The ICCAT Secretariat facilitates the work carried out by the Commission. It is organized as shown in the organigram below. This organization is determined by aspects such as the mandate from the Commission, the number of staff and the staff classification and experience. Due to these factors, some staff members perform different tasks related to several departments.

Several tasks that are coordinated directly by the Executive Secretary or his deputy are not included in this document. Some of these are: Coordination of communications with Delegates; coordination of translation and distribution of documents during meetings; and, updating of the Web pages