This Resolution of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) concerns information on the use of “Fish-Aggregating Devices” (FADs), i.e. anchored, drifting, floating or submerged objects deployed and/or tracked by vessels, including through the use of radio and/or satellite buoys, for the purpose of aggregating target tuna species for purse-seine fishing operations. Beginning 1 January 2020, on all purse-seine vessels carry an on-board observer responsible for collecting all the information on FADs and, as appropriate, the other information in Annex 1 of Resolution C-18-05. On purse-seine vessels without an observer aboard, the captain shall be responsible for recording the information on the FAD form developed by the IATTC staff. CPCs shall provide the data recorded by the captains from the previous year. CPCs shall submit the data to the Director no later than 90 days prior to each regular meeting of the SAC. The scientific staff of the IATTC shall formulate recommendations for regulating the management of the affected stocks for presentation to the Commission. 1. Annex II is consistent with the 2015 recommendations of the scientific staff of the IATTC.
2019-07-26