ICCAT66-69
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) is an inter-governmental fishery organization focusing on the conservation of tunas and tuna-like species in the Atlantic Ocean and its adjacent seas. The commission is aiming to compile fishery statistics from its members and from all entities fishing for these species in the Atlantic Ocean, to coordinate research, to develop scientific-based management advice, to provide a mechanism for Contracting Parties to agree on management measures and to produce relevant publications. The organization was established at a Conference of Plenipotentiaries. The Convention was adopted and signed in Rio, Brazil in 1966 and entered into force in 1969. The Commission's work requires the collection and analysis of statistical information relating to current conditions and trends of the fishery resources in the Convention area. The Commission also undertakes work in the registration of data for other fish species that are caught during tuna fishing and which are not investigated by another international fishery organization.