November 21, 2016

Quota to protect Mediterranean swordfish: EU, NGO

A conservation body has approved a quota to protect the overharvested Mediterranean swordfish

A conservation body grouping 50 fishing and shipping nations, approved a quota to protect the overharvested Mediterranean swordfish, the European Union and activist group Oceana announced Monday.

The limit was set at 10,500 tonnes for 2017 at a meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) in Vilamoura, Portugal. It will be lowered by three percent per year from 2018 to 2022.

Quota to protect Mediterranean swordfish: EU, NGO

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