This year's #ICCAT meeting of tuna fishig countries ended in a marathon rather than the needed sprint toward global sustainability & biodiversity targets. For 16th year in a row, failure to adopt 🦈 “shark fins naturally attached” policy
Full statement 👉 https://t.co/g5s0sB5DsF
"I would say that bluefin tuna fishing can be named as one of the best success stories for managing a stock that was really on the verge of collapse," says @buzzi_wwf in @BBC_Future deep-dive into ancient sustainable fishing in #Sicily
https://t.co/K3e8iuxaJx
In advance of the #ICCAT meeting of the Joint Expert Group on Climate Change, 6 🌊 NGOs wrote a letter to the @EU_Commission calling for 🇪🇺 support and leadership in the adoption of a climate action plan for the Atlantic tuna #RFMO
Read it here:v
https://t.co/9L926fDnCR
Over 50% of Mediterranean sharks and rays are at risk of extinction 🦈
Share your views on the interventions to support @CITES for shark & ray conservation at our webinar with @TRAFFIC_WLTrade
Save the date 👉Friday June 21 ⏰ 10 AM CEST
Register now: https://t.co/KzWcNwSKOe
New global study compares #mercury contamination in animals including #seafood. 🦈 #sharks and other predators in the Mediterranean show high to very high values on average!
🔷https://t.co/qePDwjuCFq
We're grateful to have participated in the @UN_FAO_GFCM Small-scale fisheries Forum workshop in Torrevieja 🇪🇸! Fishers Reps from 5 Mediterranean countries had the chance to draw inspiration from 🇪🇸 #SSF organizations like Las Cofradías de Pescadores and co-management committees.
High juvenile mortality is a threat to the recovery of #Mediterranean#swordfish
We need measures to prevent it, deter #IUU and secure this iconic species for future generations 👇
@VictorPaulBorg1@EU_MARE
https://t.co/tUwA2CGknQ
Today the @fishx_project was presented to @MEDAC_ fisheries stakeholders. It was great to hear from the voice of fishers about the benefits and challenges of the #digitalization of small-scale fisheries in an effort to improving #transparency and #traceability
The impact of farming a tuna in a cage is not even comparable to the environmental impact of catching a wild tuna. Sooner than later we need a deep reflection on how the market model of #bluefin evolved.
https://t.co/fHlxhLYzom
Good news from #COP23Med! Mediterranean countries & EU have taken important decisions to:
🦈 protect 6 new shark & ray species + improve management for 3 others
🌊 increase regional collaboration to tackle #climatechange
🗣️empower youth
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https://t.co/EWETmXjg5g
Overfishing in the #Mediterranean & #BlackSea has fallen below 60% – the lowest level in a decade. This is a drop of 15% over the last year❗️
For the first time, #SOMFI2023 includes data on the region’s #aquaculture sector.
Check more here👇
https://t.co/1zc1PCpnn0
🆕As of tomorrow @CITES listed blue #sharks caught in Mediterranean international waters can't be landed in EU states anymore. Rebuilding the population of @IUCNRedList critically endangered Blue Shark 🦈 in the Mediterranean is urgently needed.
"Polarized positions of #ICCAT Parties have again blocked the adoption of key management measures for tropical tuna. We call on all Parties to put the long-term sustainable exploitation of the stock before individual short-term interests." @buzzi_wwf
https://t.co/Sb82KzdIw0
Maintaining TAC zero for shortfin mako, reducing overall mortality and reducing TAC for blueshark are among our priorities for sharks in #ICCAT this year. Check our statement 👇
https://t.co/2cc5kGkft4
🔴🦈The seizure of 25t of illegal #shark catches today shows that IUU in the Atlantic is still rampant.
We call on #ICCAT parties this week to maintain a zero catch limit for #makosharks and reduce the catch limits for #Blueshark
https://t.co/fTFRXaRXhF
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (#IUU) fishing is a major pressure for marine ecosystems in the #Med and worldwide.
The solution? Transparency measures. ✅
Read the #ICCAT recommendations we compiled together with @OceanaEurope and @pewtrusts
https://t.co/OhACFAClnC
👏Mediterranean countries step up the game for fisheries transparency & compliance and set global examples for the management of dolphinfish and for preserving vulnerable species.
🔴Concerns about red coral & Europeen eel.
WWF statement on #GFCMSession 👇
https://t.co/SDKbgoRrUj