The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) decided in Vilamoura, Portugal, on Monday 21 November to put in place for the very first time a total allowable catch (TAC) for swordfish in the Mediterranean.
Swordfish stocks are in very bad shape. The EU, which is responsible for 75% of the catches, assumed its responsibility and put the proposal to the other ICCAT contracting parties that measures be adopted to protect this species from overfishing. ICCAT...