Regional Fisheries Management Organizations

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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.

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instanceOf 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
Regional Fisheries Management Organization
fisheries management body
intergovernmental organization
international organization
basedOn cooperation between states
facesChallenge bycatch reduction
climate change impacts on fish stocks
habitat protection
overfishing
governedBy international agreement
multilateral convention
hasAbbreviation RFMO NERFINISHED
hasAdvisoryBody compliance committee
scientific committee
hasDecisionMakingBody commission
hasExample Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources NERFINISHED
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
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
distant‑water fishing nation
hasPrimaryGoal conservation of marine living resources
sustainable use of fish stocks
hasScope high seas fisheries
highly migratory fish stocks
straddling fish stocks
transboundary fish stocks
hasType non‑tuna RFMO
tuna RFMO NERFINISHED
operatesBeyond national jurisdiction
relatedTo Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations NERFINISHED
UN Fish Stocks Agreement NERFINISHED
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea NERFINISHED
usesTool catch documentation schemes
observer programs
vessel monitoring systems

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European Fisheries Control Agency cooperatesWith Regional Fisheries Management Organizations