The annual catch quota for Japanese fishermen targeting southern bluefin tuna is to increase by 30 percent from 4,737 metric tons (MT) this year to 6,117 MT for 2018-2020, the Japanese Fisheries Agency has confirmed.
The Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) – comprising Japan, Australia, the EU, the Fishing Entity of Taiwan, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand and South Africa – adopted the new quotas at its recent 18th annual meeting i…
