This Resolution of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), adopted in accordance with the provisions of Article IX, paragraph 1 of the IOTC Agreement, recalling IOTC Resolution 05/05 concerning the conservation of sharks caught in association with fisheries managed by IOTC and recognising the need to establish a scientific framework for the conservation and management of shark species in IOTC, requires the Commission to determine the shark species that are subjected to IOTC Conservation and Man