UK: Global Tuna Alliance dismay at failure to agree plan for yellowfin tuna

Global Tuna Alliance dismay at failure to agree plan for yellowfin tuna. At the 27th Session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), delegates once again failed to agree a rebuilding plan for the overfished yellowfin stock, despite growing calls from the market to act. The Global Tuna Alliance (GTA) has reacted with disappointment at another missed opportunity for the IOTC to agree a rebuilding plan for yellowfin tuna, which has been overfished for over eight years. The GTA hit out at the Regional Fisheries Management Organisation’s (RFMO) “broken” decision-making process, which allows objections by member states to block proposals, even if there is a clear consensus in favour. They’ve warned that continued failure to act could result in the market walking away en masse from the Indian Ocean, citing its joint campaign with the Tuna Protection Alliance (TUPA) and WWF and their market partners as evidence of growing discontent. The 27th Session of the IOTC was set against a ...