The move was denounced as inadequate by environmental groups who had called on the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) to agree to a zero quota and list the fish as an endangered species.
Read moreFAO's governing Council has unanimously approved the creation of a new regional fisheries management body for the Central Asia and Caucasus region.
October, 16th: The European Commission is proposing the new levels of total allowable catch (TAC) and fishing effort for fish stocks available to Community fishing vessels mainly in the Atlantic and the North Sea. This proposal is based on scientific advice about the quantities of fish that can be caught sustainably. The Commission has also discussed working methods with Member States and the fishing sectors, and as a result of their advice has in many cases limited reductions to no more than 15% since last year.
Read moreThe United Nations Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora CITES will study the proposal to add bluefin tuna to Appendix I of the convention.
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EU member states on September 21st failed to find a majority status to support proposals aimed at temporarily banning international trade of Atlantic bluefin tuna in order to preserve the species. «In the time EU governments were called to take position on the matter, they failed to find a supporting consensus », highlighted the Commission in a press release. At the same time, the Commission has expressed its concern regarding the declining fish stocks especially after decades of over fishing.
