Gib’s tuna quota under scrutiny

A bluefin tuna breaches the surface while chasing a shoal of fish off Europa Point last week. Photo by Johnny Bugeja

19th February 2024

The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas [ICCAT] is placing greater focus on bluefin tuna catches in countries and territories, including Gibraltar, that are not signatories to its underlying international convention. Gibraltar, in common with many other “non-contracting parties”, has for some years now implemented its own quota system and rules for catching...