Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna explained

Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna
Abbreviation:	CCSBT
Type:	International organization
Purpose:	Fisheries
Headquarters:	Canberra, Australia
Membership:	8 state members
Coords:	-35.3103°N 149.1285°W
Area Served:	International
Leader Title:	Executive Secretary
Leader Name:	Dominic Vallieres

The Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) is a Regional fisheries management organisation^[1] and international organization with the purpose of managing the stocks of the critically endangered^[2] Southern bluefin tuna.^[3] The secretariat is housed in Canberra, Australia.^[4] CCSBT was established by International treaty signed in Canberra on 10 May 1993 by Australia, Japan, and New Zealand, with the commission commencing a year later. Over the years additional nations have joined.

Member States

Members are of three types: members (of the commission), (members of the) extended commission, and co-operation non-members:^[5]

Member	joined	Status	Ref	Notes
	20 May 1994	member	^[6]	Host nation
	20 May 1994	member	^[7]
	20 May 1994	member	^[8]	main user of BFT
	17 October 2001	member	^[9]
	8 April 2008	member
	30 August 2002	extended commission
	24 August 2006	member
	13 October 2006	extended commission

External links

• Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna

Notes and References

1. http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/cfp/international/rfmo/index_en.htm Regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs)
2. Collette, B. . Chang, S.-K. . Di Natale, A. . Fox, W. . Juan Jorda, M. . Miyabe, N. . Nelson, R. . Uozumi, Y. . Wang, S. . amp . Thunnus maccoyii . 2011 . e.T21858A9328286 . 2011 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T21858A9328286.en . 26 December 2017.
3. http://www.tuna-org.org/ List of the five tuna RFMOs
4. http://www3.austlii.edu.au/au/other/dfat/treaties/1999/6.html "Headquarters Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna ATS 6 of 1999"
5. Web site: Becoming a Member of the CCSBT - CCSBT Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna. www.ccsbt.org. 23 June 2017. en.
6. http://www.ccsbt.org/site/about_commission.php Origins of the convention on conservation of the Southern Bluefin Tuna.
7. http://www.fish.govt.nz/en-nz/International/High+Seas+Fishing/RFMO.htm New Zealand Fisheries Management Organization
8. http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/dfat/treaty_list/depository/sbtuna.html Treaty depositary
9. Web site: Origins of the Convention - CCSBT Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna. www.ccsbt.org. 23 June 2017. en.