South Korea: The total allowable catch of saury in the North Pacific could be reduced by 25 percent

The total catch of saury in the North Pacific, whose stock conditions have deteriorated sharply over the past few years, will be reduced by about 25%. At the 7th general meeting of the North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC) held in Sapporo, Japan from March 17 to 24, the catch limit for saury in the North Pacific, where the need to reduce catches has been continuously raised due to the rapid deterioration of the stock in the past few years Amendment was discussed as a major agenda item. At this general meeting, the North Pacific Fisheries Commission decided to reduce the total allowable catch (TAC) by about 25% (150,000 tons) from the current level (2021-2022, 198,000 tons) for two years to recover saury resources in the North Pacific high seas. The catches of member countries were also agreed to be uniformly reduced by 25% from the 2021-2022 level. As a result, South Korea's 2023-2024 North Pacific saury catch limit was set at 9,342 tons, a decrease of 3,000 tons from 12,455 ...