Canada ‘pleased’ with International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) outcome

Canada ‘pleased’ with ICCAT outcome. Canada says it is pleased with the outcomes reached at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) meeting, which concluded on November 23. A statement from the Canadian Government said: “Canada entered the negotiations with a position that was based on the best available science, and aimed to conserve and regenerate fish stocks and the ecosystems on which they depend. As a result of the successful negotiations, Canada and other member nations are better positioned to regulate the fishing, conservation, and regeneration of a number of tuna, tuna-like, and shark species. “Specifically, members agreed to important measures to reduce mortality rates and restore North Atlantic shortfin mako shark populations. The measures adopted will ensure harvesters are not permitted to keep any sharks caught in association with ICCAT fisheries in 2022 and from 2023, harvesters will only be allowed to keep these sharks under ...