EU accused of ‘neocolonial’ plundering of tuna in Indian OceanAsian NewsIndian Ocean states say EU is pushing weakest conservation efforts for yellowfin tuna while EU ‘distant fleet’ hoovers up the most fish. The EU has been accused of hypocrisy and neocolonialism” for proposing insufficient measures to tackle overfishing of yellowfin tuna, while being the largest fisher of the prized species in the Indian Ocean. Smaller than its Atlantic and Pacific bluefin cousins, the yellowfin tuna is one of the ocean’s fastest and strongest predators. Now a row has broken out between the EU and the tiny developing coastal states whose economies are directly dependent on the Indian Ocean. Photograph: Carl Court/GettyThese issues come in the buildup to next week’s crucial” emergency meeting of the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), the regulatory body in charge of managing tuna stocks.

Source: The Guardian October 06, 2023 23:49 UTC