[Resumo] A pesqueira de atún vermello Thunnus thynnus, intensificouse nos últimos anos,
especialmente no Mar Mediterráneo, por mor dos altos prezos que alcanza a súa carne
no mercado xaponés. Hai tempo que os científicos da Comisión Internacional para
a Conservación do Atún do Atlántico (ICCAT) veñen alertando do risco de colapso
desta pesqueira debido á sobrepesca. Nos últimos anos, unha nova práctica industrial
sumouse aos graves problemas de conservación deste stock: a cría e engorde de atún
en gaiolas, que provocou un aumento das capturas para o seu engorde e posta no
mercado ao longo de todo o ano.
A negociación do Plano de Recuperación levou consigo un proceso de consultas
intenso con todos os sectores afectados. Realizáronse numerosas reunións co sector
pesqueiro implicado para tratar de incorporar na negociación as súas formulacións
pola importancia económica do sector, pero sempre e cando fosen compatibles coa
necesidade de adoptar medidas serias para a protección deste stock[Abstract] The fishing of red tuna, Thunnus thynnus, has intensified over the last few years,
especially in the Mediterranean Sea, due to the high prices red tuna meat is fetching on
the Japanese market. For some time now scientists from the International Commission
for the Protection of Atlantic Tuna (ICPAT) have been warning about the risk of the
collapse of these catches because of over-fishing. Over the last few years, a new
industrial practice has started to add to the serious problems for the protection of the
stocks: the breeding and fattening of tuna in cages, which has caused an increase in the
catches to be fattened and placed on the market throughout the whole year.
The negotiation of the Plan for Protection has brought with it an intensive process
of consultation with the involvement of all the affected sectors. Various meetings have
been held with the fishing sector implicated in order to try to incorporate their ways
of looking at the problem into the negotiations, given the economic importance of the
sector, although this has always been done only when this is compatible with the needs
to adopt serious measures by which to guarantee the protection of this stock
