ICCAT takes positive action to rebuild Atlantic bluefin tuna population; ignores sharks
Many environmentalists and fisheries advocates have said that the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) hasn't exactly done what it's name indicates it's supposed to do, but apparently at their latest meeting they at least held the line on current quotas. As the title of the article indicates, they didn't do much for sharks, but one thing at a time, I guess.
What they didn't do was take good additional steps to track the stocks and to control illegal fishing. But they did take steps to track fishing vessels, which could help a bit.
As for the sharks, they didn't do anything to control the catch of porbeagle and shortfin mako sharks.
Also, the European Union is taking steps to control illegal fishing. Every little step helps.
"ICCAT
has taken the next step in supporting the recovery of severely depleted
Atlantic bluefin tuna by maintaining catch limits, in line with
scientific advice, for both the western and eastern bluefin populations
at 1,750 metric tons and 13,400 mt, respectively. The future of one of
the ocean’s most iconic and valuable fish—the Atlantic bluefin tuna—is
brighter today. - See more at:
http://www.pewenvironment.org/news-room/press-releases/iccat-takes-positive-action-to-rebuild-atlantic-bluefin-tuna-populations-end-illegal-fishing-but-ignores-sharks-85899522599#sthash.9YothaT2.dpuf
"ICCAT
has taken the next step in supporting the recovery of severely depleted
Atlantic bluefin tuna by maintaining catch limits, in line with
scientific advice, for both the western and eastern bluefin populations
at 1,750 metric tons and 13,400 mt, respectively. The future of one of
the ocean’s most iconic and valuable fish—the Atlantic bluefin tuna—is
brighter today - See more at:
http://www.pewenvironment.org/news-room/press-releases/iccat-takes-positive-action-to-rebuild-atlantic-bluefin-tuna-populations-end-illegal-fishing-but-ignores-sharks-85899522599#sthash.9YothaT2.dpuf
"ICCAT
has taken the next step in supporting the recovery of severely depleted
Atlantic bluefin tuna by maintaining catch limits, in line with
scientific advice, for both the western and eastern bluefin populations
at 1,750 metric tons and 13,400 mt, respectively. The future of one of
the ocean’s most iconic and valuable fish—the Atlantic bluefin tuna—is
brighter today - See more at:
http://www.pewenvironment.org/news-room/press-releases/iccat-takes-positive-action-to-rebuild-atlantic-bluefin-tuna-populations-end-illegal-fishing-but-ignores-sharks-85899522599#sthash.9YothaT2.dpuf
"ICCAT
has taken the next step in supporting the recovery of severely depleted
Atlantic bluefin tuna by maintaining catch limits, in line with
scientific advice, for both the western and eastern bluefin populations
at 1,750 metric tons and 13,400 mt, respectively. The future of one of
the ocean’s most iconic and valuable fish—the Atlantic bluefin tuna—is
brighter today - See more at:
http://www.pewenvironment.org/news-room/press-releases/iccat-takes-positive-action-to-rebuild-atlantic-bluefin-tuna-populations-end-illegal-fishing-but-ignores-sharks-85899522599#sthash.9YothaT2.dpuf
"ICCAT
has taken the next step in supporting the recovery of severely depleted
Atlantic bluefin tuna by maintaining catch limits, in line with
scientific advice, for both the western and eastern bluefin populations
at 1,750 metric tons and 13,400 mt, respectively. The future of one of
the ocean’s most iconic and valuable fish—the Atlantic bluefin tuna—is
brighter today - See more at:
http://www.pewenvironment.org/news-room/press-releases/iccat-takes-positive-action-to-rebuild-atlantic-bluefin-tuna-populations-end-illegal-fishing-but-ignores-sharks-85899522599#sthash.9YothaT2.dpuf
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