RFMOs have the power to adopt a variety of rules to manage the fishery. They use management tools like catch limits (quota), technical measures, spatial and/or temporal restrictions, and monitoring, control and surveillance activities to ensure compliance with the rules.

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Five RFMOs worldwide oversee tuna fisheries management in their respective ocean regions. These “tuna RFMOs” have the legal frameworks, geographic scope, and membership to facilitate positive change across global tuna fisheries.

Map 1. The geographic coverage of General RFMOs. The map was prepared by the FAO. It should be noted that CCAMLR is more than a General RFMO, as its mandate goes beyond fisheries management. However, whatever else it is, CCAMLR does serve the function of a General RFMO and is therefore rightfully included on a list of such organisations.

RFMOs are treaty-based bodies whose objective is to ensure the sustainable conservation and management of shared fish stocks and other living marine resources through international cooperation.

2012年2月23日 · A: An RFMO—short for regional fisheries management organization—is an international body made up of countries that share a practical and/or financial interest in managing and conserving fish stocks in a particular region. These include coastal States, whose waters are home to at least part of an identified fish stock, and “distant water ...

Regional fishery bodies (RFBs) are intergovernmental bodies through which States cooperate on the management of fisheries in specific regions. Some RFBs have a mandate to adopt measures that are binding on their Members. These bodies are referred to as regional fisheries management organisations or arrangements (RFMO/As) and are a subset of RFBs.

Title: Regional fisheries management organizations (highly-migratory species) Author: Comments: This map shows Regional fisheries management organisations (RFMO) which manage highly-migratory species, mainly tuna. RFMOs are international organisations formed by countries with fishing interests in an area.

Map of RFMOs and marine regional organisations [1]. In 2020 the management of transboundary fisheries was severely impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic. Most annual meetings of...

2021年12月20日 · The European Union, represented by the Commission, plays an active role in six tuna organisations and 11 non-tuna organisations. Click on the RFMOs in the map to access their websites.