IFBs: Instruments, Frameworks and Bodies

Here you can find information on more than 250 international agreements and organizations that play a role in ocean governance. You can either explore the full list, or you can filter the entries by theme or region. You can also search for specific entries by keyword. Note that there are separate tabs for Organizations and Agreements – if you aren’t finding what you are looking for, try switching tabs! Once you have found an entry you are interested in, click on the arrow on the right for more details. You will find a brief summary description, lists of Parties (for Agreements), information on the relationship between Agreements and Organizations, links to relevant external websites, and more. Make sure you click on all the tabs to explore the record fully.

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Name	Year in force	Secretariat	Regional relevance	Action
1992 Protocol to the CLC Convention: Protocol of 1992 to amend the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1969	1996	IMO: International Maritime Organization	Global Ocean	View
Abidjan Convention: Convention for Co-operation in the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the West and Central African Region	1984	Abidjan Convention Secretariat	South Atlantic Ocean North Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean	View
Abuja MOU: Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control for West and Central African Region	1999	Abuja MOU Secretariat	South Atlantic Ocean	View
ACCOBAMS: Agreement on the Conservation of Cetaceans of the Black Sea, Mediterranean Sea and Contiguous Atlantic Area	2001	ACCOBAMS Secretariat	Mediterranean Sea Black Sea North Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean	View
AIDCP: Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program	1999	IATTC: Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission	Global Ocean	View
Antarctic Treaty: The Antarctic Treaty	1961	Antarctic Treaty Secretariat	Southern Ocean (Antarctic Ocean)	View
Antarctic Treaty Environmental Protection Protocol: Protocol to the Antarctic Treaty on Environmental Protection	1998	Antarctic Treaty Secretariat	Southern Ocean (Antarctic Ocean)	View
Anti-Fouling Convention: International Convention on the Control of Harmful Anti-fouling Systems on Ships	2008	IMO: International Maritime Organization	Global Ocean	View
Antigua Convention: Convention for Cooperation in the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of The Northeast Pacific			North Pacific Ocean Pacific Ocean	View
Apia Convention: Convention on Conservation of Nature in the South Pacific	1990	SPREP: Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme	Pacific Ocean South Pacific Ocean Pacific Islands (CSP Pilot Region)	View