ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) Launched in 1969. Comprised of 27 contracting parties, including Japan, U.S.A., Canada, China, Korea and EU. Sets Regulations for bluefin tunas, juvenile of yellowfin tuna, bigeye tuna and bluefin tunas, vessel registration system, and Action Plan of tuna management. In 1999, the ICCAT adopted the resolution to boycott tunas caught by FOC vessels on a voluntary basis. This resolution includes the following requirements: Their importers and transporters of contracting parties should not deal with any tunas caught by FOC vessels. Their manufacturers should not sell any vessels and equipment to those who engage in FOC vessel activities. Their consumers are informed about FOC vessel activities so that they would not purchase any tunas harvested by those FOC vessels. Japan and Taiwan should promote joint programs for scrapping Japan-built FOC vessels. IATTC (Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission) Launched in 1950. Eleven contracting parties, including Japan, U.S.A., Mexico, and Venezuela. Regulates yellowfin tunas and juvenile bigeye tunas. CCSBT (Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna) Launched in 1994. Three contracting parties: Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Determines the TAC of Southern bluefin tuna for every year, and allocates for each member nation. IOTC (Indian Ocean Tuna Commission) Launched in 1996. Comprised of 14 contracting parties, including Japan, India, Korea, EU and Australia. Establishes the Vessel Registration System for the basis of effort control of tuna vessels in the area. WCPFC (Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission ) Established in June 2004. The objective of the WCPFC is to ensure the long-term conservation and management of tuna and tuna-like fish in the ocean areas supplying about a third (slightly under 1,500,000 tons) of the world's tuna and skipjack fishery production. Copyright (C) 2004 OPRT. All Rights Reserved.