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Bluefin Tuna Recovery Plan

Summary

A proposal to implement a multiannual recovery plan for Bluefin tuna in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, focusing on sustainable fishing practices.
10 16.09.2016
Other
environment
social policy
agriculture, forestry and fisheries

Key points

  • The plan prioritizes sustainable and traditional fishing methods, such as artisanal traps, to help rebuild tuna stocks.
  • Member States must ensure quota allocations are transparent and consider the socio-economic needs of small-scale fishermen.
  • Specific minimum conservation sizes are established for Bluefin tuna to ensure healthy population growth.
  • The number and total weight of fishing vessels are limited based on historical data from the 2007-2008 period.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a multiannual recovery plan for Bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean repealing Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 Multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean ***I Multiannual recovery plan for Bluefin tuna ***I
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