The 52 members of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) failed to reach agreement on a plan to restore endangered bigeye tuna stocks on Monday 19 November in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
“Despite the wave of cooperation that has significantly improved discussions for a new conservation and management plan for tropical tunas”, ICCAT “has not been able to reach consensus and the annual catch limits for bigeye tuna will continue to apply until 2019...