Decision (EU) 2019/868 on the position to be taken in the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)

Summary:

Council Decision of 14 May 2019 establishing the position to be taken on behalf of the Union in connection with the envisaged adoption of fisheries conservation and management measures.

Further information:

The position to be adopted on behalf of the Union at the annual meetings of regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) is currently established according to a two-tier approach. A Council Decision sets out the guiding principles and orientations of the Union’s position on a multiannual basis and it is subsequently adjusted for each annual meeting.

This Decision sets out the Union’s position in the ICCAT for the period 2019-2023.

Background:

The International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT Convention) aims to promote cooperation in maintaining the populations of tuna and tuna-like fish in the Atlantic Ocean at levels that permit the maximum sustainable catch for food and other purposes. The Convention entered into force on 21 March 1969.

The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) is the body established by the Convention to adopt binding decisions for the conservation and management of the fisheries under its purview.

EUR-Lex: COM(2019)111: Proposal for a Decision concerning the position to be taken in the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2019:111:FIN

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