This Recommendation of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) sets out a Multi‐annual Management and Conservation Programme and requires the Contracting Parties and Cooperating non‐Contracting Parties, Entities or Fishing Entities (CPCs) whose vessels fish North Atlantic albacore in the Convention area to implement the Programme. The Recommendation sets out the management objective for the Northern Atlantic albacore stock. The Programme concerns annual Total Allowable Catch, capacity reduction, specific authorization by CPCs of vessels 20 meters LOA or greater flying their flag to fish for North Atlantic albacore, and evaluation of harvest control rules. vessels not entered into the specified ICCAT Record or entered without the required indication that fishing North Atlantic albacore is authorized are deemed not to be authorized to fish for, retain on board, tranship, transport, transfer, process or land North Atlantic albacore.
2016-01-01