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General information on resources |
Global
Resources of Tuna and Tuna-like species
Extract from FAO Fisheries
Circular No. 920. Includes:
FAO Tuna Statistics
Table outlining the state of exploitation and nominal catches of selected tuna and tuna-like species, in all oceans between 1950-94.
Highly Migratory Species Report
Evaluation of the highly migratory species of importance to the US.
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Literature on-line |
Japan's Distant Water Tuna Fisheries:
Retrospect and Prospect
Article by A Bergin and M Haward (Antarctic and Southern Ocean Law and Policy Occasional
Papers, No. 4).
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International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
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About ICCAT |
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Management Basic information and a comprehensive listing of Active Recommendations and Resolutions. |
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Basic Texts Includes the ICCAT Convention, Rules of Procedure, Financial Regulations and agreements with Spain and FAO. |
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1999 Commission Report |
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SCRS subsidiary bodies: |
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Statistics |
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Publications |
NOAA Fisheries: Atlantic
highly migratory species page
Information from the NMFS Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Highly
Migratory Species Division, concentrating on US
policy. Includes the following sections:
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Atlantic HMS activities |
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Fishery Regulations |
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HMS and Billfish Advisory Panels |
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Atlantic Swordfish Import Monitoring Program |
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Documents |
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Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Tunas, Swordfish, and Sharks |
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Bycatch Reduction in the Pelagic Longline Fishery |
Issues and Options for the Management of Atlantic HMS
A 1997 scoping report from the NMFS on its plans to create a Fishery Management Plan for
the highly migratory fish species in the Atlantic. Includes information on domestic and
international fisheries for Atlantic HMS.
Atlantic
Bluefin Tuna: International Management of a Shared Resource
A 1995 U.S. Congressional Research
Service Report reviews the historical development of the Atlantic bluefin fishery and
international attempts - especially under ICCAT - to manage the fishery.
Slipping the
Net- Spain's compliance with ICCAT
Report from the WWF.
European
Parliament Working Document 2 on the role of flags of convenience in the
fisheries sector
Report by the EP Committee on Fisheries, which looks at how ICCAT combats
IUU fishing activities.
Bluefin
Tuna in the West Atlantic- Negligent Management and the Making of an Endangered Species
A SeaWeb Background Article looking at the decline of
bluefin tuna in the West Atlantic and the failure of management arrangements, such as
under ICCAT. Originally published in Conservation Biology in 1993.
Bluefin tuna in Scandinavian waters
Bluefin Tuna
A case study on Atlantic bluefin tuna from the Trade Environment Database (TED).
General
Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)
Cooperates with ICCAT
in the management of tuna. See Organizations for more details.
The Plunder of
Bluefin Tuna in the Mediterranean
Report by Greenpeace International.
Literature on-line
Improving the Management of the Atlantic Tuna: The Duty to Strengthen the ICCAT in light of the 1995 Straddling Stocks Agreement
Article by Elizabeth deLone in (1998) 6 New York University Environmental Law Journal 656.The New Member Problem in the Cooperative Management of the Northern Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
Paper by Pedro Pintassilgo, presented at the Concerted Action Workshop on International Relations and the Common Fisheries Policy, Bergen, Norway, October 2000.
INFORMATION ON STOCKS
Reports from the ICCAT Scientific Committee:
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2000 SCRS Report [zip file] |
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1999 SCRS Report [zip file] |
Species Status Reports from
ICCAT:
All reports are in
pdf
format. Please note that some reports are extremely large and may take a long time to
download.
Executive Summaries Full Reports Albacore Albacore [6.1 MB] Atlantic Bluefin Bluefin [13 MB] Bigeye Blue Marlin Blue and White Marlin [5.1 MB] Sailfish Sailfish [7.9 MB] Skipjack Skipjack [1.2 MB] Small Tunas [1.5 MB] Southern Bluefin see above White Marlin see above Yellowfin Yellowfin [7.1 MB]
Overview of Atlantic Migratory Species
Information page from
NOAA
Fisheries.
This section contains a few links to information on Atlantic swordfish, as well as information on the campaign against swordfish longlining in the Atlantic. If you cannot find what you are looking for here, try the Swordfish Links from the Mining Company's Environment guide.
International Commission for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
See above for more information.
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Stock report on swordfish: Executive Summary Full Report [1.3 MB, PDF] |
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ICCAT Swordfish Measures: Active Recommendations and Resolutions |
US Swordfish Regulations
The NMFS plan to implement the Fishery Management Plan for the Atlantic Swordfish Fishery
under the Magnuson Act; and the recommendations of the International Commission for the
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, as they relate to conservation and management of
swordfish, under the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act.
Canadian Atlantic
Swordfishery Plan (1997-1999)
The 1997-1999 management plan from the Canadian DFO.
CAMPAIGN AGAINST SWORDFISH LONGLINING
The links below relate to the campaign started early in 1998 which sought to bring a temporary ban on longlining for swordfish in the Atlantic. A large part of the campaign focussed on restaurateurs and so much of the information is not legally-oriented, but the sites below nevertheless contain some useful information on the issues.
Give Swordfish a Break
The main page for the campaign from its main sponsor - the Natural
Resources Defense Council. The site contains an introduction to the campaign and a
number of other articles, including:
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Swordfish in the North Atlantic: The
Case for Conservation NRDC Report looking at the US and international fisheries for swordfish in the Atlantic. |
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Give Swordfish a Break - Fact and
Fiction NRDCs responses to the main claims regarding swordfish management. |
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Atlantic Swordfish FAQ |
Give Swordfish a Break
Campaign homepage from the second sponsor - SeaWeb
Swordfish
Conservation Initiative
Information on the counter-campaign to "Give Swordfish a Break!" from the National Fisheries Institute.
We
can eat it now or eat it later
Article from the Mining Company's Environment guide, which presents an overview of the issues.
Save
The Swordfish
A brief article on the campaign from Time Magazine which tries to present an
unbiased approach.
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Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission (IATTC)
A useful website with a large quantity of up-to-date
information, including a full list of recently adopted
Resolutions, information and documentation relating to the International
Dolphin Conservation Program, Weekly
Reports and agendas, documents and minutes of recent Meetings.
International Law and
Management of Tuna in the Pacific
Information on the tuna fisheries in the Pacific, including the Eastern Tropical Pacific
fisheries.
The Albacore Tuna Fishery
Site with information on the Pacific albacore
fisheries.
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For links to information on the tuna/dolphin issue, see Part 4. |
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The
Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program: Recent
Developments in the Tuna-Dolphin Issue
Article by Chris
Hedley in (2001) 32 Ocean
Development and International Law 71-92
Casenote:
One step back for international cooperation; backwards or forwards for
dolphins?
Article by Chris
Hedley in (2000) 12 Journal
of Environmental Law 361
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Western and
Central Pacific Fisheries Commission: Interim Secretariat
Website of the Interim Secretariat of
the 2000 Convention and Preparatory Conference, containing various up-to-date
information on both the Convention and the PrepCon:
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Preparatory Conference
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Multilateral
High Level Conferences on South Pacific Tuna Fisheries
Background information from the the Ministerial
Conference on Environment
and Development in Asia and the Pacific 2000 website.
Multilateral
High Level Conferences
Background information on the negotiation of the 2000 Convention, on the FFA
website.
MHLC
5: Where's there fire, there's smoke
Commentary on the 5th negotiating session, by Tania McHale for the Western
Fishboat Owners Association.
Forum Fisheries Agency
(FFA)
Includes a brief section about
the Agency, information on the Vessel Monitoring
System and other achievements.
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Literature on-line |
First Session of the Preparatory Conference for the Establishment of the Commission on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific
[IGIFL Members]
Article by Sandra Tarte, [2001] International Fisheries Bulletin No. 13
Oceania's
Birthright; the role of rights-based management in tuna fishery of the Western
and Central Pacific
Paper by Ian Cartwright, presented at the FishRights 99 Conference.
Managing
fishery resources in the South Pacific
Article by Anthony Bergin, from Development Bulletin, July
1994, Vol. 31
Conservation
of swordfish stocks case
Information on the ITLOS case on this website.
EC Press Release, 25 January 2001
WTO Dispute Settlement Body meeting press release, 12 December 2000
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Literature on-line |
EC and Chile reach agreement on 10-year swordfish dispute
[IGIFL Members]
Article by Lesley Murphy in [2001] International Fisheries Bulletin No. 4
The
EU and Chile Suspend the Swordfish Case Proceedings at the WTO and the
International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea
Another article, published in the ASIL Insights series (No. 60).
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Commission
for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna
A small but useful site which is generally kept reasonably up-to-date. It
provides useful general information, including a
Fact Sheet on Southern Bluefin Tuna, together with basic documents
(including Rules
of Procedure and financial
regulations) and Reports of the Annual Meetings and the Scientific
Committee.
Southern
Bluefin Tuna cases (New Zealand v. Japan; Australia v. Japan)
Documentation and material on the joined cases heard by ITLOS in 1999, including the
texts of the Orders, press releases and other documentation. On the
ITLOS website.
Southern
Bluefin Tuna arbitration (New Zealand v. Japan; Australia v. Japan)
Online copy of the Award, Separate
Opinion and links to other material relating to this arbitration; in the Compendium
of Cases.
The
Southern Bluefin Tuna Case: ITLOS Hears Its First Fishery Dispute
Article by Howard
Schiffman from the Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy.
International
Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: Southern Bluefin Tuna cases
Brief case note
in (1999) 1 International Law Forum 191
Symposium: Preliminary Measures of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Cases
Japanese
scientific tuna fishing
Paper by the Whale and Dolphin Conservation
Society on the Japanese scientific fishing programme for southern bluefin
tuna.
Southern Bluefin Tuna
A fact sheet covering this species from the Australian government. Part of the Aus Fish Facts series.
Empty Seas,
Empty Future
A report from Greenpeace International's
"Save Endangered Southern Bluefish Tuna" campaign.
A
Review of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery: Implications for Ecologically Sustainable
Management
A 1997 report from TRAFFIC reviewing the history of
the southern bluefin tuna fisheries and management efforts.
Status
of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery
Brief report by the Australian government.
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Literature on-line |
The
Southern Bluefin Tuna Case: ITLOS Hears Its First Fishery Dispute
Article by Howard Schiffman from the Journal of International
Wildlife Law and Policy (in pdf format).
International
Tribunal for the Law of the Sea: Southern Bluefin Tuna cases
Brief case note in (1999) 1 International Law
Forum 191
Symposium:
Preliminary Measures of the Southern Bluefin Tuna Cases
A collection of articles on the first SBT cases and related issues,
published in (1999) 10
Yearbook of International Environmental Law.
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Indian Ocean Tuna
Commission (IOTC)
There is quite a lot of information on
this site, which in general is very useful. It includes general information
about the Organization
and its Objective,
functions and mandate, as well as the full texts of IOTC
Resolutions and Meeting
Reports.
FAO International Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks
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Report of the Technical Working Group on the Conservation and Management of Sharks (April 1998) |
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Report of the Preparatory Meeting for the Consultation on the Management of Fishing Capacity, Shark Fisheries and Incidental catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries (July 1998) |
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Report of the Consultation on the Management of Fishing Capacity, Shark Fisheries and Incidental catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries (October 1998) |
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Report on the Progress of Preparations for the Consultation on the Management of Fishing Capacity, Shark Fisheries and Incidental catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries (October 1998) |
United States Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks
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NOAA
Fisheries releases a National Plan of Action to conserve and manage sharks |
TRAFFIC
Report to the FAO Technical Working Group on the Conservation and Management of
Sharks
Report by TRAFFIC North America.