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Draft Recommendation by ICCAT on protecting the health and safety of observers in CPC observer programs
submitted by United States, the United Kingdom, Morocco, Senegal, and Gabon
notes: This proposal would require that CPCs submit descriptions of their observer safety emergency protocols, described in paragraph 7, as a part of their Annual Reports. This proposal also would require, subject to national laws on confidentiality and privacy, that CPCs submit to the Executive Secretary, any reports on observer incidents involving serious injury, death, or in the event of an observer that is missing or presumed fallen overboard, including any corrective action taken by the flag CPC.
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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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Mitigation measure will be developed at the IATTC-sponsored Circle Hook Workshop scheduled.
submitted by US
Blocked by Japan
Posted on 20 November 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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To clarify whether one or both elements (stowage factor or capacity registration issues) are causing the discrepancies in important data for capacity management measures.
submitted by Venezuela
Posted on 20 November 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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These standards allow the use of cameras and other tools to be used to uniformly collect data to inform fisheries management.
submitted by EM Working group
Posted on 15 October 2024
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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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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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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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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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