To reduce the quota for bigeye tuna Atlantic Ocean Limited impact on Japan 26 November 21:41
An international organization that manages stocks of bigeye tuna, such as red sashimi, has agreed to reduce the quota for next year. The Japanese quota will be reduced, but the impact is likely to be limited, since the actual amount is less than that.
ICCAT, the Atlantic Commission for Atlantic Tuna Conservation, discussing the management of Atlantic and Mediterranean tuna stocks, has agreed to hold an annual meeting in Spain until the 25th to reduce the quota for bigeye tuna next year.
This is because the stock has been reduced due to overfishing. Specifically, the total catch limit will be reduced by 2500 tons from 65,000 tons to 62,500 tons next year.
Of this, Japan's catch quota will be reduced by over 3,700 tons to 13,980 tons.
Bigeye tuna is relatively inexpensive and is sold at supermarkets as red sashimi, accounting for 30% of tuna consumed in Japan.
Regarding the agreement, the Fisheries Agency has decided that the actual amount of Japan in the Atlantic Ocean is below the current quota, and that the amount of resources is high in the Pacific of the main fishing ground in Japan. And the price impact is limited.