Abbreviation | CCSBT |
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Formation | 20 May 1994 |
Type | International organization |
Purpose | Fisheries |
Headquarters | Canberra, Australia |
Coordinates | 35°18′37″S 149°07′43″E / 35.310261°S 149.1285203°E |
Area served | International |
Membership | 8 state members |
Executive Secretary | Dominic Vallieres |
Website |
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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.
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 |
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Australia | 20 May 1994 | member | [6] | Host nation |
New Zealand | 20 May 1994 | member | [7] | |
Japan | 20 May 1994 | member | [8] | main user of BFT |
South Korea | 17 October 2001 | member | [9] | |
Indonesia | 8 April 2008 | member | [9] | |
Taiwan | 30 August 2002 | extended commission | [9] | |
South Africa | 24 August 2006 | member | [9] | |
European Union | 13 October 2006 | extended commission | [9] |