E - Iccat

West Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Compliance Table for 2003.
Initial Catch Limits
Current Catch
Balance
Adjusted Quota/Catch limit
Quota type
Status
Party /
Entity / Fishing Entity 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
TAC
2354.0 2354.0 2500.0 2500.0 2500.0 2500.0 2700.0 2489.8 2588.0 2754.4 2305.1 2854.6 2932.0
Total catch that can be retained
2421.0 2421.0 2421.0 2421.0 2621.0 2314.8 2468.0 2692.7 2229.1 2799.9 2857.1
Individual quotas CP BRAZIL 13.0 0.0 0.22 0.0 -13.0 -0.22 0
CANADA 552.6 552.6 573.0 573.0 573.0 573.0 620.2 504.5 596.0 576.1 549.1 523.7 603.6 48.1 1.6 20.4 21.7 -8.9 600.7 577.7 569.5 553.0 594.7 580
FRANCE (SP.M) 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.6 0.4 0.0 2.6 3.4 7.0 11.0 12.4 4.0 7.4 11.0 15.0 16.4
G.EQUATORIAL (NEI) 429.0 143.0 0.0
JAPAN 453.0 453.0 453.0 453.0 453.0 453.0 478.3 470.0 555.0 433.0 322.0 676.0 363.0 -17.0 -102.0 3.0 6.5 -216.5 90.0 453.0 436.0 329.0 460.0 453.0 352.0
MEXICO 25.0 25.0 2.0 8.0 14.0 28.7 10.0 12.0 25.0
U.S.A 1344.4 1344.4 1387.0 1387.0 1387.0 1387.0 1489.6 1334.3 1308.0 1226.0 1185.0 1589.0 1874.9 10.1 47.0 217.0 438.0 248.3 -223.9 1354.5 1434.0 1604.0 1825.0 1636.1 1265.7
UK-OT 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 9.0 12.0 6.0 4.0 7.0 10.0 13.0 16.0
Others
NCO CHINESE TAIPEI 2.0
NCC CUBA n / a
73.7
n / a
n/a
SIERRA LEONE 127.0 49.2
Discards allowance
Total
79.0 79.0 79.0 79.0 79.0 175.0 120.0 61.7 76.0 54.6 74.9
CP CANADA discards 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 6.0 16.0 10.7 46.0 13.2 36.9 -5.1 -40.4 -7.6 -31.3
JAPAN discards 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6
U.S.A discards 67.7 67.7 67.7 67.7 67.7 161.0 104.0 51.0 30.0 41.4 38.0 16.7 37.7 26.3 29.7
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/ Resolution(s) 96-4
98-7
02-07 96-14
98-13
02-07
USA in 1999 changed the calender year to fishing year (June-May) and applied 37 t of the left over from 1998 to 1999 fishing year.
MEXICO: Shaded figure indicates an autonomous catch limit of 25 t , but according to Recommendation 98-7 catch limit were 0 t.
MEXICO: Requested 120 t quota over the last 6 years. BFT is caught as by-catch.