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
(CBS
Convention)
pollock resources in the
convention area
- Ecosystem approach not
incorporated
North Pacific
Anadromous
Fisheries
Commission
(NPAFC)
To promote the conservation
of anadromous fish stocks in
the convention area
Only covers seven species of
salmon
Only with regard
to minimizing
by-catch and
scientific research
Convention on the
Conservation and
Management of
the Migratory
Fish Stocks in the
Western and
Central Pacific
Ocean (WCPFC)
To ensure, through effective
management, the long-term
conservation and sustainable
use of highly migratory fish
stocks in accordance with
UNCLOS and UNFSA
- The ecosystem approach
has been incorporated
- Does not apply to discrete
or straddling fish stocks
Only some
by-catch
mitigation
measures
Convention for
the Establishment
of an
Inter-American
Tropical Tuna
Commission
(IATTC)
and
Convention for
the Strengthening
of the
Inter-American
Tropical Tuna
Convention
The objective of the IATTC
Convention is to ensure
long-term conservation and
sustainable use of tuna and
other species taken by
tuna-fishing vessels in the
Eastern Pacific Ocean, in
accordance with relevant
rules of international law
- New convention addresses
an expanded number of tuna
species, as well as by-catch
- New convention has not
yet entered into force
Measures to
prevent fishing
from adversely
impacting
non-target species
adopted in 2010
