Resolutions and other important documents can be downloaded as a PDF file from the following links:-
Performance Reviews of the CCSBT
- Report of the Independent Performance Review (2021)
- Terms of Reference for the 2021 Performance Review of the CCSBT (Adopted October 2019)
- Report of the Independent Performance Review (2014)
- Report of the Independent Expert on the Performance Review (2008)
- Report of the Performance Review Working Group (2008)
Capacity Building
- Capacity Building Workplan (Agreed October 2024)
- Resolution on the Establishment of a Meeting Participation Fund for Developing States of CCSBT Members (Adopted October 2022)
Science
- Report of the 1998 Peer Review Panel
- Resolutions on Research Activities
- Scientific Research Program 2023-2027 (Updated October 2022)
- Manual for age determination of SBT
- Scientific Observer Program Standards (Updated October 2022)
- High-Level Code of Practice for Scientific Data Verification
- High-Level Electronic Monitoring/Systems (EM/S) Guiding Principles for CCSBT (Adopted October 2023)
Data Access and Document Submission/Review Process
- Rules and Procedures for the Protection, Access to, and Dissemination of Data Compiled by the CCSBT (Updated October 2017)
- Process for review of external documents including possible non-compliance of Members (Adopted October 2019)
Monitoring, Control and Surveillance
- Action Plan
- Resolution for a CCSBT Scheme for Minimum Standards for Inspections in Port (Updated October 2018)
- Resolution on a CCSBT Record of Vessels Authorised to Fish for Southern Bluefin Tuna (Updated October 2023)
- Resolution on the CCSBT Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) (Implemented October 2017 and replaces the two previous VMS Resolutions)
- Resolution on the implementation of a CCSBT Catch Documentation Scheme (Updated October 2021)
- Resolution on establishing a Program for Transhipment by Large-Scale Fishing Vessels (Updated October 2024)
- Resolution on the establishment of a Record of Authorised Farms
- Resolution on Establishing a List of Vessels Presumed to have Carried Out Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Activities For Southern Bluefin Tuna (Updated October 2019)
- CCSBT Compliance Plan (Updated October 2019)
- Compliance Action Plan for 2025 - 2029 (Adopted October 2024)
- Minimum performance requirements to meet CCSBT Obligations (Updated October 2024)
- Corrective actions policy (Updated October 2024)
- MCS information collection and sharing (Updated October 2019)
- Guideline on principles for action and steps to be taken in relation to extraordinary circumstances (Adopted October 2020)
Management of SBT
- Resolution on Actions Plans to ensure Compliance with Conservation and Management Measures
- Resolution on the Total Allowable Catch and Future Management of Southern Bluefin Tuna
- CCSBT Strategic Plan (Updated October 2023)
- Resolution on the Adoption of a Management Procedure (Updated October 2019)
- Resolution on Limited Carry-forward of Unfished Annual Total Available Catch of Southern Bluefin Tuna (Updated October 2019)
- Resolution on the Allocation of the Global Total Allowable Catch (Updated October 2023)
- Resolution on Reporting all Sources of Mortality of Southern Bluefin Tuna (Adopted October 2012)
- Resolution on large-scale driftnet fishing (Adopted October 2016)
Ecologically Related Species
- Resolution to Align CCSBT’s Ecologically Related Species measures with those of other tuna RFMOs (Updated October 2024)
- Recommendation to Mitigate the Impact on Ecologically Related Species of Fishing for Southern Bluefin Tuna (Updated October 2019)
- Multi-year Seabird Strategy (Updated October 2024)
