Answer given by Mr Sinkevičius on behalf of the European Commission

9.2.2024

1. Gibraltar is a non-Contracting Party to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT). The Commission is not aware of any ICCAT records of a bluefin tuna quota allocated to Gibraltar.

2. Following a request from the European Union, at the last ICCAT annual meeting in 2023, the Chair of ICCAT launched a discussion on the issue of bluefin tuna catches by non-Contracting Parties and the action to be taken by ICCAT in such cases. Depending on the evolution of the matter in 2024, the Commission will consider an appropriate follow up at the relevant ICCAT meetings.