Yellowfin tuna

YELLOWFIN TUNA

Yellowfin tuna (all areas)

Yellowfin tuna Thunnus Albacares

Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)

Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares):

Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus (neothunnus) albacores)

Yellowfin tuna:

b. seek alternative means of capturing large yellowfin tuna.

Yellowfin tuna: Thunnus albacares

` Dolphins` means species of the family Delphinidae associated with the fishery for yellowfin tuna in the Agreement Area.

Take measures, according to their capacities, to assess the catch and bycatch of juvenile yellowfin tuna and other stocks of living marine resources related to the purse-seine tuna fishery in the Agreement Area and establish measures in accordance with Article VI to, inter alia, avoid, reduce and minimize the bycatch of juvenile yellowfin tuna and bycatch of non-target species, in order to ensure long-term sustainability of all these species, taking into consideration the interrelationships among species in the ecosystem.

h. The conduct of research for the purpose of seeking ecologically sound means of capturing large yellowfin tunas not in association with dolphins;

With the goal of eliminating dolphin mortality in this fishery, to seek ecologically sound means of capturing large yellowfin tunas not in association with dolphins; and

Emphasizing the goals of eliminating dolphin mortality in the purse-seine tuna fishery in the eastern Pacific Ocean and of seeking ecologically sound means of capturing large yellowfin tunas not in association with dolphins;

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.

Yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares)

Yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares):

Tuna (yellowfin, skipjack, big-eye, alba-core, blue-fin)

The fishing by purse-seine vessels for Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus albacares), Bigeye Tuna (Thunnus obesus) and Skipjack Tunas (Katsuwonus pelamis) shall be prohibited from 1 August to 11 September 2004, in the area defined by the following limits:

As of the date of application of this Regulation purse seiners fishing for tuna in the Regulatory Area of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission shall retain on board all the bigeye, skipjack and yellowfin tuna caught, except fish considered unfit for human consumption for reasons other than size.

"dolphin" means species of the Delphinidae family, associated with yellowfin tuna fishing in the Agreement Area;

"dolphins" means species of the family Delphinidae associated with the fishery for yellowfin tuna in the Agreement Area;

Before 15 June each year Member States shall send the Commission the list of vessels greater than 24 metres in length flying their flag which fished for bigeye tuna, yellowfin tuna and skipjack tuna during the previous year in Area 2.

with the goal of eliminating dolphin mortality in this fishery, to seek ecologically sound means of capturing large yellowfin tuna not in association with dolphins and;

EMPHASISING the goals of eliminating dolphin mortality in the purse-seine tuna fishery in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and of seeking ecologically sound means of capturing large yellowfin tuna not in association with dolphins;

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.

take measures, according to their capacities, to assess the catch and by-catches of juvenile yellowfin tuna and other stocks of living marine resources related to the purse-seine tuna fishery in the Agreement Area and establish measures in accordance with Article VI, inter alia, to avoid, reduce and minimise the by-catches of juvenile yellowfin tuna and by-catches of non-target species, in order to ensure long-term sustainability of all these species, taking into consideration the interrelationships among species in the ecosystem.

Only Community fishing vessels operating under the conditions laid down in the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program which have been allocated a DML shall be authorised to encircle schools or groups of dolphins with purse seines when fishing for yellowfin tuna in Area 3.

It shall be prohibited to retain on board any quantity of skipjack, bigeye or yellowfin tuna which are caught using purse seines in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Portugal in ICES subarea X north of 36°30' N or in CECAF areas north of 31° N and east of 17°30' W, or to fish for the said species in the said areas with the said gears.

The retention on board of any quantity of skipjack, bigeye or yellowfin tuna which are caught using purse seines in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Portugal in ICES sub-area X north of 36° 30' N or in CECAF areas north of 31° N and east of 17° 30' W, or the fishing for the said species in the said areas with the said gears shall be prohibited.

the conduct of research for the purpose of seeking ecologically sound means of capturing large yellowfin tunas not in association with dolphins;

Masters of Community vessels authorised to fish in the zone shall transmit to their national authority their observations of non-Contracting Parties' vessels presumed or known to be fishing for bigeye, yellowfin or skipjack tuna in the zone.