INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION for the CONSERVATION of ATLANTIC TUNAS R E P O R T for biennial period, 2006-07 PART I (2006) - Vol. 3 English version - Annual Reports MADRID, SPAIN 2007 INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ATLANTIC TUNAS CONTRACTING PARTIES (as of 31 December 2006) Algeria, Angola, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, China (People’s Rep.), Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Equatorial Guinea, European Community, France (St. Pierre & Miquelon), Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea (Rep.), Honduras, Iceland, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Libya, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Russia, Sao Tomé & Principe, Senegal, South Africa, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Syria, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom (Overseas Territories), United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela COMMISSION OFFICERS Commission Chairman First Vice-Chairman Second Vice-Chairman W. T. HOGARTH, United States E-J. SPENCER, European Community F. O. MBO NCHAMA, Equatorial Guinea (since 20 November 2005) (since 20 November 2005) (since 20 November 2005) Panel No. PANEL MEMBERSHIP Chair -1- Angola, Belize, Brazil, Canada, Cape Verde, China (People’s Rep.), Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Côte d’Ivoire Tropical Guinea, European Community, France (St. Pierre & Miquelon), Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, tunas Honduras, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Libya, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Panama, Philippines, Russia, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, South Africa, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, Venezuela -2- Algeria, Belize, Canada, China (People’s Rep.), Croatia, European Community, France (St. European Community Temperate Pierre & Miquelon), Iceland, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Libya, Mexico, Morocco, Norway, Panama, tunas, North St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia, Turkey, United States -3- Belize, Brazil, European Community, Japan, Namibia, South Africa, United States South Africa Temperate tunas, South -4- Algeria, Angola, Belize, Brazil, Canada, China (People’s Rep.), Côte d=Ivoire, Equatorial Japan Other species Guinea, European Community, France (St. Pierre & Miquelon), Gabon, Japan, Korea (Rep.), Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, South Africa, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United States, Uruguay, Venezuela SUBSIDIARY BODIES OF THE COMMISSION Chair STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION (STACFAD) J. JONES, Canada (since 21 November 1997) STANDING COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH & STATISTICS (SCRS) G. SCOTT, United States Sub-Committee on Statistics: M. ORTIZ (United States), Convener (since 7 October 2005) Sub-Committee on Ecosystems: H. Arrizabalaga (EC-Spain), Convener CONSERVATION & MANAGEMENT MEASURES COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE F. WIELAND, EC (since 19 November 2001) PERMANENT WORKING GROUP FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ICCAT S. LAPOINTE, Canada STATISTICS AND CONSERVATION MEASURES (PWG) (for 2006 Meeting) ICCAT SECRETARIAT Executive Secretary: MR. D. MESKI Assistant Executive Secretary: Dr. V. R. RESTREPO Address: C/Corazón de María 8, Madrid 28002 (Spain) Internet: http://www.iccat.int - E-mail: [email protected] FOREWORD The Chairman of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas presents his compliments to the Contracting Parties of the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (signed in Rio de Janeiro, May 14, 1966), as well as to the Delegates and Advisers that represent said Contracting Parties, and has the honor to transmit to them the "Report for the Biennial Period, 2006-2007, Part I (2006)", which describes the activities of the Commission during the first half of said biennial period. This issue of the Biennial Report contains the Report of the 15th Special Meeting of the Commission (Dubrovnik, Croatia, November 17-26, 2006) and the reports of all the meetings of the Panels, Standing Committees and Sub- Committees, as well as some of the Working Groups. It also includes a summary of the activities of the Secretariat and a series of Annual Reports of the Contracting Parties of the Commission and Observers, relative to their activities in tuna and tuna-like fisheries in the Convention area. The Report for 2006 has been published in three volumes. Volume 1 includes the Secretariat’s Administrative and Financial Reports, the Proceedings of the Commission Meetings and the reports of all the associated meetings (with the exception of the Report of the Standing Committee on Research and Statistics-SCRS). Volume 2 contains the Secretariat’s Report on Statistics and Coordination of Research and the Report of the Standing Committee on Research and Statistics (SCRS) and its appendices. Volume 3 contains the Annual Reports of the Contracting Parties of the Commission and Observers. This Report has been prepared, approved and distributed in accordance with Article III, paragraph 9, and Article IV, paragraph 2-d, of the Convention, and Rule 15 of the Rules of Procedure of the Commission. The Report is available in the three official languages of the Commission: English, French and Spanish. WILLIAM T. HOGARTH Commission Chairman TABLE OF CONTENTS1 ANNUAL REPORTS OF CONTRACTING PARTIES Algeria ............................................................................................................................................... 1 Angola ............................................................................................................................................... 9 Barbados ............................................................................................................................................ 12 Belize ................................................................................................................................................. 15 Brazil ................................................................................................................................................. 19 Canada ............................................................................................................................................... 22 Cape Verde ........................................................................................................................................ 30 China (People’s Republic) ................................................................................................................. 33 Croatia ............................................................................................................................................... 40 Equatorial Guinea .............................................................................................................................. 41 European Community ........................................................................................................................ 42 France (St. Pierre and Miquelon)........................................................................................................ 53 Ghana ................................................................................................................................................. 55 Guatemala .......................................................................................................................................... 57 Guinea (Rep.)...................................................................................................................................... 60 Japan .................................................................................................................................................. 62 Korea ................................................................................................................................................. 78 Mexico ............................................................................................................................................... 80 Morocco ............................................................................................................................................. 85 Philippines .......................................................................................................................................... 92 Russia ................................................................................................................................................. 94 Senegal................................................................................................................................................ 96 South Africa ....................................................................................................................................... 104 Trinidad and Tobago .......................................................................................................................... 114 Tunisia ............................................................................................................................................... 116 Turkey................................................................................................................................................. 133 United Kingdom (Overseas Territories) ............................................................................................ 136 United States of America ................................................................................................................... 139 Uruguay ............................................................................................................................................. 157 Venezuela .........................................................................................................................................