Geoscience Reference
In-Depth Information
Regional
fisheries
management
convention
Mandate and provisions
Conservation approaches
and tools
Ongoing efforts
for management
of habitats and
non-target
species
Atlantic Ocean
(SEAFO)
taking into account other
living marine resources and
the protection of the marine
environment
addressed by ICCAT are
unregulated in this area)
- Regulation of
seabird and other
by-catch
Southern Indian
Ocean Fisheries
Agreement
(SIOFA)
To ensure the long-term
conservation and sustainable
use of fishery resources other
than tuna that fall outside
national jurisdictions
- Refers to the precautionary
approach, ecosystem
approach, and duty to protect
biodiversity in the marine
environment
Measures not yet
agreed upon. Only
current ecosystem
conservation
measure relates to
voluntary
seamount
protected areas
Agreement for the
establishment of
Indian Ocean
Tuna Commission
(IOTC
Convention)
To promote cooperation with
a view to ensuring the
conservation and optimum
utilization of stocks and
encouraging sustainable
development of fisheries
based on such stocks
- Only covers tuna and
tuna-like species
- No provisions for
ecosystem or precautionary
approach
None, except
some measures
relating to shark,
seabird, and turtle
by-catch
Agreement for the
Establishment of
the General
Fisheries Council/
Commission for
the Mediterranean
(GFCM)
To promote development,
conservation, and
management of living marine
resources
While the ecosystem
approach is incorporated, its
implementation has been
slow
- Trawl ban on all
areas deeper than
1000 m. Also
shallower area
closures from
bottom fishing
- By-catch
measures
Central Bering
Sea Convention
Conservation, management,
and optimum utilization of
- Only covers pollock stocks None
