The members of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) will try to reach agreement at the annual meeting of this regional organisation, being held from 18 to 25 November in Palma de Mallorca, on measures to limit bigeye tuna fishing. It is the third most fished species of tuna in the world, after skipjack and yellowfin tuna (see EUROPE B12142A18).
The current total allowable catch (TAC) of 65,000 tonnes only concerns the main fishermen in the Atlantic,...