Fishing ban needed to save Mediterranean bluefin tuna
12 November 2007
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From the previous report on the BLuefin Tuna
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Members of the international body responsible for the management of bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean Sea must agree to a moratorium on fishing for this imperilled species or risk the end of a valuable fishery.
WWF is calling on the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) — meeting this week in Antalya, Turkey, from 9 to 18 November — to support a multi-annual closure of the fishery for at least 3 years to give stocks a chance of recovery.
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“But if fishing levels continue at the present rate there will simply be no tuna left to catch.â€
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Another season of massive overfishing and illegal activity this year has highlighted major management problems facing Mediterranean bluefin tuna. Under-reported and laundered catch, illegal sale of quotas, lack of monitoring and control are all hampering any kind of sound management, and putting Mediterranean bluefin under threat of imminent collapse.
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“The choice is simple: moratorium today for a sustainable fishery tomorrow, or do nothing and fish this princely species to an untimely death.â€
For further information:
Gemma Parkes, Communications Officer
WWF Mediterranean
Tel: +39 346 387 3237
E-mail: gparkes@wwfmedpo.org
A man protests against the overfishing bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean.
© WWF/Carlos G. Vallecillo
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