The European Union Might Apply Restrictive Measures for Tuna Imports From Non-EU Countries in 2023

The European Union (EU) will probably impose restrictive measures for Non-EU tuna exporting countries. The EU is in the process of increasing quality measures for the countries whose catching practices are questionable as per EU standards. Countries like India, which exports Yellowfin and Skipjack tunas to the EU are likely to be affected if the restrictions are high. It may result in reduced demand from the EU and ultimately benefit South East Asian and Tunisian buyers of Indian tuna as the prices may get lowered if restrictions are imposed by 2023. The Indian catch of tuna and other seafood is mostly 'land frozen' while other origins have been using catching fleets that can offer 'sea frozen' methods. Apart from this, the high histamine levels of Indian tuna catches need to be improved to compete with the EU and other high international standards.