MEPs back new management plan for bluefin tuna
Better rules on caging and fair distribution of bluefin tuna quotas among fleet segments are part of the new plan to manage bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.…
Co-ordinating EU efforts to monitor the bluefin season
The European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) is co-ordinating the European control campaign for bluefin tuna in the framework of its Joint Deployment Plan (JDP). Member States (MS) pool their control…
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Iceland looks at bluefin options
Iceland’s Ministry of Fisheries is preparing a Parliamentary Bill concerning changes to fisheries legislation, in particular relating to possibilities for fishing bluefin tuna within the country’s EEZ. There was a…
After a four-year wait, small-scale fishermen have been vindicated by a French court. Image: LIFE Platform
Victory in court for small-scale tuna fishermen
It has taken more than four years, but a case challenging the mechanism used to allocate bluefin tuna quotas, has finally gone to court – with a judgement in favour…
LIFE and small scale fishermen are challenging the legality of bluefin tuna quota allocation. Images: thonrougedeligne.com
Small-scale tuna fishermen to get their day in court
A class action brought by Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) and French small-scale fishermen over the legality of the mechanism behind the French bluefin tuna quota allocation has languished…
Quotas for red (bluefin) tuna are stable, but prices are expected to be lower than last year. Image: Sathoan
Mediterranean tuna prices expected to drop this year
As the tuna season in the Mediterranean opens, this year’s fishery should look positive as the 4781 tonne quotas for the French purse seine fleet have close to pre-recovery period…
Plateforme Petite Pêche is encouraging French small-scale fishermen to fish for bluefin tuna on 26th May as a protest against what they see as unfair quota distribution. Image: Plateforme Petite Pêche
Bluefin protest day, 26th May 2020
French coastal fishing organisation Plateforme Petite Pêche is calling on artisanal fishermen to fish for bluefin tuna on the 26th May, the day when the fishery opens for the Mediterranean…
