Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission

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The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission is an international organization responsible for the conservation and management of tuna and tuna-like species in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

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instanceOf intergovernmental organization
regional fisheries management organization
abbreviation IATTC NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Comisión Interamericana del Atún Tropical NERFINISHED
appliesToJurisdiction eastern Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
cooperatesWith Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations NERFINISHED
Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles bodies
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission NERFINISHED
country United States of America
foundedBy Republic of Costa Rica NERFINISHED
United States of America NERFINISHED
other High Contracting Parties to the 1949 Convention
hasAbbreviationInSpanish CIAT NERFINISHED
hasMainSubject highly migratory fish stocks
tuna conservation
tuna fisheries management
tuna-like species
hasMembershipType contracting parties
cooperating non-parties
hasOrgan Commission NERFINISHED
Director
Scientific Advisory Committee NERFINISHED
Secretariat NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation La Jolla, California, United States NERFINISHED
implements bycatch reduction measures
conservation and management measures for tuna
data collection and reporting requirements
fishing capacity controls
observer programs on fishing vessels
seasonal closures for tuna fisheries
inception 1949
legalBasis Antigua Convention NERFINISHED
Convention for the Establishment of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
memberOf tuna regional fisheries management organizations network NERFINISHED
officialLanguage English
Spanish
operatesInSector fisheries
international environmental governance
marine conservation
performs monitoring, control and surveillance activities
scientific research on tuna biology and ecology
stock assessments of tuna and tuna-like species
purpose conservation of tuna stocks in the eastern Pacific Ocean
ensuring long-term sustainability of tuna fisheries
management of tuna and tuna-like species in the eastern Pacific Ocean
promoting optimum utilization of tuna resources
regionServed States fishing for tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean
regulates longline tuna fisheries in the eastern Pacific Ocean
purse-seine tuna fisheries in the eastern Pacific Ocean
replaced original 1949 IATTC Convention by Antigua Convention
website https://www.iattc.org

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Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission cooperatesWith Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission