Representatives from the United Nations, the European Union and the central and Basque governments together with the Director of the Bermeo Tuna Forum Helena Orella presented the International Declaration for the Sustainability of Tuna.
Institutions related to the tuna sector have proposed a global alliance to promote sustainable fishing activities given the global demand for them. Representatives from the United Nations, the European Union and the central and Basque governments together with the Director of the Bermeo Tuna Forum Helena Orella presented the International Declaration for the Sustainability of Tuna. In addition, Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu has urged the United Nations to “adopt” and “promote” the declaration in favor of sustainable fisheries.
As explained by the director of the Bermeo Tuna Forum, tuna accounts for 25% of the wild protein consumed worldwide. In addition, he has underlined the importance of species and industry sustainability, calling the need to move towards sustainable fishing “urgent”.
For this reason, as a global “seed of an agreement”, the association has officially submitted a proposal for an international declaration for the sustainability of tuna. This statement has been prepared based on the industry’s collaborative work with the scientific community.
future prediction
Recent assessments have concluded that there will be no scope in the future to expand tuna fishing under economic, environmental and sustainable conditions. It should also be noted that along with the global population forecast, the demand for the product will also increase significantly. Gets hard to cover with enough supply.
Given this perspective, the association has explained that the price of tuna will reach upward peaks, making it an essential strategic resource: “The raw materials in food will become more expensive, especially tuna, and food will be as strategic a resource as energy” .
In this regard, the association has stressed that all factors surrounding tuna converge and cause overfishing and illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. “Some cases are already precarious and even slave-owned, often linked to illegal fishing.”
The promoters of the text propose a commitment to “address tuna sustainability in a comprehensive manner, taking into account the environmental, social, economic and cultural characteristics of the fishery and the people involved in its management and exploitation. recognized”.
Source: EITB
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