Link
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Status
of agreement
| Basic information |
| Date of adoption | 25 November 1993 |
| Place of adoption | Rome,
Italy Adopted at the 27th Session of the FAO Conference |
| Entry into force | 27 March 1996 |
| Authentic text(s) | English, French, Spanish |
| Summary of provisions |
Objectives
The Convention established the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission to promote cooperation in the conservation of tuna and tuna like species and to promote their optimum utilization, and the sustainable development of the fisheries. [Articles I and V]
Scope
- Material
Yellowfin tuna, skipjack tuna, bigeye tuna, albacore tuna, Southern bluefin 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 and swordfish. [Article III and Annex B]
- Geographic
The area of competence of the Commission is defined as the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas, north of the Antarctic Convergence, insofar as it is necessary to cover such seas for the purpose of conserving and managing stocks that migrate into or out of the Indian Ocean. This area coincides exactly with FAO Statistical Areas 51 and 57. [Article II]
Organizational mechanism
| Description of agreement |
Text forthcoming.
| Further information and references |
- Internet sources
- Bibliographic references
D. Fadda, ‘Une Nouvelle Organisation Régionale de Pêche: La Commission des Thons de l’Océan Indien’ 12 Espaces et Ressources Maritimes 292 (1998)
- Additional treaty references
1927 UNTS 330; [1995] OJ L 236/25