“HOUSE GETS BILL FOR STUDY OF TUNA (Washington D.C.) – The Senate passed and sent to the House of Representatives today legislation to give effect to the establishment of an INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION for the scientific investigation of tuna by the United States and Mexico. It also passed legislation to give effect to the INTER-AMERICAN TROPICAL TUNA COMMISSION (I.A.T.T.C.) between the United States and Costa Rica.”
(*Source: San Diego Union & DAILY BEE newspaper – Thursday, July 17, 1950 – Pg. 2)
*Editorial Note: “R.F.M.O.” stands for: Regional Fisheries Management Organizations. The I.A.T.T.C. was the first of what will eventually be 5 such organizations affecting the United States. In 1966, the Commission initiated the world’s first tuna fishery management program, which limited the annual catch of yellowfin tuna. The I.A.T.T.C. is responsible for the conservation and management of tuna and associated species and their ecosystems throughout the Eastern Pacific Ocean, from Canada in the north to Chile in the south. From the modest 1949 proposal, over time this first R.F.M.O. would eventually grow into more and gather MANY more national memberships and international influence. See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter-American_Tropical_Tuna_Commission