Yellowfin and bigeye tuna fishing quotas in the Indian Ocean for the 2026 season
12 May 2026
Effective: 30 Apr 2026
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Who is affected:
Shipowners and fishing companies with frozen purse-seine tuna vessels in the Indian Ocean
Summary
Fishing possibilities for yellowfin tuna and catch limits for bigeye tuna in the Indian Ocean are allocated for 2026, updating the census of authorized tuna vessels.
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PRO
The General Secretariat for Fisheries regulates for the 2026 season in the Indian Ocean the individual yellowfin tuna quotas (Thunnus albacares) among vessels in the CATI census and sets the maximum catch limits for bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus). The specific census of authorized frozen purse-seine tuna vessels created …
Full official title
Resolución de 30 de abril de 2026, de la Secretaría General de Pesca, por la que se dispone para la campaña 2026 en el Océano Índico la asignación de posibilidades de pesca de rabil (Thunnus albacares), se fijan los límites de captura de patudo (Thunnus obesus), y se actualiza el censo específico de atuneros cerqueros congeladores autorizados a la pesca de atún tropical en el Océano Índico (CATI) creado por Orden APA/25/2021, de 19 de enero.