Global: Some 80 countries are negotiating Atlantic tuna fishing in Cyprus

Representatives from some 80 countries are holding an assembly of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) from Monday to the 18th in Limassol (Cyprus), to negotiate the catch of tuna and species of interest to the Spanish fleet. The Iccat negotiation will focus, above all, on tropical tuna (those intended for canning), although the Atlantic coastal countries will also discuss swordfish and blue shark. The 52 members of the organisation will participate, including the European Commission (EU) negotiating on behalf of the 27 community countries. Iccat, an organisation known in the fishing sector for its measures to recover the Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna, will not negotiate the quotas for this species this year, because they are set until 2025. In general, tuna stocks in the fishing grounds are in a better situation, according to what the managing director of the Organisation of Associated Producers of Large Freezer Tuna Vessels ...