Progress welcomed, but challenges remain
The decision at the recent ICCAT extraordinary meeting to reduce the moratorium on FAD usage from 72 to 45 days has been welcomed by Orthongel, representing the French tuna sector…
GTA and Green Fish Company join forces
The Global Tuna Alliance has announced a new partnership with the Green Fish Company, which harvests tuna from waters around the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena. The partnership…
Disappointment over failure to agree on bigeye
French tuna industry body Orthongel has registered its disappointment at the failure yet again at the 28th ICCAT meeting last week of the Tropical Tuna Sub-Commission was once again unable…
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Supporting ICCAT for a better management of tropical tunas
With its 24th extraordinary meeting currently in progress in Cairo, the International Commission for the conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)is examining tropical tuna management – with the focus on bigeye…
Commission proposes 2024 Atlantic, Kattegat and Skagerrak fishing opportunities
The European Commission has published its proposal to set TACs for 18 fish stocks in the EU waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Kattegat and Skagerrak for 2024 – and for…
Supporting West Africa’s artisanal fisheries
European purse seine operators have committed to supporting initiatives for artisanal fisheries in West Africa. The Europêche Tuna Group and COMHAFAT, which represents articanal and other fisheries in 22 African…
ICCAT misses an opportunity, says European industry
Despite the serious efforts and sacrifices made by European purse seiner operators to restore the bigeye tuna stock, this week's discussions at ICCAT did not lead to the TAC increase…