This Resolution sets the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for bigeye tuna in accordance with the Management Procedure (MP) established by Resolution 22/03 On a management procedure for bigeye tuna in the IOTC area of competence. The table below paragraph 2 shows the annual catch limits to be applied in 2024 and 2025. Contracting Parties and Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties (CPCs) specifically referred to in the table are encouraged to keep their catch in 2024 below the annual catch limits. These CPCs shall submit a compliance table using the template in Annex 1 which includes current catches, balance, and adjusted catch limit to the IOTC Compliance Committee. CPCs that are not specifically referred to in the table of paragraph 2 are encouraged to maintain catch and effort at their recent 5-years average levels (2017-2021). CPCs shall not grant their consent as a flag CPC to a chartering agreement with CPCs and shall not export their flagged authorized fishing vessels to CPCs that object to this Resolution in accordance with Article IX, paragraph 5 of the IOTC Agreement. The IOTC Scientific Committee shall conduct a comparative analysis of the contribution of all fishing gears to the mortality of bigeye tuna, which shall include both absolute and relative contributions to mortality and stock depletion.
2023-01-01