On Tuesday 11 April, the European Union unveiled “ambitious” proposals for the next session of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), from 8 to 12 May. Alongside these proposals, it submitted an objection to IOTC Resolution 23/02 on fish aggregating devices (FADs).
The first proposal (https://aeur.eu/f/69m) concerns a multi-annual management plan for tropical tunas (yellowfin, bigeye and skipjack). This multi-species plan would last for 3 years and would reduce the level of...