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Bluefin Tuna Open Season - Temporary Suspension - 454/2020
July 10, 2020
The Department of the Environment, Sustainability, Heritage and Climate Change (DESHCC) implemented a temporary suspension to the 2020 Bluefin Tuna Open Season yesterday.
The suspension will run through until the 5th August inclusive. Fishing for Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) will be prohibited during this time. To date, approximately 13,600 kgs of Bluefin tuna have been landed.
The Open Season will resume on Thursday 6th August 2020.
The Department’s Environmental Protection and Research Unit will be enforcing the temporary suspension during this time.
For additional information, please contact the DESHCC on info.environment@gibraltar.gov.gi or Tel: 200 71061.