Peru: Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission defines rules for their conservation and sustainable use

After a complex negotiation between the 21 member countries, it was possible to define the rules that will be in force from 2022 to 2024, which include rigorous directives to ensure the sustainability of species and reduce the number of floating objects. The recent appointment of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) will be remembered for the unification of science and fisheries policy in order to produce the most robust conservation measures in history, for the sustainable use of tropical tunas for the Ocean Eastern Pacific. After a complex negotiation between the 21 member countries, it was possible to define the rules that will be in force from 2022 to 2024 (three years) that include rigorous directives to ensure the sustainability of the species and reduce the number of floating objects. Likewise, the route was determined to continue improving the control, surveillance and monitoring of the fisheries with purse seines and longlines, ensuring that the ...