EU and US impede momentum toward vital mako shark protections

Published 2021년 7월 12일

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The European Union and the United States have prevented the passage of a proposal to ban the retention of North Atlantic shortfin makos, a critically endangered species, at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). The proposal, put forward by Canada and seven other countries, aimed to halt the unsustainable fishing of makos, which scientists believe could take up to 50 years to recover. However, the EU and US insisted on exceptions that would allow the continued landing of the endangered species. The proposal enjoyed support from Norway, Japan, and Algeria, among others. The discussions are set to continue with the goal of agreeing on a conservation plan at the annual meeting in November.

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EU and US impede momentum toward vital mako shark protections. Decision on North Atlantic ICCAT ban – championed by Canada, Gabon, Senegal, and the UK – stalled again. Conservationists are deeply unhappy that the European Union and the United States once again served as the main obstacles to agreement on urgently needed mako shark protections during this week’s special Committee negotiations of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). Canada and seven other Parties proposed a ban on retaining seriously overfished North Atlantic shortfin makos, as scientists have long advised. The EU and US refuse to go along and continue to insist on exceptions for continuing to land the endangered species, despite receiving only opposition in response. The resulting delay in consensus allows unsustainable fishing on this shared population to continue. ICCAT scientists estimate recovery could take five decades, even if fishing were to stop immediately. “The ...

Source: Fish Focus