IATTC Advisory Committee to Meet; May 30 in Long Beach, CA

The General Advisory Committee to the U.S. Section to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) will meet on May 30, 2007, in Long Beach, CA. The committee will discuss the following issues: 1) 2006 and 2007 IATTC activities; 2) status of the stocks and status of the fishery in 2006; 3) meetings of the IATTC and its working groups; 4) possible conservation and management measures for yellowfin and bigeye tuna in 2007 and beyond; 5) measures to be taken in cases of non-compliance with the IATTC's conservation and management measures; 6) management of fishing capacity; 7) measures to address bycatch (such as juvenile tunas, sea turtles, seabirds, and sharks); 8) financial issues pertinent to the financial solvency of the IATTC; 9) IATTC cooperation with other regional fishery management organizations; and 10) Advisory Committee operational issues. For more information, read the Federal Register notice.