Scientists from French and Spanish institutions discuss the future of the tuna fishery

Tuna

Seafood

Spain

France

Published Jan 26, 2023

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Scientists from French and Spanish institutions met with European tuna producers to discuss at a European level the challenges facing stakeholders. Representatives from the Research Institute for Development (IRD) in France and the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) and AZTI in Spain attended and spoke about their needs to meet the growing challenges of science applied to fisheries, as well as their concerns.

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Some of them criticized that the models presented in international fisheries management bodies are becoming more and more complex, hindering further exploration of every proposal and topic. They also noted that their growing commitments, including journal publications, leave little time for reserve evaluations and other tasks. Representatives of the sector also had the opportunity to express their desire for the technical and scientific development of fisheries science. In particular, this refers to improving data collection and reporting processes in purse fisheries, further integrating data collected by purse seiners into stock assessments, conducting post hoc assessments of management measures in international fisheries management bodies (OROPs) to see if they are consistent with their original objectives, and to devote more data-poor fisheries research to improve tropical tuna stock estimates and studies on the impact of fisheries on tuna populations. This meeting allowed ...

Source: Fishretail