INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION for the CONSERVATION of ATLANTIC TUNAS

R E P O R T for biennial period, 1972-73 PART I (1972) English version

MADRID, SPAIN 1973

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ATLANTIC TUNAS

Member Countries (as of March 1, 1973)

Brazil, Canada, France, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Japan, Korea, Morocco, Portugal, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, U.S.A. First Vice-Chairman of Commission Dr. M. P. PAIVA, Brasil Panel Membership (as of March 1, 1973) Panel Contracting Parties

1 Brazil, Canada, France, Ghana, Japan, Korea, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, U.S.A.

2 Canada, France, Japan, Korea, Morocco, Portugal, Spain,

U.S.A.

3 Brazil, Japan, Korea, South Africa, U.S.A.

4 Japan, Portugal, Spain, U.S.A. Council

Chairman: FRANCE

First Vice-Chairman: BRAZIL Second Vice-Chairman: MOROCCO Countries: CANADA, GHANA, JAPAN, KOREA, PORTUGAL, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, U.S.A.

Standing Committees Committees: Committee on Research and Statistics (SCRS)

Committee on Finance and Administration (STACFAD)

Chairman of Commission Mr. J. TOUYA, France Second Vice-Chairman of Commission Mr. D. LAYACHI, Morocco Chairman U.S.A. Morocco Japan Spain Chairman Mr. V. VALDEZ, Portugal Dr. W. M. SPRULES, Canada

Secretariat General Mola, 17, 28001 Madrid (Spain) Executive Secretary: O. RODRÍGUEZ-MARTÍN Assistant Executive Secretary: P. M. MIYAKE

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

The Chairman of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas presents his compliments to the Member Governments to the Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (signed in Rio de Janeiro, May 14, 1966), and to the Delegates and Observers representing said Governments, and has the honor to transmit the "Report for the Biennial Period, 1972-73, Part I (1972)", describing the activities of the Commission during the first half of said biennial period.

The volume contains reports of the Second Regular Meeting of the Council, held in November-December, 1972, and of all the associated meetings of the Standing Committees and Sub-Committees. In addition, it contains a summary of the activities of the Secretariat, and the National Reports on scientific activities related to tuna fisheries carried out by the various countries.

This Report has been drafted, circulated and approved in compliance with Article III, paragraph 9, and Article IV, paragraph 2-d, of the Convention, and Rule 15 of the Commission’s Rules of Procedure. The Report is available in the three official languages of the Commission: English, French and Spanish.

J. Touya Chairman

2-COVER_INSIDE ESTHER.pdfOF ATLANTIC TUNAS First Vice-Chairman Panel Contracting Parties 1 Brazil, Canada, France, Ghana, Japan, Korea, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, U.S.A. 2 Canada, France, Japan, Korea, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, U.S.A. 3 Brazil, Japan, Korea, South Africa, U.S.A. 4 Japan, Portugal, Spain, U.S.A. Council Standing Committees Committees: Committee on Research and Statistics (SCRS) Committee on Finance and Administration (STACFAD) Chairman of Commission Second Vice-Chairman Chairman

Chairman Mr. V. VALDEZ, Portugal Dr. W. M. SPRULES, Canada Secretariat