The document provides revised guidelines for the preparation of Annual Reports by Contracting Parties and Cooperating non-Contracting Parties to ICCAT, covering tuna-related activities during the previous year. The reports are to be submitted in two parts: Part I on fisheries, research, and statistics, and Part II on management implementation and compliance with ICCAT conservation measures. Part I includes sections on annual fisheries information and tuna research data, while Part II covers reporting compliance, implementation of management measures, difficulties encountered, and optional appendices. The guidelines specify formatting, submission deadlines, language requirements, and the structure to ensure clarity and consistency for effective review and use by ICCAT and its subsidiary bodies. This framework aids transparent and standardized data sharing to support sustainable tuna fisheries management.
2012-01-01