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.
