EU Tuna Management & Conservation Update

by name voted on 06.02.2024

Summary

The proposal updates EU regulations to implement international tuna conservation measures, focusing on stricter monitoring of fish farming and improved tracking of fishing vessels.

9 06.02.2024

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fisheries

government

environment

public safety

social policy

administrative law

public administration

international relations

Key points

Implementation of updated international conservation measures for various tuna species and billfish.
Requirement to increase scientific observer coverage for longline vessels to at least 10% by early 2024.
Mandatory continuous vessel tracking (VMS) for all vessels over 12 meters, with hourly reporting for purse seiners.
Strict deadlines for fish caging operations, requiring completion before late August or early September each year.

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Documents (PDFs)

PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT RESULTING FROM INTERINSTITUTIONAL NEGOTIATIONS Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and Regulation (EU) 2023/2053 establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and Regulation (EU) .../2022 establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and Regulation (EU) .../2022 establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean Amendments to the Regulation on management, conservation and control measures applicable in the ICCAT Convention Area and the Regulation on a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean

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