Decision makers must follow scientific advice and not increase bluefin tuna quotas
Agadir, Morocco: WWF calls on decision makers and the fishing industry to follow the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) Scientific Committee`s advice to ensure the bluefin tuna quota in the Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean remains the same and does not exceed 12,900 tonnes annually. At the 18th Special Meeting of the Commission in Agadir, Morocco, ICCAT`s contracting parties, which include Japan, the US, Canada, China and the European Union will again determine management measures for a range of tunas and tuna-like species. “ICCAT must keep