Spain achieves a 10% increase in the bluefin tuna quota for 2023, which is set at 6,784 tons

Published 2022년 11월 23일

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The international commission ICCAT has increased the bluefin tuna catch quota for the Spanish fishing fleet by 10% for 2023, rising to 6,784 tons. This is part of a larger increase in the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for all tuna species, totaling 40,570 tons for 2023, up from 36,000 tons in 2022. The EU's share of this TAC is 21,503 tons, with an increase for Spain of 691 tons. The meeting also sought to maintain or improve the populations of bigeye and tropical tunas, and implemented measures to reduce the by-catch rates of sea turtles in tuna fisheries. However, a retention ban for the overexploited southern shortfin mako could not be agreed upon due to opposition from African countries, leading to the implementation of catch limits for all parties.

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The Spanish fishing fleet will have a catch quota of 6,784 tons of bluefin tuna for the year 2023, which represents an increase of 10% compared to 2022, according to the agreement reached at the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of the Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) held between November 14 and 21 in Vila do Lobo (Portugal), in which the recovery of the reserves of this species has been verified. As a consequence of this good situation of bluefin tuna, ICCAT has adopted a management process with a mechanism that is based on a 3-year cycle, with a 60% probability that the status of the stock will be maintained. The Total Allowable Catch (TAC) is increased from 36,000 tons in 2022 to 40,570 tons for the year 2023. The European Union corresponds to 21,503 tons, 2,043 more than that arranged this year. Based on the distribution criteria of the European Union, the increase for Spain is 691 tons, pending the final adjustment in the TAC and Quotas, according to ...

Source: Agrodiario