Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna

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Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna
Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna.jpg
Logo of the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna
AbbreviationCCSBT
Formation20 May 1994 (27 years ago) (1994-05-20)
TypeInternational organization
PurposeFisheries
HeadquartersCanberra, Australia
Coordinates35°18′37″S 149°07′43″E / 35.310261°S 149.1285203°E / -35.310261; 149.1285203Coordinates: 35°18′37″S 149°07′43″E / 35.310261°S 149.1285203°E / -35.310261; 149.1285203
Area served
International
Membership
9 state members
Executive Secretary
Robert Kennedy
Websitewww.ccsbt.org
Blue Fin Tuna

The Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) is a Regional fisheries management organisation[1] and international organization with the purpose of managing the stocks of the critically endangered[2] Southern bluefin tuna.[3]

The secretariat is housed in Canberra, Australia.[4] CCSBT was established by International treaty signed in Canberra on 10 May 1993 by Australia, Japan, and New Zealand, with the commission commencing a year later. Over the years additional nations have joined.

Member States[]

Members are of three types: members (of the commission), (members of the) extended commission, and co-operation non-members:[5]

Member joined Status Ref Notes
 Australia 20 May 1994 member [6] Host nation
 New Zealand 20 May 1994 member [7]
 Japan 20 May 1994 member [8] main user of BFT
 South Korea 17 October 2001 member [9]
 Indonesia 8 April 2008 member [9]
 Taiwan 30 August 2002 extended commission [9]
 Philippines 2 August 2004 cooperating non-Member [9]
 South Africa 24 August 2006 member [9]
 European Union 13 October 2006 extended commission [9]
Frozen tuna at the Tsukiji market
Frozen tuna at the Tsukiji market

References[]

  1. ^ Regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs), Retrieved 2012-01-05.
  2. ^ Collette, B.; Chang, S.-K.; Di Natale, A.; Fox, W.; Juan Jorda, M.; Miyabe, N.; Nelson, R.; Uozumi, Y. & Wang, S. (2011). "Thunnus maccoyii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T21858A9328286. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T21858A9328286.en. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. ^ List of the five tuna RFMOs, Retrieved 2009-10-07.
  4. ^ "Headquarters Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna ATS 6 of 1999" Archived 16 April 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Australasian Legal Information Institute, Australian Treaties Library. Retrieved on 15 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Becoming a Member of the CCSBT - CCSBT Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna". www.ccsbt.org. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
  6. ^ Origins of the convention on conservation of the Southern Bluefin Tuna. Archived 29 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ^ New Zealand Fisheries Management Organization.
  8. ^ Treaty depositary Australian Government website.
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Origins of the Convention - CCSBT Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna". www.ccsbt.org. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

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