Regional Fisheries Management Organizations
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Regional Fisheries Management Organization
fisheries management body
intergovernmental organization
international organization
Regional Fisheries Management Organizations are international bodies formed by countries with fishing interests in a particular region to collectively manage, conserve, and regulate marine fish stocks beyond national jurisdictions.
Observed surface forms (12)
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Regional Fisheries Management Organization
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Regional Fisheries Management Organization ⓘ Regional Fisheries Management Organization ⓘ Regional Fisheries Management Organization ⓘ Regional Fisheries Management Organization ⓘ Regional Fisheries Management Organization ⓘ Regional Fisheries Management Organization ⓘ Regional Fisheries Management Organization ⓘ Regional Fisheries Management Organization ⓘ Regional Fisheries Management Organization ⓘ Regional Fisheries Management Organization ⓘ fisheries management body ⓘ intergovernmental organization ⓘ international organization ⓘ |
| basedOn | cooperation between states ⓘ |
| facesChallenge |
bycatch reduction
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climate change impacts on fish stocks ⓘ habitat protection ⓘ overfishing ⓘ |
| governedBy |
international agreement
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multilateral convention ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | RFMO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdvisoryBody |
compliance committee
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scientific committee ⓘ |
| hasDecisionMakingBody | commission ⓘ |
| hasExample |
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
NERFINISHED
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Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna NERFINISHED ⓘ General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean Tuna Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas NERFINISHED ⓘ Inter‑American Tropical Tuna Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
adopt conservation and management measures
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collect fisheries data ⓘ combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing ⓘ conduct stock assessments ⓘ establish technical measures ⓘ monitor compliance ⓘ regulate fishing effort ⓘ set catch limits ⓘ |
| hasLegalNature | binding on members ⓘ |
| hasMember |
coastal state
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distant‑water fishing nation ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryGoal |
conservation of marine living resources
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sustainable use of fish stocks ⓘ |
| hasScope |
high seas fisheries
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highly migratory fish stocks ⓘ straddling fish stocks ⓘ transboundary fish stocks ⓘ |
| hasType |
non‑tuna RFMO
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tuna RFMO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesBeyond | national jurisdiction ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
NERFINISHED
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UN Fish Stocks Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTool |
catch documentation schemes
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observer programs ⓘ vessel monitoring systems ⓘ |
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