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
(Antigua
Convention) (not
yet in force)
South Pacific
Ocean Regional
Fisheries
Management
Agreement
(SPRFMA)
Through the application of
the precautionary approach
and ecosystem approach to
fisheries management, to
ensure the long-term
conservation and sustainable
use of fishery resources, and
in so doing, safeguard the
marine ecosystems in which
these resources occur
(entered into force in 2012)
The ecosystem and
precautionary approaches
included
Interim measures
to protect
vulnerable marine
ecosystems and
ban on expanding
fishing areas until
assessment
completed
Commission for
the Conservation
of Southern
Bluefin Tuna
(CCSBT)
To ensure, through
appropriate management,
conservation and optimum
utilization of southern
bluefin tuna
- Only applies to southern
bluefin tuna
- The wider impacts of
fishing on living marine
resources and marine
ecosystem not considered
None, except
limited seabird
by-catch measures
Convention for
the Conservation
of Antarctic
Marine Living
Resources
(CCAMLR)
To ensure the conservation,
including rational use, of
Antarctic living marine
resources
- Covers all species and
ecosystems within
convention area
- The ecosystem approach
and precautionary approach
well developed
- Bioregional
classification and
proposed network
of MPAs
- Different types
of fishing
closures, from
species-specific to
