The amendments to Recommendation 22-08 focus on refining management measures for bluefin tuna farming. Key paragraphs 21 and 22 are removed, while paragraphs 20, 23, and 24 are revised to require annual farming management plans aligned with available bluefin tuna stocks and to cap wild tuna input based on historic levels. Enhanced data reporting and compilation by the ICCAT Secretariat are mandated to improve transparency and monitoring of caging, harvesting, and export activities. Additional procedural updates include video record handling during transfer operations and modifications to reporting templates for dead fish. New provisions clarify seal distribution to observers and exemptions for bluefin tuna release from traps after gear lifting.
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