International organizations that manage bluefin tuna and other resources have decided to increase the bluefin tuna catch quota for the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean over the next three years to about 40,000 tonnes a year, or more than 12%.
The catch quota is the largest ever as stocks are recovering.
"ICCAT" = International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, which consists of 52 countries and regions including Japan, the United States and Canada, manages resources such as bluefin tuna.
A meeting was held from the 14th to the 21st of this month, and the fishing quota for bluefin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean from next year was decided.
As a result, the catch quota for the three years from next year in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, which are the main fishing grounds for bluefin tuna, will be increased by 12.7% to 40,570 tons annually.
In 2011 and 2012, the catch quota for bluefin tuna in this area fell to a record low of 12,900 tons per year due to overfishing and other factors.
Since then, the amount of stock has been recovering, and the fishing quota decided this time will be the largest ever.
Of this, the fishing quota allocated to Japan for the three years from next year is 3,114 tons per year, an increase of about 300 tons from the previous year, which is the largest ever, and it is expected that the domestic distribution volume of bluefin tuna will increase. .