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12/09 | Resolution 12/09 On the conservation of thresher sharks (family Alopiidae) caught in association with fisheries in the IOTC area of competence | 2 |
Fishing Vessels flying the flag of an IOTC Member or Cooperating Non-Contracting Party (CPCs) are prohibited from retaining on board, transhipping, landing, storing, selling or offering for sale any part or whole carcass of thresher sharks of all the species of the family Alopiidae, with the exception of paragraph 7. |
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12/09 | Resolution 12/09 On the conservation of thresher sharks (family Alopiidae) caught in association with fisheries in the IOTC area of competence | 3 |
CPCs shall require vessels flying their flag to promptly release unharmed, to the extent practicable, thresher sharks when brought along side for taking on board the vessel. |
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12/09 | Resolution 12/09 On the conservation of thresher sharks (family Alopiidae) caught in association with fisheries in the IOTC area of competence | 4 |
CPCs shall encourage their fishers to record and report incidental catches as well as live releases. These data will be then kept at the IOTC Secretariat. |
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12/09 | Resolution 12/09 On the conservation of thresher sharks (family Alopiidae) caught in association with fisheries in the IOTC area of competence | 5 |
Recreational and sport fishing shall release alive all caught animals of thresher sharks of all the species of the family Alopiidae. In no circumstances specimen shall be retained on board, transhipped, landed, stored, sold or offered for sale. The CPCs shall ensure that both recreational and sport fishermen carrying out fishing with high risk of catching thresher sharks are equipped with instruments suitable to release alive the animals. |
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12/09 | Resolution 12/09 On the conservation of thresher sharks (family Alopiidae) caught in association with fisheries in the IOTC area of competence | 6 |
CPCs shall, where possible, implement research on sharks of the species Alopias spp, in the Convention area in order to identify potential nursery areas. Based on this research, CPCs shall consider additional management measures, as appropriate. |
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12/09 | Resolution 12/09 On the conservation of thresher sharks (family Alopiidae) caught in association with fisheries in the IOTC area of competence | 7 |
Scientific observers shall be allowed to collect biological samples (vertebrae, tissues, reproductive tracts, stomachs, skin samples, spiral valves, jaws, whole and skeletonised specimens for taxonomic works and museum collections) from thresher sharks that are dead at haulback, provided that the samples are part of the research project approved by the IOTC Scientific Committee (or IOTC Working Party on Ecosystems and Bycatch (WPEB)). In order to obtain the approval, a detailed document outlining the purpose of the work, number and type of samples intended to be collected and the spatio-temporal distribution of the sampling work must be included in the proposal. Annual progress of the work and a final report on completion of the project shall be presented to the IOTC WPEB and the IOTC Scientific Committee. |
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12/09 | Resolution 12/09 On the conservation of thresher sharks (family Alopiidae) caught in association with fisheries in the IOTC area of competence | 8 |
The Contracting Parties, Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties, especially those directing fishing activities for sharks, shall submit data for sharks, as required by IOTC data reporting procedures. |
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12/09 | Resolution 12/09 On the conservation of thresher sharks (family Alopiidae) caught in association with fisheries in the IOTC area of competence | 9 |
This Resolution supersedes Resolution 10/12 On the Conservation of Thresher Sharks (Family Alopiidae) Caught in Association with Fisheries in the IOTC Area of Competence. |
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12/12 | Resolution 12/12 To prohibit the use of large-scale driftnets on the high seas in the IOTC area | 1 |
The use of large-scale driftnets1 on the high seas within the IOTC area of competence shall be prohibited. |
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12/12 | Resolution 12/12 To prohibit the use of large-scale driftnets on the high seas in the IOTC area | 2 |
Each Contracting Party and Cooperating Non-Contracting party (hereinafter referred to as CPCs) shall take all measures necessary to prohibit their fishing vessels from using large-scale driftnets while on the high seas in the IOTC area of competence. |
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12/12 | Resolution 12/12 To prohibit the use of large-scale driftnets on the high seas in the IOTC area | 3 |
Paragraph 3 shall not apply to a CPC-flagged vessel duly authorised to use large-scale driftnets in their EEZs. While on the high seas in the IOTC area of competence all of such driftnets and related fishing equipment shall be stowed or secured in such a manner that they are not readily available to be used for fishing. |
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12/12 | Resolution 12/12 To prohibit the use of large-scale driftnets on the high seas in the IOTC area | 3 |
A CPC-flagged fishing vessel will be presumed to have used large-scale driftnets on the high seas in the IOTC area of competence if it is found operating on the high seas in the IOTC area of competence and is configured2 to use large-scale driftnets. |
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12/12 | Resolution 12/12 To prohibit the use of large-scale driftnets on the high seas in the IOTC area | 5 |
CPCs shall include in their Annual Reports a summary of monitoring, control, and surveillance actions related to large-scale driftnet fishing on the high seas in the IOTC area of competence. |
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12/12 | Resolution 12/12 To prohibit the use of large-scale driftnets on the high seas in the IOTC area | 6 |
The IOTC shall periodically assess whether additional measures should be adopted and implemented to ensure that large-scale driftnets are not used on the high seas in the IOTC area of competence. The first such assessment shall take place in 2013. |
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12/12 | Resolution 12/12 To prohibit the use of large-scale driftnets on the high seas in the IOTC area | 7 |
Nothing in this measure shall prevent CPCs from applying more stringent measures to regulate the use of large-scale driftnets. |
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12/12 | Resolution 12/12 To prohibit the use of large-scale driftnets on the high seas in the IOTC area | 8 |
This Resolution supersedes Resolution 09/05 to prohibit the use of large-scale driftnets on the high seas in the IOTC area. |
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12/15 | Recommendation 12/15 On the best available science | 1 |
Take all measures which would be appropriate:
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12/15 | Recommendation 12/15 On the best available science | 2 |
Preserve and promote the professional independence and excellence of the IOTC Scientific Committee and its Working Parties, and the relevance of their work to the information needs of the Commission, by:
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12/15 | Recommendation 12/15 On the best available science | 3 |
Strengthen peer review mechanisms within the IOTC Scientific Committee by participation of invited experts (e.g. from other RFMOs or from academia) in the IOTC Scientific Committee activities. These experts shall be subject to the data confidentiality rules and procedures currently applicable in the IOTC. |
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12/15 | Recommendation 12/15 On the best available science | 4 |
Continue to support the IOTC Scientific Committee's initiatives to publish its scientific findings in the scientific peer-reviewed academic literature. |
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