Association of the scientific committee reports with the resolutions of Indian Ocean Tuna Commission on shark conservation and management
The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission,one of the world five largest regional fishery manage-ment organizations,has paid more and more attentions to the conservation and management of shark resources.From 2005 to 2020,the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission has adopted 15 scientific committee reports on shark data collection and reporting,stock resource assessment and conservation management recommendations.Simultaneously the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission adopted 12 resolutions on shark conservation and management,which covere scientific research,safe release and fin-cutting.These re-ports provided an important scientific basis for the corresponding resolutions on shark conservation and management,which is one of the key conditions for the formation and implementation of corresponding resolutions.In-depth studies on the correlation between the reports and the resolutions should aid us to grasp the development trend of shark maintenance management of Indian Ocean Tuna Commission.It is seeable that the reports and the resolution are progressively deepening.Understanding these reports and associating resolutions should facilitate maintaining our fishing rights and interests in Indian O-cean,and promote the sustainable exploitation of global shark resources.
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