international activities
Comment Period Extended on Petition for Rulemaking to Implement Provisions of the MMPA for Swordfish Imports
Comments must be submitted by March 23, 2009.
NOAA Report to Congress on IUU Fishing and Bycatch
Vaquita Expedition 2008 Website
International Call for Information on Nationals with Vessels Engaged in Bycatch or Illegal Fishing (4/29/08)
NOAA Fisheries International Sea Turtle Activities Website (11/13/07)
Affirmative Ruling Renewed for Mexico's Tuna Fisheries
NOAA Fisheries has renewed the affirmative finding for the Government of Mexico under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
U.N. General Assembly Calls for "Immediate Action" to Protect Deep Sea Ecosystems from Harmful Fishing Practices
Presentation on Seabird Conservation
Click here to view a presentation from NOAA Fisheries Service on the International Plan of Action for Seabirds.
NOAA Fisheries Service Renews Affirmative Finding under the MMPA for the Government of Ecuador
NOAA Fisheries Service Renews Affirmative Finding under the MMPA for the Governments of Spain and Mexico
2005 Summary
of International Activities Related to Reduction of Bycatch of Sea
Turtles in Longline Fisheries (.PDF)
FAO International Plan of Action on Seabirds
U.S. National Plan of Action on Seabirds Presents a national framework whereby the United States addresses seabird bycatch in its own longline fisheries and addresses the issue of seabird bycatch internationally in a variety of fora.
CCAMLR site on "Incidental Effects of Fishing"
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
United Nations Accord on Straddling Fish Stock and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
The FAO International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
The FAO International Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks
The FAO International Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
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