Commission welcomes outcome of ICCAT 2012 meeting

EU News 576/2012

20 November 2012
IP/12/1238
Brussels

The European Commission welcomes the important decisions taken at the annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) held in Agadir, Morocco, from 12 to 19 November 2012. Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Maria Damanaki, welcomed the decisions on sustainability of fisheries: "Adopted conservation measures for the sustainability of Bluefin Tuna and Marlin stocks are in line with scientific advice. The recovery plan for Eastern Bluefin tuna has been reviewed and strengthened, setting the TACs (Total Allowable Catches) at 13,400 tons per year as of 2013. Moreover, a better management and control system for members of ICCAT was adopted. However, I regret that ICCAT was not successful in its decisions on a better protection of sharks, as measures tabled by the EU for the sustainability of stocks of Shortfin Mako and Portbeagle were not supported."

Source and additional information:
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-12-1238_en.htm?locale=en

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