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title: "The IATTC continues to work towards a seabird bycatch mitigation resolution"
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# The IATTC continues to work towards a seabird bycatch mitigation resolution

 The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission ([IATTC](http://www.iattc.org/HomeENG.htm)) is meeting this week for the 80th time in La Jolla, California, U.S.A.  On the [agenda](http://www.iattc.org/PDFFiles2/IATTC-80-Agenda-provisional-Jun2009ENG.pdf)  is a consideration of the now-available report ([IATTC-80-08a](http://www.iattc.org/PDFFiles2/IATTC-80-08a-Seabird-meeting-report.pdf)) of the IATTC Technical Meeting on Seabirds held in Del Mar, California on 11 May ([click here](https://acap.aq/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=262&Itemid=28) for an earlier news item on this meeting).  

 

Following on from the technical meeting, the Director and staff of IATTC will prepare a draft resolution for the consideration of the IATTC that will “…likely express the need for more information, call for more observer coverage of industrial longliners, and suggest appropriate mitigation measures.”

 

 *John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 09 June 2009* [http://www.iattc.org/HomeENG.htm](http://www.iattc.org/HomeENG.htm)