Staff Reporter
CABINET approved that a Total Allowable Catch (TAC) of 10,000 metric tonnes be set aside for Governmental Objectives for the remainder of the 2025 fishing season.
This was announced by the Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Emma Theofelus, during the recent Cabinet briefing.
She revealed that Cabinet also approved the implementation of a moratorium for at least three consecutive years, until the pilchard biomass reaches one million metric tonnes, in order to increase the likelihood of a sustainable spawner biomass.
In addition, Theofelus stated that Cabinet approved the allocation of the TAC to a company or companies with processing facilities that utilise environmentally friendly fishing methods, and that the fish caught under this TAC be processed locally.
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