The EU proposes measures to improve the conservation of tuna in the Indian Ocean

Published 2023년 4월 11일

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The European Union (EU) has introduced proposals to enhance the conservation and management of tuna in the Indian Ocean, ahead of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (ICAO) meeting in May 2023. The EU's plans include a three-year multi-year plan to regulate tuna stocks, which will be voluntary and based on scientific advice. Additionally, the EU has proposed a mechanism for inspections of high seas ships to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and updates to the CAOI compliance committee rules to enhance compliance with regulations. The EU has also introduced a new resolution for the management of drifting fish concentration devices and has opposed the February resolution that effectively banned tuna fishing with drifting fish aggregating devices in the Indian Ocean.

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The European Union (EU) published on Tuesday its proposals to improve the conservation and management of tuna in the Indian Ocean, with a view to the next meeting of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (ICAO), which will be held between the 8th and May 12, 2023. At the next CAOI meeting, the community club will promote the adoption of a multi-year plan to improve the management of the stocks of the three tropical tunas (yellowfin, bigeye and striped-bellied bonito). The European Commission (EC) stressed in a statement that, according to the CAOI scientific committee, the current situation of the tuna population in the Indian Ocean and the level of fishing "are not sustainable." The multiannual plan would last three years and would reduce the level of catches "in line with scientific advice", according to Brussels. The Community Executive added that the plans that cover several species have been adopted and implemented "successfully" in other regional organizations on fisheries ...

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