The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC; French: CTOI) is an intergovernmental organization that co-ordinates the regulation and management of tuna in the Indian Ocean. Conceived in 1993, it entered into existence in 1996. The IOTC is the successor to the Indo-Pacific Tuna Development and Management Programme, which was established in 1982. As of July 2016, there are 31 members of IOTC: Vanuatu was a member of the IOTC between 2012 and 2015. It chose to withdraw from the organization. IOTC headquarters are located in Victoria, Seychelles.