Spain achieves a 10% increase in the bluefin tuna quota by 2023

Published 2022년 11월 22일

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The international commission ICCAT has increased the bluefin tuna catch quota for the Spanish fishing fleet by 10% for 2023, rising to 6,784 tons. This is part of a larger increase in the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) from 36,000 tons in 2022 to 40,570 tons in 2023, distributed among European countries, including an increase for Spain. The TAC for bigeye and tropical tuna will remain the same, and a new measure will be implemented to reduce sea turtle by-catch in tuna fisheries. Additionally, the EU has proposed a retention ban to end overfishing of the overexploited shortfin mako in the South Atlantic, with catch limits for all parties based on past averages.

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The Spanish fishing fleet will have a quota of 6,784 tons of bluefin tuna catch for the year 2023, which represents an increase of 10% compared to 2022, according to the agreement reached at the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of the Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) held between November 14 and 21 in Vila do Lobo (Portugal), in which the recovery of the reserves of this species has been verified. As a consequence of this good situation of bluefin tuna, ICCAT has adopted a management process with a mechanism that is based on a 3-year cycle, with a 60% probability that the state of the stock will be maintained. Overall, the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) is increased from 36,000 tons in 2022 to 40,570 tons by 2023. The European Union has 21,503 tons, 2,043 more than that arranged this year. Based on the distribution criteria of the European Union, the increase for Spain is 691 tons, pending the final adjustment in the TAC and Quotas. This increase responds to ...

Source: Agrodiario Huelva