Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
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Overview
- News in Brief
- What is the purpose of the meeting?
- About the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
- About Tuna Species
Why in the News?
The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, GoI is organizing the 19th Working Party on Data Collection and Statistics (WPDCS19) of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC).
News in Brief
- This is an important meeting organized by the IOTC.
- It is hosted by the Department of Fisheries, GoI, which will bring together renowned Scientists and Experts in the field of Tuna fisheries from all around the world.
- Participants from countries namely, Indonesia, France, Spain, other countries of the European Union (EU), Seychelles, Tanzania, Iran, Thailand, Japan, Sri Lanka, Oman and India attended the meeting in person.
What is the purpose of the meeting?
- The scientist will brainstorm and analyse the existing scientific methods adopted by various countries in data collection, compilation, and reporting to IOTC.
- This is for the purpose of resource assessments.
- It will develop advanced and simplified data collection methods and statistics methods in the Indian Ocean Region.
- This meeting will be followed by the main Scientific Committee meeting of the IOTC to be held at the same venue during December 2023
- The main Scientific Committee meeting will consider the recommendations of the WPDCS and various other working parties for scientific recommendations relating to sustainable management of tuna and tuna-like species in the Indian Ocean.
About the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
- Indian Ocean Tuna Commission entered into existence in 1996.
- It is an intergovernmental organization.
- It coordinates the regulation and management of tuna in the Indian Ocean.
- IOTC headquarters are located in Victoria, Seychelles.
- There are 30 members of IOTC.
- India is a member.
- The agreement is open to any state that has
- Coasts within the Indian Ocean region.
- State that fishes for tuna in the Indian Ocean region.
- Also, open to regional economic organizations.
About Tuna Species
- Tuna is a saltwater fish.
- Its size averages 2m and is believed to live up to 50 years.
- Most of these species are Least Concern.
- Southern bluefin tuna is marked as an endangered species by the IUCN.
- It is endangered as a result of overfishing.
- It belongs to the tribe Thunnini and varies greatly, ranging from the bullet tuna to the Atlantic bluefin tuna.
- Tuna is commercially fished extensively as a food fish.
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