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F.1 Recommendation by ICCAT to replace Recommendation 19-08 on management measures for the conservation of the South Atlantic blue shark caught in association with ICCAT fisheries

submitted by EU
notes: Adopted version revises the catch limits and a different threshold is defined for non-developing, non-coastal State CPCs. In addition, the recommendation specifies the year (2025) in which the SCRS shall inform the Commission on the feasibility, cost, options and tentative roadmap for developing an MSE framework for this species.
Posted on 20 November 2023
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Reduce Catch North Pacific Striped marlin

The Commission will wait potential revisions of the existing conservation and management measure on the outcome of the peer review in 2024.
submitted by Northern Committee
Postponed by consensus
Posted on 20 December 2023
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K1. North Pacific Albacore

Resolution on the management of North Pacific Albacore
submitted by Various
Posted on 17 July 2023
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Increasing two to four inspectors needed

submitted by European Union; Denmark in respect of the Faroes Islands and Greenland; Iceland; Norway; United Kingdom
Posted on 17 November 2023
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F.2 Recommendation by ICCAT to replace Recommendation 19-07 on management measures for the conservation of North Atlantic blue shark caught in association with ICCAT fisheries

Recommendation lowers the TAC for North Atlantic blue sharks from 39,102 t to 30,000 t after merging proposal with UK. EU’s initial proposal was 32,689t (PA4_813), UK’s initial proposal was 23,403/25,000 t (PA4_818)
submitted by EU
notes: Adopted on the basis Morocco receives quota transfers from EU and Japan.
Posted on 20 November 2023
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Conservation and management measure for north pacific swordfish

submitted by Northern Committee
Amended by various
Posted on 20 December 2023
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Amended to cover transhipping of resources caught in EEZ + RA, not just in RA

submitted by European Union; United Kingdom; Norway; Denmark in respect of the Faroes Islands and Greenland; Iceland
Posted on 17 November 2023
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Endorsement Silky shark stock assessment

The Commission endorsed that in 2024 an integrated assessment for silky shark be attempted.
Posted on 20 December 2023
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Aligning resources listed in NEAFC Convention, with those listed in Scheme

submitted by European Union; Iceland; Norway; United Kingdom
Posted on 17 November 2023
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Endorse scientific recommendation on delay shark measures

Endorsing the scientific recommendation that it would be more effective to postpone the review of the shark conservation and management measure to 2027 limited information.
submitted by Scientific Committee
Posted on 20 December 2023
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Better follow-up on infringements by flag state

submitted by European Union; United Kingdom
Posted on 17 November 2023
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I.1 Recommendation by ICCAT for a pilot project for farming bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in the Cantabrian Sea

Recommendation setting up a bluefin tuna farming pilot project in the Cantabrian Sea.
submitted by EU
notes: Adopted as a recommendation.
Posted on 20 November 2023
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Need for Sea Turtle guideline noted

submitted by Chair
Posted on 20 December 2023
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Addition of newly identified IUU vessels

submitted by Permanent Committee on Monitoring and Compliance
Posted on 17 November 2023
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I.2 Recommendation by ICCAT Amending recommendation 22-08

Recommendation on the need to update certain capacity restrictions on bluefin tuna ranching operations, despite farming operations continuing to pause compliance and monitoring issues.
submitted by EU
Posted on 20 November 2023
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Process for Seabirds Review

A draft revision for conservation and management measure will be prepared by New Zealand for submission in 2024.
submitted by New Zealand
Posted on 20 December 2023
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Proposal to enable observer access to Working Group on the Future Development of NEAFC

submitted by Chair
Posted on 17 November 2023
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I.3 Recommendation by ICCAT amending the Recommendation 22-09 establishing a management procedure for Atlantic bluefin tuna to be used for both the western Atlantic and eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean management areas

Recommendation seeking to clarify and correct some ambiguities in Recommendation 23-08, which established establishing a Multi-annual Management Plan for Bluefin Tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean on the distribution of ICCAT seals to regional observers.
submitted by Chair of panel 2
Posted on 20 November 2023
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I.4Recommendation by ICCAT amending the Recommendation 22-09 establishing a management procedure for Atlantic bluefin tuna to be used for both the western Atlantic and eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean management areas

This recommendation identified how Panel 2 members would work closely with the SCRS to develop a plan for how to identify and respond to rare or unforeseen events that may warrant reconsideration of the MP.
submitted by The Chair of Panel 2, with revised version submitted by the EU, Japan and Canada
Posted on 20 November 2023
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Endorsing revision and recommendations of measures against shark finning

submitted by USA and Canada
Posted on 20 December 2023
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Request to Russian Federation to withdraw standing objection to NEAFC Convention revision

submitted by Chair
Posted on 17 November 2023
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