Europe: Landmark agreement for sustainable management of Atlantic tropical tunas

Published 2024년 11월 26일

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The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has reached a significant agreement to sustainably manage Atlantic tropical tunas, including increasing the Total Allowable Catch for bigeye tuna, which benefits developing coastal states and the European fleet. The agreement also mandates biodegradable Fish Aggregation Devices, reduces FAD fishery closure to 45 days, and includes management strategies for tropical tunas and North Atlantic swordfish. New measures for bluefin tuna management were adopted, aiding small-scale fisheries in the Gulf of Lion, and a framework for bluefin tuna aquaculture was established. The EU, a key player in global fisheries management, led efforts to protect sharks and initiated a blue shark Management Strategy Evaluation, highlighting its active role in both tuna and non-tuna Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs).

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Landmark agreement for sustainable management of Atlantic tropical tunas. At the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) meeting in Cyprus, the EU paved the way to an agreement for the sustainable management of tropical tunas. This agreement includes a bigeye tuna Total Allowable Catch (TAC) increase, mainly to the benefit of developing coastal states. The fishing opportunities for the European fleet are also slightly improved. Furthermore, the agreement carves out a pathway for the mandatory use of biodegradable and non-entangling Fish Aggregation Devices (FADs). Another important element for the EU fleet is the reduction of the FAD fishery closure to 45 days, and the strengthening of the scientific work to inform future decisions on the appropriate length of the FAD closure. This creates a level playing field and will benefit the socio-economic situation of the EU fleet in the Atlantic. The EU also continued to lead towards ...

Source: Fish Focus