European Parliament
Sophie Auconie  (PPE ),
in writing.
(FR)
Bluefin tuna, one of the most prized species in the Mediterranean, is now under threat as a result of regional overfishing. To protect this species, the European Union and the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has established a monitoring system and has drawn up a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. We had hoped to strengthen this plan. However, the debate has been heated for a number of years now. Is it necessary to continue to allocate quotas or to suspend fishing of this threatened species? As you know, I prefer pragmatism and realism, and I do not support zero quotas. However, it is vital, in my opinion, to revise quotas downwards and to strengthen monitoring.

