The European Parliament approves updating fishing control measures and the multi-annual tuna plan

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Published Feb 7, 2024

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The European Parliament has updated conservation and fishing control measures in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, incorporating a multi-annual management plan for bluefin tuna. The updated rules, which received 568 votes in favor, integrate recommendations from the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) into EU law. The aim is to ensure parity between the EU fishing fleet and third-country fleets in the area. The measures also mandate improved data collection on catches of different species and require countries with a bluefin tuna quota to establish a monitoring, control, and inspection plan.

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The plenary session of the European Parliament approved this Tuesday an update of the conservation and fishing control measures in the area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT), as well as the multi-annual management plan for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic and Mediterranean . The European Parliament supported these regulations with 568 votes in favor, 44 against and 14 abstentions. The plenary session gave the definitive green light to the integration into EU law of the recommendations of the regional fishing organization International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) for this area. To keep EU rules as up to date as possible, MEPs made improvements to the Commission's proposal for different species, such as tropical tuna, albacore, swordfish, sailfish, blue marlin and white, shortfin mako and sea turtles, the EP explained in a statement. In order to support the stock assessment process, MEPs called on EU countries to ...

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