Bluefin tuna quotas expected to increase in 2014

Countries are expected to agree to raise the bluefin tuna catch quota in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean for 2014 when they meet later this month, sources said.

A decision to raise the quota slightly is likely at this year’s annual meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) because of a recovery in stock, the sources noted.

The meeting of the Madrid-based commission is set for Nov. 18-25 in South Africa.

Click here to read the full story from  The Japan Times >