Brazil takes a stand for the right to fish 6,000 tons of mandolin albacore

Published 2023년 6월 22일

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The Brazilian delegation at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) is advocating for the maintenance of the current 6,043-ton yellowfin tuna catch quota. They are supporting a global catch limit of 73,000 tons and proposing criteria for its fair distribution among member countries. The goal is to achieve a balance between developed and developing countries and to support the development of fisheries in Latin America and Africa. Negotiations will continue until November, when a decisive meeting will be held in Egypt.

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By João Vitor Castro, special for AE São Paulo, 06/22/2023 - The Brazilian delegation participating in the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), in Spain, took a stand for maintaining the Brazilian catch quota of the current 6,043 tons of yellowfin tuna. The group is led by the National Secretary for Registration, Monitoring and Research at the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Flávia Lucena Frédou. Negotiations at the 3rd Intersectional Meeting of Panel 1 of the Commission advanced around the proposed catch limit of 73,000 tons worldwide, a position defended by Brazil, associated with relevant control measures. The country has a suggestion for defining the criteria for dividing these 73,000 tons among all member countries. "One of the strengths of our proposal is to seek greater balance between developed and developing countries, allowing greater equity and the possibility for countries in Latin America and Africa to develop their ...

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