Norway announces 386.4 tonnes bluefin tuna quota

Published Mar 14, 2024

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Norway has maintained its bluefin tuna quota at 386.4 tonnes for 2024, identical to the previous year. The quota encompasses allocations for by-catch, mark-and-release, recreational fishing, a pilot project on live storage of bluefin tuna, and research. Small-scale coastal vessels, seiners, and one liner vessel are permitted to fish. The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries reserves the right to modify or cancel the guaranteed quota for seiners on 15 August 2024. The quota is designed to enhance fishing activity and value creation of bluefin tuna.

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Norway announces 386.4 tonnes bluefin tuna quota. Norway will be allowed to fish 386.4 tonnes of bluefin tuna in 2024, which corresponds to last year’s quota level. Small-scale coastal vessels and seiners can, as in 2023, participate in fishing. In addition, it is open for one liner vessel to participate. The negotiations have taken place in the International Commission for the Management of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT). “Bluefin tuna have returned to Norwegian waters in recent years, and are now here to stay. Today’s quota level provides increased opportunities for fishing activity and value creation of bluefin tuna, and we hope that Norwegian fishermen will take advantage of this opportunity so that we can also make the best possible use of this resource in the future,” says Fisheries and Oceans Minister Cecilie Myrseth. Of the total Norwegian quota of 386.4 tonnes, 15 tonnes have been set aside for by-catch, 10 tonnes for mark-and-release and recreational fishing and 30 tonnes for a ...

Source: Fish Focus