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ANNEX I. HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES : THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA

ANNEX I. HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES : THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE LAW OF THE SEA

ANNEX I. HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES


 1. Albacore tuna: Thunnus alalunga.cralaw

 2. Bluefin tuna: Thunnus thynnus.cralaw

 3. Bigeye tuna: Thunnus obesus.cralaw

 4. Skipjack tuna: Katsuwonus pelamis.cralaw

 5. Yellowfin tuna: Thunnus albacares.

 6. Blackfin tuna: Thunnus atlanticus.cralaw

 7. Little tuna: Euthynnus alletteratus; Euthynnus affinis.cralaw

 8. Southern bluefin tuna: Thunnus maccoyii.cralaw

 9. Frigate mackerel: Auxis thazard; Auxis rochei.cralaw

10. Pomfrets: Family Bramidae.cralaw

11. Marlins: Tetrapturus angustirostris; Tetrapturus belone; Tetrapturus pfluegeri; Tetrapturus albidus; Tetrapturus audax; Tetrapturus georgei; Makaira mazara; Makaira indica; Makaira nigricans.cralaw

12. Sail-fishes: Istiophorus platypterus; Istiophorus albicans.cralaw

13. Swordfish: Xiphias gladius.cralaw

14. Sauries: Scomberesox saurus; Cololabis saira; Cololabis adocetus; Scomberesox saurus scombroides.cralaw

15. Dolphin: Coryphaena hippurus; Coryphaena equiselis.cralaw

16. Oceanic sharks: Hexanchus griseus; Cetorhinus maximus; Family Alopiidae; Rhincodon typus; Family Carcharhinidae; Family Sphyrnidae; Family Isurida.cralaw

17. Cetaceans: Family Physeteridae; Family Balaenopteridae; Family Balaenidae; Family Eschrichtiidae; Family Monodontidae; Family Ziphiidae; Family Delphinidae.


United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea - Annex I
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