Abbreviation | CCSBT |
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Formation | 20 May 1994 |
Type | International organization |
Purpose | Fisheries |
Headquarters | Canberra, Australia |
Coordinates | 35°18′37″S 149°07′43″E / 35.310261°S 149.1285203°E |
Area served | International |
Membership | 8 state members |
Executive Secretary | Dominic Vallieres |
Website | www |
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.