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
Membership
8 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.

  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.