Brazil leads a pioneering strategy for the sustainable capture of tropical tunas

Brazil, with a leading role within the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (Iccat), leads a pioneering strategy for the sustainable capture of tropical tunas that will be discussed in November at the entity's meeting. The consolidation of this initiative will give Brazil an “opportunity to make history,” John Bohorquez, senior associate of the International Fisheries Conservation Program of the non-governmental organization (NGO) The Ocean Foundation, told EFE. “It is the first capture strategy for tropical tunas, particularly skipjack tuna, with a program 100% implemented with sustainable development and that can inspire other countries for other tropical species, such as bigeye tuna,” added the researcher. The strategy defended by Brazil at the last ICCAT meeting held last June in Madrid advocates the imposition of annual quotas based on “long-term scientific models, subject to the rules and with reference points and health indicators,” he detailed. . ...