PURPOSE : to amend Regulation 1936/2001 on control measures on fishing for certain stocks of highly migratory fish.
CONTENT : The EC participates in an number of regional fisheries organisations (RFOs) which provide a framework for regional cooperation on the conservation and management of fishery resources. Since 14 November 1997, the Community has been a Contracting Party to the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (the ICCAT Convention.)
The Community has also approved the Agreement for the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (the IOTC).
The control measures adopted by the ICCAT and IOTC were transposed by Council Regulation 1936/2001.
New control measures have been adopted by the ICCAT for certain stocks of highly migratory species in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, and by the IOTC for such species in the Indian Ocean.
The purpose of this proposal is thus to transpose these new measures into Community law by amending the above-mentioned Regulation.�