Spain Allocates Bluefin Quota For 2025

The Spanish Fisheries Ministry allotted 6,783 tons of bluefin to 819 national-flagged vessels in 2025, including the Almadrabas. The information was published in the Official State Gazette last week.

A majority of the quota is distributed to the Cantabrian, Mediterranean, and Strait of Gibraltar fleets which comprise longliners, handliners, and purse seiners. A total of 5,911.98 (87 percent) was allotted to these vessels, including those in the Almadrabas. Another 793.6 tons (11.69 percent) is for artisanal and other small boats based in the Canary Islands and the Strait of Gibraltar. The remaining quota was designated for bycatch by longliners and trollers, and for recreational fishing. A statement from the Fisheries Ministry reads that this quota will be reviewed at the annual meeting to be held in Seville next November. The Spanish Fisheries Ministry recently announced the yellowfin and bigeye quota for its vessels fishing in the Indian Ocean.