Spain increases the quota of northern albacore by 4,132 tons and maintains the increase for bluefin tuna at 10%

The Spanish fishing fleet will have a quota of 22,361 tons of northern albacore catch for the year 2024, which represents an increase of 23% compared to 2023, according to the agreement reached at the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT), held in Cairo (Egypt). This increase has been possible after the confirmation of the improvement in the stock of this species. As a consequence of this good situation of albacore, ICCAT has increased the Total Allowable Catch (TAC) for the years 2024 to 2026, which is expanded from from 37,801 tons in 2023 to 47,251 tons by 2024. The European Union is responsible for 35,815 tons, 7,212 tons more than in 2023. Regarding bluefin tuna, the increase for Spain of 691 tons is maintained, due to the consolidation of the recovery of the species as a consequence of the management plans undertaken in recent years. BALLOWE AND TROPICAL TUNAS The ICCAT committee has decided to maintain in 2023 the ...