The NGO Bloom on Wednesday 5 April called the European Commission’s proposal to object to measures (contained in a resolution) of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) restricting the use of fish aggregating devices (FADs) “undemocratic”.
Bloom explains that the governance of the IOTC is such that “if one of its members opposes a resolution, it becomes inapplicable to its fleet. Furthermore, if one third of the IOTC members (i.e. 11 of them) oppose a new resolution, it...