Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission

The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (abbreviated IATTC) (Sp.: Comisión Interamericana del Atún Tropical) is a tuna regional fishery management organisation responsible for the conservation and management of tuna and other marine resources in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
AbbreviationIATTC / Spanish: Comisión Interamericana del Atún Tropical (CIAT)
Formation1949 (1949)
Typetuna regional fishery management organisation
Legal statusInternational organization
PurposeFisheries management
HeadquartersLa Jolla, San Diego, United States
Area served
Eastern Pacific Ocean
Membership
21 members
Director
Arnulfo Franco
Websitewww.iattc.org
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