Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna

Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna
AbbreviationCCSBT
Formation20 May 1994 (30 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; 149.1285203
Area served
International
Membership8 state members
Executive Secretary
Dominic Vallieres
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]
 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 "Origins of the Convention - CCSBT Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna". www.ccsbt.org. Retrieved 23 June 2017.