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Title	Date of adoption	Status of CMM	Download PDF
Resolution 14/05 Concerning a record of licensed foreign vessels fishing for IOTC species in the IOTC area of competence and access agreement information	2014	Active & supersedes Supersedes: Resolution 13/07 Concerning a record of licensed foreign vessels fishing for IOTC species in the IOTC area of competence and access agreement information
Resolution 14/06 On establishing a programme for transhipment by large-scale fishing vessels	2014	Superseded Superseded by: Resolution 17/06  On Establishing A Programme For Transhipment By Large-Scale Fishing Vessels
Recommendation 14/07 To standardise the presentation of scientific information in the annual Scientific Committee report and in Working Party reports	2014	Active
Resolution 13/01 on the Removal of Obsolete Conservation and Management Measures	2013	Superseded Superseded by: Resolution 14/01 On the removal of obsolete Conservation and Management Measures Supersedes: Recommendation 01/01 Concerning the national observer programmes for tuna fishing in the Indian Ocean; Recommendation 02/06 On the implementation of the resolution concerning the IOTC record of vessels; Recommendation 03/04 Concerning enhancement of effectiveness of IOTC measures to eliminate IUU activities in the IOTC area; Recommendation 03/05 Concerning trade measures; Recommendation 03/06 Recommendation to commission a report on management options for tuna and tuna-like species; Recommendation 05/06 Concerning the terms of references for an IOTC working party on management options
Resolution 13/02 Concerning the IOTC record of vessels authorised to operate in the IOTC area of competence	2013	Superseded Superseded by: Resolution 14/04 Concerning the IOTC record of vessels authorised to operate in the IOTC area of competence
Resolution 13/03 On the recording of catch and effort data by fishing vessels in the IOTC area of competence	2013	Superseded Superseded by: Resolution 15/01 On the recording of catch and effort data by fishing vessels in the IOTC area of competence
Resolution 13/04 On the conservation of Cetaceans	2013	Superseded Superseded by: Resolution 23/06 On the Conservation of Cetaceans
Resolution 13/05 On the conservation of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus)	2013	Active
Resolution 13/06 On a scientific and management framework on the Conservation of sharks species caught in association with IOTC managed fisheries	2013	Active
Resolution 13/07 Concerning a record of licensed foreign vessels fishing for IOTC species in the IOTC area of competence and access agreement information	2013	Superseded Superseded by: Resolution 14/05 Concerning a record of licensed foreign vessels fishing for IOTC species in the IOTC area of competence and access agreement information
Resolution 13/08 Procedures on a fish aggregating devices (FADs) management plan, including more detailed specification of catch reporting from FAD sets, and the development of improved FAD designs to reduce the incidence of entanglement of non-target spe	2013	Superseded Superseded by: Resolution 15/08 Procedures on a FADs management plan, including a limitation on the number of FADs, more detailed specs of catch reporting from FAD sets, & the development of improved FAD designs to reduce incidence of entanglement of non-target species Supersedes: Resolution 12/08 On a fish aggregation devices (FADs) management plan
Resolution 13/09 On the conservation of albacore caught in the IOTC area of competence	2013	Active
Resolution 13/10 On interim target and limit reference points and a decision framework	2013	Superseded Superseded by: Resolution 15/10 On target and limit reference points and a decision framework Supersedes: Recommendation 12/14 On interim target and limit reference points
Resolution 13/11 On a ban on discards of bigeye tuna, skipjack tuna, yellowfin tuna and non-targeted species caught by purse seine vessels in the IOTC area of competence	2013	Superseded Superseded by: Resolution 15/06 On a ban on discards of bigeye tuna, skipjack tuna, yellowfin tuna, and a recommendation for non-targeted species caught by purse seine vessels in the IOTC area of competence
Resolution 12/01 On the implementation of the precautionary approach	2012	Active
Resolution 12/02 Data confidentiality policy and procedures	2012	Active
Resolution 12/03 On the recording of catch and effort by fishing vessels in the IOTC area of competence	2012	Superseded Superseded by: Resolution 13/03 On the recording of catch and effort data by fishing vessels in the IOTC area of competence Supersedes: Recommendation 11/06 Recording of catch by fishing vessels in the IOTC area of competence
Resolution 12/04 On the conservation of marine turtles	2012	Active & supersedes Supersedes: Resolution 09/06 On marine turtles
Resolution 12/05 On establishing a programme for transhipment by large-scale fishing vessels	2012	Superseded Superseded by: Resolution 14/06 On establishing a programme for transhipment by large-scale fishing vessels
Resolution 12/06 On reducing the incidental bycatch of seabirds in longline fisheries	2012	Active

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