Norway increases bluefin tuna quota in 2023

Its total quota for this species will increase by 23% to 368 metric tons (MT). Furthermore, Norway can transfer 15 MT of unfished quota from 2022 to 2023, which means that Norwegian fishermen can fish up to 383 MT of Atlantic bluefin tuna in 2023. This increase is possible thanks to a new management procedure for bluefin tuna throughout the Atlantic Ocean, adopted by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (Iccat). In addition, Norway will conduct a pilot project ...