Report of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission for the year 2005
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Inter-American Tropical Tuna CommissionDate
2007
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Informe de la Comisión Interamericana del Atún Trópica correspondiente al ano 2005Abstract
ENGLISH:The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) operates under the authority anddirection of a convention originally entered into by Costa Rica and the United States. The convention,which came into force in 1950, is open to adherence by other governments whosenationals fish for tropical tunas and tuna-like species in the eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO). Underthis provision Panama adhered in 1953, Ecuador in 1961, Mexico in 1964, Canada in 1968, Japanin 1970, France and Nicaragua in 1973, Vanuatu in 1990, Venezuela in 1992, El Salvador in 1997,Guatemala in 2000, Peru in 2002, Spain in 2003, and the Republic of Korea in 2005. Canada withdrewfrom the IATTC in 1984.The IATTC's responsibilities are met with two programs, the Tuna-Billfish Program and theTuna-Dolphin Program.SPANISH:La Comisión Interamericana del Atún Tropical (CIAT) funciona bajo la autoridad y direcciónde una convención suscrita originalmente por Costa Rica y los Estados Unidos de América. LaConvención, vigente desde 1950, está abierta a la afiliación de cualquier país cuyos ciudadanospesquen atunes tropicales y especies afines en el Océano Pacífico oriental (OPO). Bajo esta estipulación,la República de Panamá se afilió en 1953, Ecuador en 1961, México en 1964, Canadá en1968, Japón en 1970, Francia y Nicaragua en 1973, Vanuatu en 1990, Venezuela en 1992, ElSalvador en 1997, Guatemala en 2000, Perú en 2002, España en 2003, y la República de Corea en2005. Canadá se retiró de la CIAT en 1984.La CIAT cumple su mandato mediante dos programas, el Programa Atún-Picudo y elPrograma Atún-Delfín.Pages
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Inter-American Tropical Tuna CommissionSeries : Nr
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Annual Report