The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas was established in 1969, following the entry into force of the International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas , which was prepared and adopted at a Conference of Plenipotentiaries in Rio de Janeiro in 1966. Membership The Comm ission is open to any Government which is a Member of the United Nations or of any specialized agency of the United Nations and to any inter-governmental economic integration organization constituted by States that have transferred to it competence over the matters governed by the Convention, including the competence to enter into treaties in respect of those matters. Instruments of ratification, approval, or adherence may be deposited with the D irector-General of the FAO, and membership is effective on the date of such deposit. The Commission is empowered, on the basis of scientific evidence, to recommend management measures and Resolutions aimed carrying out its objective of maintaining the populations of tuna and tuna-like fishes at levels which will permit maximum sustainable catch. Normally, Recommendations and Resolutions are drafted by the subsidiary bodies such as the 4 species-group Panels, or the Compliance Committee, and are presented to the Commission for adoption.
Recommendations enter into force subject to an objection procedure.
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