IOTC Active Conservation and Management Measures

Please Click here to download consolidate active resolutions or select individual resolution below

Resolution 98/02: Data confidentiality policy and procedures
Resolution 98/03: on southern bluefin tuna
Resolution 98/05: on cooperation with non-contracting parties
Resolution 99/01: on the management of fishing capacity and on the reduction of the catch of juvenile bigeye tuna by vessels - fishing for tropical tunas in the IOTC area
Resolution 99/02: calling for actions against fishing activities by large scale flag of convenience longline vessels
Resolution 99/03: on the elaboration of a control and inspection scheme for IOTC
Resolution 00/01: on compliance with mandatory statistical requirements for IOTC members and requesting cooperation with non-contracting parties
Resolution 00/02: on a survey of predation of longline caught fish
Resolution 01/01: concerning the national observer programmes for tuna fishing in the indian ocean
Resolution 01/02: relating to control of fishing activities
Resolution 01/03: establishing a scheme to promote compliance by non-contracting party vessels with Resolutions established by IOTC
Resolution 01/04: on limitation of fishing effort of non members of IOTC whose vessels fish bigeye tuna
Resolution 01/06: concerning the IOTC bigeye tuna statistical document programme
Resolution 01/07: concerning the support of the IPOA-IUU plan
Resolution 02/08: on the conservation of bigeye and yellowfin tuna in the indian ocean
Resolution 02/09: establishment of the standing committee on administration and finance - SCAF
Resolution 03/01: on the limitation of fishing capacity of contracting parties and cooperating non-contracting parties
Resolution 03/02: on criteria for attaining the status of co-operating non-contracting party
Resolution 03/03: concerning the amendment of the forms of the IOTC statistical
Resolution 03/07: recognizing the contributions of David Ardill
Resolution 05/01: on conservation and management measures for bigeye tuna
Resolution 05/03: relating to the establishment of an IOTC programme of inspection in port
Resolution 05/05: concerning the conservation of sharks caught in association with fisheries managed by IOTC
Resolution 06/03: on establishing a vessel monitoring system programme
Resolution 07/01: to promote compliance by nationals of contracting parties and cooperating non-contracting parties
with IOTC conservation and management measures
Resolution 07/02: concerning the establishment of an IOTC record of vessels
Resolution 08-04 Concerning the recording of catch by longline fishing vessels in the IOTC area
Resolution 09/01: on the performance review follow-up
Resolution 09/02: on the implementation of a limitation of fishing capacity of contracting parties and cooperating non-contracting parties
Resolution 09/05: to prohibit the use of large-scale driftnets on the high seas in the IOTC area
Resolution 09/06: on marine turtles

Resolution 10/02: mandatory statistical requirements for IOTC members and cooperating non-contracting parties (CPC’s)
Resolution 10/03: concerning the recording of catch by fishing vessels in the IOTC area
Resolution 10/05: on the establishment of a meeting participation fund for developing IOTC members and
non-contracting cooperating parties (CPCs)
Resolution 10/06: on reducing the incidental bycatch of seabirds in longline fisheries
Resolution 10/07: concerning a record of licensed foreign vessels fishing for tunas and swordfish in the IOTC area
Resolution 10/08: concerning a record of active vessels fishing for tunas and swordfish in the IOTC area
Resolution 10/09: concerning the functions of the compliance committee
Resolution 10/10: concerning market related measures
Resolution 10/11: on port state measures to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
Resolution 10/12: on the conservation of thresher sharks (family alopiidae) caught in association with fisheries in the IOTC area of competence
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 illegal unregulated and unreported fishing in the 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 02/06: on the implementation of the resolution concerning the IOTC record of vessels
Recommendation 02/07: concerning measures to prevent the laundering of catches by IUU large-scale tuna longline fishing vessels
Recommendation 03/04: concerning enhancement of effectiveness of IOTC measures to eliminate IUU activities in the IOTC area
Recommendation 03/05: concerning trade measures
Recommendation 03/06: recommendation to commission a report on management options for tuna and tuna-like species
Recommendation 05/06: concerning the terms of references for an IOTC working party on management options
Recommendation 05/07: concerning a management standard for the tuna fishing vessels
Recommendation 05/08: on sea turtles
Recommendation 05/09: on incidental mortality of seabirds
Recommendation 10/13: on the implementation of a ban on discards of skipjack tuna, yellow fin tuna, bigeye tuna and non targeted
species caught by purse seiners
Recommendation 11/06: concerning the recording of catch and effort by fishing vessels in the IOTC area of competence