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The Commission's objective is to ensure, through appropriate management, the conservation and optimum utilisation of the global Southern Bluefin Tuna fishery.

The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) is an intergovernmental organization mandated to manage tuna and tuna-like species in the Indian Ocean and adjacent seas.

The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) is an inter-governmental fishery organization responsible for the conservation of tunas and tuna-like species in the Atlantic Ocean and its adjacent seas

Dedicated to the preservation of Pacific Halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis in waters off Canada and the United States of America. Its mandate is research on and management of the stocks of Pacific Halibut within the Convention waters of both nations

The IATTC is responsible for the conservation and management of fisheries for tunas and other species taken by tuna-fishing vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

The Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fisheries Resources in the South East Atlantic Ocean (SEAFO) aims to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of the region's fishery resources

The SPRFMO aims to address the international conservation and management of non-highly migratory fisheries and protection of biodiversity in the marine environment in high seas areas of the South Pacific Ocean.

SWIOFC promotes the sustainable utilization of the living marine resources of the Commission area by the proper management and development of the living marine resources

SIOFA aims at ensuring the long-term conservation and sustainable use of fishery resources other than tuna in areas that fall outside national jurisdictions

This web site serves as an informal framework for sharing information from tuna Regional Fishery Management Organizations (RFMOs).

The objective of the Convention is to ensure, through effective management, the long-term conservation and sustainable use of highly migratory fish stocks in the western and central Pacific Ocean in accordance with the 1982 United Nations Convention

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) is one of eight regional councils established to oversee management of USA fisheries. The Council manages trawl and demersal longline fisheries the Gulf of Alaska, Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.

The Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) is one of eight regional fishery management councils established by the USA for managing fisheries 3-200 miles offshore of the USA coastline. The PFMC is responsible for fisheries off the coast of California

The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council (WPFMC) is one of eight USA regional fishery management councils established by the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976