LONDON: India has been accused of reencing efforts to protect the shares of the Indian Ocean Yellowfin Tuna after joining Oman and Indonesia formally objected to the conservation steps agreed at the June Meeting of the Indian Tuna Ocean Commission (IOTC).
This size aims to reduce total catches that are permitted to protect the long-term health of stock.
Global Tuna Alliance, consisting of retailer suppliers and tuna, said: “At the IotC meeting in June, scientific advice calling for a catch under 403,000 MT to rebuild stock.
IOCC reached an agreement to limit catches at 2022 to 401,011 MT.
I have objected to the plan, forcing the sustainability of the Indian Ocean Yellowfin Tuna back to the danger zone, and sacrifice the efforts made by the majority of countries who are willing to follow scientific advice.
“Since the objection of member countries do not have to implement the size and vice versa bound by the previous catch limit, Alliances count they can increase a total of 2022 catches of 48,140 mt if their catch is as far as with their scientific advice.
In his objection letter, India said: “Fisheries is the main source of work resilience and food for four million Indian sea fishing populations, which carry out fishing with multi-teeth and multi-selective multi-species fisheries, mostly limited to nearby beaches.
Coastal areas .
Most of these small ships do not target tuna but tuna are recorded as bycatch.
“The letter, written by him Siddiqui at the Department of Fisheries, said it was difficult to implement a reduction in catch for species that were not targeted in such small scale fisheries.
“India believes that the large-scale fisheries fleet of water fishing countries developed and far engaged in the capture of Tuna Yellowfin which is targeted mainly responsible for the status of the current stock of Yellowfin’s tuna in the Indian Ocean, and such fleets will occur responsibility The main answer by reducing their catch.
Placing the burden of responsibility for small-scale fishermen and an impact on the livelihood of millions of poor fishermen resources may not be a wise decision, “he said.
Global Tuna Alliance said: “Just because of this reason scientific advice for this iconic species must be obeyed.
The local population in countries like India will be the most difficult at the source of income and food they run out with an ongoing annoyed fishing fish.
It is about Take steps now, to protect the livelihood in the long run.
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