BIGEYE TUNA

Bigeye tuna

Bigeye Tuna

Bigeye Tuna (*)

Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus

bigeye tuna (Thunnus or Parathunnus obesus),

Bigeye tuna (Thunnus (parathunnus) obesus)

Bigeye tuna:

(Bigeye tuna)

(c) bigeye tuna:

Bigeye tuna: Thunnus obesus

ICCAT has taken note of the strengthening of cooperation with Honduras for the conservation of Atlantic bigeye tuna.

ICCAT has taken note of the progress of cooperation with Belize and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines for the conservation of Atlantic bigeye tuna.

At its 2002 annual meeting it recommended the lifting of the prohibition of imports of Atlantic bigeye tuna in any form imposed by the contracting parties on Honduras.

Imports of Atlantic bigeye tuna originating in Belize, Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea, Honduras and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are currently prohibited by Regulation (EC) No 1036/2001 of 22 May 2001 prohibiting imports of Atlantic bigeye tuna (Thunnnus obesus) originating in Belize, Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Honduras(1).

ICCAT's attempts to encourage Bolivia, Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea, Georgia and Sierra Leone to comply with measures for the conservation and management of Atlantic bigeye tuna have been to no avail.

At its 2003 annual meeting it lifted, as of 1 January 2004, the prohibition of imports of Atlantic bigeye tuna in any form imposed by the contracting parties on Belize and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

The importation of any processed product derived from the Atlantic bigeye tuna referred to in paragraph 1 and falling within codes ex 1604 14 11, ex 1604 14 16 and ex 1604 14 18 and ex 1604 20 70 is prohibited.

The importation of any processed product derived from the Atlantic bigeye tuna referred to in paragraph 3 and falling within codes ex 1604 14 11, ex 1604 14 16 and ex 1604 14 18 and ex 1604 20 70 is prohibited.

Bigeye tunny

The stocks concerned cannot be managed effectively by the ICCAT contracting parties, whose fishermen are obliged to reduce their catches of tuna, unless all non-contracting parties fishing Atlantic bigeye tuna cooperate with ICCAT and comply with its conservation and management measures.

Council Regulation (EC) No 827/2004 of 26 April 2004 prohibiting imports of Atlantic bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) originating in Bolivia, Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea, Georgia and Sierra Leone and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1036/2001

For exports and imports of bluefin tuna intended for fattening Member States shall send the Commission the numbers and dates of the statistical documents indicated in Council Regulation (EC) No 1984/2003 of 8 April 2003 introducing a system for the statistical monitoring of trade in bluefin tuna, swordfish and bigeye tuna within the Community(3) validated by them and state the third country of destination declared.

ICCAT has recommended its contracting parties to take appropriate steps to prohibit imports of Atlantic bigeye tuna products in any form from Bolivia, Georgia and Sierra Leone and to continue prohibiting such imports from Cambodia and Equatorial Guinea.

ICCAT has identified Belize, Bolivia, Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea, Georgia, Honduras, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Sierra Leone as countries whose vessels fish Atlantic bigeye tuna in a manner which diminishes the effectiveness of the organisation's tuna conservation measures, substantiating its findings with data concerning catches, trade and the activities of vessels.

The importation into the Community of Atlantic bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) originating in Georgia and falling within CN codes ex 0301 99 90, 0302 34 00, 0303 44 00, ex 0304 10 38, ex 0304 10 98, ex 0304 20 45, ex 0304 90 97, ex 0305 20 00, ex 0305 30 90, ex 0305 49 80, ex 0305 59 80 and ex 0305 69 80 is prohibited.

The importation into the Community of Atlantic bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) originating in Bolivia, Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone and falling within CN codes ex 0301 99 90, 0302 34 00, ex 0302 70 00, 0303 44 00, ex 0303 80 00, ex 0304 10 38, ex 0304 10 98, ex 0304 20 45, ex 0304 90 97 ex 0305 10 00, ex 0305 20 00, ex 0305 30 90, ex 0305 49 80, ex 0305 59 80 and ex 0305 69 80 is prohibited.

Masters of Community vessels authorised to fish in the zone shall send their national authorities their observations on non-contracting parties' vessels presumed or known to be fishing for bigeye or yellowfin tuna or skipjack.

(c) Annex XVII or Annex XVIII for bigeye tuna.

bigeye tuna:

Statistical document (Bluefin tuna, Swordfish, Bigeye tuna, all):

- Annex VI or Annex VII in the case of bigeye tuna.

(c) Annex XI or Annex XII in the case of bigeye tuna.

(b) the IOTC specimen shown at Annex XIV for bigeye tuna.

HALF-YEARLY REPORT ON THE IOTC BIGEYE TUNA RE-EXPORT LICENCE

HALF-YEARLY REPORT ON THE ICCAT BIGEYE TUNA RE-EXPORT LICENCE

HALF-YEARLY REPORT ON THE IOTC BIGEYE TUNA STATISTICAL DOCUMENT

HALF-YEARLY REPORT ON THE ICCAT BIGEYE TUNA STATISTICAL DOCUMENT

(a) the ICCAT specimen shown at Annex XIII for bluefin tuna, swordfish and bigeye tuna;

This Regulation shall apply to bluefin tuna, swordfish and bigeye tuna as referred to in Article 1:

Fill in the name of the trap that harvested the bigeye tuna in the shipment.

identify the gear type which was used to harvest the bigeye tuna using the list below.

(iii) in the case of swordfish, bluefin tuna and bigeye tuna caught by a vessel operating under a charter agreement:

introducing a system for the statistical monitoring of trade in bluefin tuna, swordfish and bigeye tuna within the Community

The person or company that imports bigeye tuna must provide his/her name, address, signature, date the bigeye tuna was imported, licence number (if applicable), and final point of import.

(b) the statistical document programme for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) adopted by the "IOTC".

(iv) in the case of bigeye tuna caught by one of the vessels listed in Annexes VIIIa and VIIIb:

The person or company that imports bigeye tuna must provide his/her name, address, signature, date the bigeye tuna was imported, licence number (if applicable) and re-exported final point of import.