Malta’s tuna fishing quota has been increased by 48 tonnes - from 271 to 319 tonnes, Fisheries Parliamentary Secretary Clint Camilleri said.
He said the increase was achieved following the adoption of several recommendations aimed at ensuring the sustainability of the breed during the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, which ended yesterday in Morocco.
The recommendation which directly affected Malta was that the quota for blue fin tuna catches could be increased as scientific studies were showing that the population was recovering.