Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin 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]

Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna
Logo of the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna
AbbreviationCCSBT
Formation20 May 1994 (1994-05-20)
TypeInternational organization
PurposeFisheries
HeadquartersCanberra, Australia
Coordinates35.310261°S 149.1285203°E / -35.310261; 149.1285203
Area served
International
Membership
9 state members
Executive Secretary
Robert Kennedy
Websitewww.ccsbt.org
Blue Fin Tuna

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
 Australia20 May 1994member[6]Host nation
 New Zealand20 May 1994member[7]
 Japan20 May 1994member[8]main user of BFT
 South Korea17 October 2001member[9]
 Indonesia8 April 2008member[9]
 Taiwan30 August 2002extended commission[9]
 Philippines2 August 2004cooperating non-Member[9]
 South Africa24 August 2006member[9]
 European Union13 October 2006extended commission[9]
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". 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. "Origins of the Convention - CCSBT Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna". www.ccsbt.org. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
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