European Tuna Freezers’ Fleet Hit Hard by IOTC's Double Standards
THAILAND Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 00:00 (GMT + 9)
The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) 28th session, held from May 13th to 17th in Bangkok, Thailand, ended on a bitter note for the European fleet. Focusing on FAD measures, IOTC has successfully created a smoke screen to mask its serious governance deficiencies and failure to adequately manage fish stocks, especially yellowfin and neritic tunas or enforce proper monitoring, control, and surveillance. Anne-France Mattlet, Director of Europêche Tuna Group, deeply regrets that “all measures proposed that were meant to improve transparency and better data for scientific analysis were either rejected or deeply weakened: this includes the Seychellean proposals to improve data collection and reporting, catch and effort, tropical tuna discard ban, the European Union’s High Sea Boarding and Inspection Scheme and observer co... FULL STORY
