The EU position on the Eastern bluefin tuna is clear: the precautionary approach should prevail until new advice is available on the state of the stocks.
Therefore, the EU supports the Scientific Committee's call for stability in the management of the stocks, including maintaining of the TAC, to allow for better assessments with fewer uncertainties in the future.
Next to its efforts for the recovery of bluefin tuna, the EU continues to push for the protection of vulnerable shark species and will therefore work with the other Contracting Parties to support ICCAT measures which ban shark finning and are in line with the EU rules adopted recently.
