Press Release: Bluefin tuna fishing season 2014: EU prioritises high control standards

On 23 May 2014, the European Commission reiterated its commitment to implementing the international control measures for Bluefin tuna during the 2014 main fishing season.

Running from the 26 May to 24 June in the Mediterranean and the Eastern Atlantic, the season sees large vessels, purse seiners, allowed to fish for Bluefin tuna. The short fishing season is part of the recovery plan agreed at international level to bring back the Bluefin tuna stock to sustainable levels.

• Primary Source

European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/14/376: Facts and figures: 2014 Bluefin Tuna Fishing Season http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-376_en.pdf

ESO: Background information: Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, in the Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) http://www.europeansources.info/record/proposal-for-a-council-decision-on-the-position-to-be-adopted-on-behalf-of-the-european-union-in-the-commission-for-the-conservation-of-southern-bluefin-tuna-ccsbt/

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