CCSBT – Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna
Description
CCSBT is an intergovernmental organisation responsible for the management of Southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) through its area of distribution and aims to ensure, through appropriate management, the conservation and optimum use of Southern Bluefin tuna.The CCSBT Convention does not allow regional economic integration organisations such as the EU to become members, so an Extended Commission was created in which the EU participates as a member. The members of the Extended Commission are: Australia, the European Union, the Taiwan Fisheries Agency, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, and South Africa.
The decisions adopted by the Extended Commission become CCSBT decisions at the end of the annual meeting when they are communicated.
Geographical area
Fishing Gears (PT)
- Surface Longliners
Species with special catch, registration and control schemes
- Southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii): target fisheries by longliners is prohibited and only by-catches are possible.
Legislation