All ICCAT articles
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NewsWelsh government reports progress on fisheries management, funding and enforcement
First update given on its Strategic Approach to Welsh Fisheries and Aquaculture, introduced a year ago
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NewsICCAT boosts EU bluefin tuna quota
ICCAT has approved a major bluefin tuna quota increase while advancing shark protections
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NewsICCAT shark finning ban stalemate
ICCAT has delivered new shark protections and lower mako limits, but finning ban progress has once again stalled
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NewsISSF: ICCAT 2025 delivers ‘mixed results’
Skipjack management procedure adoption marks progress while other key reforms slip to 2026 and beyond, coalition says
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NewsISSF issues ICCAT position statement asking for further progress
Priorities include finalising harvest strategies, scaling up electronic monitoring and observer coverage, and advancing shark conservation
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NewsMexico acts to protect Atlantic sharks after years of delay
Shark League coalition welcomes bans on bigeye thresher, oceanic whitetip, shortfin mako, hammerhead and silky sharks
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NewsEU approves new Cabo Verde tuna fishing agreement
Deal aims to enhance cooperation between both parties to help the country develop a sustainable fisheries policy and promote socioeconomic development
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NewsISSF: Strong progress for Atlantic Ocean tuna fisheries
NGO “especially pleased” ICCAT adopted an updated tropical tuna management measure that also improves FAD management
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NewsJapan, China slammed for blocking shark protection
ICCAT’s Cyprus meeting ends in defeat for proposal to end at-sea fin removal while other shark safeguards advance
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NewsICCAT 2024 – landmark agreement reached on tuna management
Annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas reaches agreement for the sustainable management of tropical tunas
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NewsICCAT urged to implement stronger tuna management
Commission needs to take vital steps toward meeting its mandate to scientifically and sustainably manage its fisheries, says ISSF
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NewsNew project seeks to optimise Bay of Biscay bluefin resource
Two submersible aquaculture facilities off the coast of Getaria will fatten a limited number of tuna
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NewsA first for newly-certified South African tuna fishery
Component of the albacore fishery achieves MSC certification, becoming the first fishery to do so following participation in the In-Transition to MSC programme
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NewsCepesca urges action on illegal tuna trade
Cepesca is urging the courts to rule on seven possible crimes relating to the alleged laundering of illegal catches of bluefin tuna
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NewsEuropean tuna science project launched
New two-year ITUNNES initiative looks to enhance tuna stock assessment through science-sector collaboration
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NewsUK announces bluefin tuna fishing plan
Quota includes allowances for recreational permitting schemes and a trial commercial fishery, with the remainder for by-catch and tagging programmes
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NewsOp-Ed: Make 2024 the year that EM becomes ‘business as usual’ in global tuna fisheries
International Seafood Sustainability Foundation President Susan Jackson urges action to unlock the transformative impacts of electronic monitoring
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NewsEuropêche: ICCAT makes progress despite Asian opposition
The 28th annual meeting of the RFMO concludes with mixed outcomes for the European fishing fleet
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NewsSustainable fisheries championed at ICCAT
Important proposals on the protection and sustainable management of sharks have been adopted but no agreement for bigeye tuna
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NewsICCAT progress for shark and ray conservation
Atlantic manta ray and blue shark conservation advances under UK leadership, says conservation group
