation of stocks and encouraging sustainable development of fisheries based on such stocks.

Highlights

	The 2nd Technical Committee on Allocation Criteria will be held in Maldives from 4-6 March 2012
	[Click here] for meeting information and documents on Technical Committee on Allocation Criteria

	The 9th Session of the Compliance Committee will be held in Australia from 18-20 April 2012
	[Click here] for meeting information and documents on the Session of the Compliance Committee

	The 9th Standing Committee on Administration and Finance will be held in Australia from 22-24 April 2012
	[Click here] for meeting information and documents of the Standing Committee on Administration and Finance

	The 16th Session of the Commission will be held in Australia from 22-26 April 2012
	[Click here] for meeting information and documents on the Session of Commission

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	The 2012 meetings calendar

Latest Reports

	Report of the 15th Session of the Commission 2011 (April 2011)
	[Click here] for other documents of the commission meeting. [Click here] for historical reports and documents of the Commission Meetings

	Report of the 8th Session of the Compliance Committee 2011 (April 2011)


	Report of the 8th Session of the Standing Committee on Administration and Finance 2011 (April 2011)


	Report of the 14th Session of the Scientific Committee 2011 (December 2011)


	Working Parties
	Report on the Working Party on Neritic Tunas (2011) Report on the Working Party on Temperate Tuna (2011) Report on the Working Party on Billfish (2011) Report of the Technical Committee Meeting on Allocation Criteria (2011) Report on the Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch (2011) Report on the Working Party on Tropical Tunas (2011) Report of the Technical Meeting on the IOTC Regional Observer Scheme (2010) Report of the Working Party on Neritic Tunas (2011) Report on the Working Party on Data Collection and Statistics (2011)

	Report of the Performance Review Panel 2009

Collection of Conservation and Management Measures

	Current Collection of Conservation and Management Measures adopted by the Commission


	Current Conservation and Management Measures adopted by the Commission


	Conservation and Management Measures adopted by the Commission in 2011
	Resolution 11/01: Regarding Consolidation of IOTC resolutions and recommendations Resolution 11/02: On the prohibition of Fishing on data buoys Resolution 11/03: On establishing a list of vessels presumed to have carried out IUU Fishing in IOTC area Resolution 11/04: On a Regional Observer Scheme Resolution 11/05: On establishing a programme for transhipment by large-scale fishing vessels Recommendation 11/06: Concerning the recording of catch and effort by fishing vessels in the IOTC area

IOTC Circulars

	2012 Circulars
	01-12[E+F], 02-12[E+F], 03-12[E], 04-12[E+F],

	Older Circulars
	2011 , 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006

Quick links

	Vessel record Consult the Record of vessels authorized to fish in the IOTC area. Designated Ports Designated ports of IOTC Contracting and Co-operating Parties			Validation of IOTC statistical documents A database of Institutions and Persons authorized to validate IOTC statistical documents. Bigeye tuna statistical document summary reports Summary reports of data collected by IOTC Contracting and Co-operating Parties in relation with IOTC Resolution 01/06
	IUU List Consult the list of IUU vessels.			Working Parties Information on all the IOTC Working Parties.
	Meetings List of scheduled and past meetings.			Resolutions Browse or search the resolutions adopted by IOTC.
	Documents Browse and download documents published by IOTC.			Regional Observer Scheme The Regional Observer Scheme of the Indian Ocean (ROS-IO).
	Guide to IOTC data reporting requirements A guide to assist members and cooperating parties meet their reporting requirements is now available. .			IOTC Record of Active Vessels This spreadsheet contains the information reported by IOTC CPC's concerning IOTC Resolution 07/04 (Concerning registration and exchange of information on vessels fishing for tunas and swordfish in the IOTC Area).
	Data submission forms Forms for submission of fisheries data for tuna and tuna-like species to the Secretariat			Employment Opportunities with IOTC Currently there is 1vacancy at IOTC.

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