Recommendation by ICCAT on a Harvest Control Rule for the North Atlantic Albacore Supplementing the Multiannual Conservation and Management Programme, Rec. 16-06 (17-04).

This Recommendation of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) states that the management objectives of the multiannual management and conservation programme for North Atlantic albacore are those set out in paragraph 2 of Rec. 16-06 and sets out North Atlantic albacore stock assessment rules and harvest control rules for North Atlantic albacore. The Recommendation also provides for review of rules if exceptional circumstances occur and the development of criteria for the identification of exceptional circumstances.

2017-01-01