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Fisheries Treaties and Governance Bodies

International Fisheries Treaties and Governance Bodies (e.g., Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs))

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B

Bering Sea Donut Hole
    Date Founded: Signed June 1994, entered into force December 1995.
    No. of Contracting Parties: 6
    Contracting Parties: China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Poland, Russian Federation, United States.
    Fish Species Under Management: Alaskan pollock.
    Web site: www.afsc.noaa.gov/refm/cbs/default.htm

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C

CCAMLR (Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources)
    Date Founded: Convention signed May 1980, came into force in April 1982.
    No. of Contracting Parties: 24
    Contracting Parties: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, European Community, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Namibia, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay.
    Non-Contracting Co-operating Parties: Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cook Islands, Finland, Greece, Mauritius, Netherlands, Peru, Vanuatu (parties to the Convention but not members of the Commission).
    Fish Species Under Management: Antarctic krill, Patagonia toothfish, Antarctic toothfish, sub-Antarctic lantern fish, mackerel, icefish, sevenstar flying squid, Antarctic rock cod, crabs.
    Web site:     www.ccamlr.org

CCAMLR IUU Vessel list
http://www.ccamlr.org/pu/e/sc/fish-monit/iuu-list-08.pdf

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CCSBT (Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna)
    Date Founded: Convention signed in May 1993, came into force in May 1994.
    No. of Contracting Parties: 5
    Contracting Parties: Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Taiwan. Non-Contracting Co-operating Parties: European Union, Philippines, South Africa.
    Fish Species Under Management: Southern bluefin tuna.
    Web site: www.ccsbt.org

CCSBT Authorized vessel list
http://www.ccsbt.org/docs/search.cfm

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G

GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean)
    Date Founded: Agreement entered into force February 1952.
    No. of Contracting Parties: 23
    Contracting Parties: Albania, Algeria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, European Community, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Libya, Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey.
    Fish Species Under Management: Hake, red mullet, striped mullet, blue and red shrimp, Norway lobster, anchovy, sardine, dolphinfish, Eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna, swordfish.
    Web site: www.gfcm.org

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I

IATTC (Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission)
    Date Founded: Signed May 1949, entered into force in March 1950.
    No. of Contracting Parties: 15
    Contracting Parties: Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Republic of Korea, Spain, United States, Vanuatu, Venezuela.
    Non-Contracting Co-operating Parties: Belize, Canada, Cook Islands, China, Chinese Taipei, European Union, Honduras, Republic of Korea.
    Fish Species Under Management: Yellowfin, bigeye, albacore, skipjack, bonito, Pacific bluefin tuna, sailfish, billfishes including marlin and swordfish.
    Web site: www.iattc.org

IATTC Authorized vessel list
http://www.iattc.org/VesselListsENG.htm

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IBSFC (International Baltic Sea Fishery Commission)

    The IBSFC ceased to exist on 1 January 2007.

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ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna)

    Date Founded: Convention signed in May 1966, entered into force in March 1969.
    No. of Contracting Parties: 45
    Contracting Parties: Algeria, Angola, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, China, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Egypt, European Community, Equatorial Guinea, France (St. Pierre and Miquelon), Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea Conakry, Honduras, Iceland, Japan, Republic of Korea, Libya, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Russia, Sao Tomé and Principe, Senegal, South Africa, Syria, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela.
    Non-Contracting Co-operating Parties: Guyana, Netherlands Antilles, Chinese Taipei.
    Fish Species Under Management: About 30 species are of direct concern to ICCAT: Atlantic bluefin, skipjack, yellowfin, albacore and bigeye tuna; swordfish; billfishes such as white marlin, blue marlin, sailfish and spearfish; mackerels such as spotted Spanish mackerel and king mackerel; and, small tunas like black skipjack, frigate tuna, and Atlantic bonito.
    Web site: www.iccat.int

ICCAT IUU vessel list
http://www.iccat.int/IUU.htm

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IOTC (Indian Ocean Tuna Commission)

    Date Founded: Convention signed in November 1993, entered into force in March 1996.
    No. of Contracting Parties: 27
    Contracting Parties: Australia, Belize, China, Comoros, European Community, Eritrea, France, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Oman, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Pakistan, Philippines, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, United Kingdom and Vanuatu.
    Non-Contracting Co-operating Parties: Senegal, South Africa, Uruguay
    Fish Species Under Management: Yellowfin tuna, skipjack, bigeye tuna, albacore tuna, longtail tuna, Kawakawa, frigate tuna, bullet tuna, narrow barred Spanish mackerel, Indo-Pacific king mackerel, Indo-Pacific blue marlin, black marlin, striped marlin, Indo-Pacific sailfish, swordfish.
    Web site: www.iotc.org

IOTC IUU vessel list
http://www.iotc.org/English/iuu/search.php

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L

Loop Hole (Joint Norwegian-Russian Fisheries Agreement with Iceland and EU for cod)
    Date Founded: May 1999.
    No. of Contracting Parties: 3
    Contracting Parties: Iceland, Norway, Russian Federation
    Fish Species Under Management: Quotas for various species are exchanged cod, capelin, tusk, ling and blue ling; additionally, restrictions on the quantity of bycatch that may be caught is specified for other species: bycatch halibut, Greenland halibut, deep sea redfish.

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N

NAFO (Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization)
    Date Founded: Convention signed October 1978, entered into force January 1979.
    No. of Contracting Parties: 12 Contracting Parties: Canada, Cuba, Denmark (in respect of Faroe Islands and Greenland), European Community, France (in respect of St. Pierre and Miquelon), Iceland, Japan, Republic of Korea, Norway, Russian Federation, Ukraine, United States.
    Fish Species Under Management: Cod, Greenland halibut, redfish, skates, American plaice, yellowtail flounder, white hake, witch flounder, capelin, squid, shrimp.
    Web site: www.nafo.int

NAFO IUU Vessel list
http://www.nafo.int/about/frames/about.html

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NASCO (North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization)

    Date Founded: Convention entered into force in October 1983.
    No. of Contracting Parties: 7
    Contracting Parties: Canada, Denmark ( in respect of the Faroe Islands and Greenland), European Community, Iceland, Norway, Russian Federation, United States.
    Fish Species Under Management: Salmon in the North Atlantic north of 36º N latitude.
    Web site: www.nasco.int

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NEAFC (North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission)

    Date Founded: Convention entered into force in March 1982.
    No. of Contracting Parties: 6
    Contracting Parties: European Community, Denmark (in respect of the Faroe Islands and Greenland), Iceland, Norway, Poland, Russian Federation. Non-Contracting Co-operating Parties: Belize, Canada, Cook Islands, Japan, New Zealand.
    Fish Species Under Management: Redfish, blue whiting, mackerel, Atlanto-Scandian herring, Rockall haddock, blue ling, black scabbardfish, orange roughy. Web site: www.neafc.org

NEAFC IUU Vessel List
http://www.neafc.org/measures/index.html

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NPAFC (North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission)

    Date Founded: Convention entered into force in February 1993.
    No. of Contracting Parties: 5
    Contracting Parties: Canada, Japan, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, United States.
    Fish Species Under Management: Chum, coho, pink, sockeye, chinook and cherry salmon; steelhead trout.
    Web site: www.npafc.org

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P

Peanut Hole (managed by Russia as an enclave within its EEZ)
    Date Founded:1993
    No. of Contracting Parties: 5
    Contracting Parties: China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Poland, Russian Federation.
    Fish Species Under Management: Pollock.

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S

SEAFO (South East Atlantic Fisheries Organization)

    Date Founded: Convention signed in April 2001, entered into force in April 2003.
    No. of Contracting Parties: 4
    Contracting Parties: Angola, European Community, Namibia, Norway. Non-member signatories: Angola, Iceland, Republic of Korea, South Africa, United Kingdom (on behalf of St. Helena and its dependencies of Tristan da Cuhna and Ascension Island), United States.
    Fish Species Under Management: Alfonsino, orange roughy, armourhead, wreckfish, deep water hake, mackerel, sharks, octopus, squids, cardinal fish, horse mackerel, oreodories, red crab.
    Web site: www.seafo.org

SEAFO IUU Vessel list
Uses other list
http://nafo.int/about/frames/about.html
http://www.neafc.org/measures/iuu-b.htm
http://www.ccamlr.org/pu/e/sc/fish-monit/iuu-list-08.pdf

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South Tasman Rise Agreement for orange roughy

    Date Founded: 2000
    No. of Contracting Parties: 2
    Contracting Parties: Australia, New Zealand.
    Fish Species Under Management: Orange roughy.

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W

WCPFC (Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission)

    Date Founded: Convention signed September 2000, entered into force June 2004.
    No. of Contracting Parties: 25
    Contracting Parties: Australia, Canada, China, Chinese Taipei, Cook Islands, European Community, Micronesia, Fiji France, Japan, Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Korea, Tonga and Tuvalu, United States of America, Vanuatu.
    Participating Territories: American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, French Polynesia, Guam, New Caledonia, Tokelau, Wallis and Futana.
    Non-Contracting Co-operating Parties: Indonesia. Fish Species Under Management: Skipjack tuna, yellowfin tuna, albacore tuna, bigeye tuna.
    Web site: www.wcpfc.int

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