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Implementation of Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) resolutions into EU law

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Summary

In the framework of its wider international obligations, the EU participates in efforts made in international waters to ensure that exploitation of marine biological resources contributes to long-term environmental, economic and social sustainability. The IOTC, to which the EU is a contracting party, adopts annual conservation and management measures through resolutions that are binding on the EU. This Regulation implements resolutions adopted between 2020 and 2021 by the IOTC.