Fish quotas for catches of Tristan Lobster for 2015/16
with the previous two seasons' quotas for comparison.
| Island | Seasonal Quota (tonnes) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 2014/15 | 2013/14 | |
| Tristan | 120 | 161 | q65 |
| Gough | 105 | 100 | 95 |
| Inaccessible | 77 | 73 | 70 |
| Nightingale | 70 | 65 | 65 |
| Totals | 372 | 399 | 390 |
The Tristan da Cunha Fishery has the top international standard Marine Stewardship Council accreditation. A crucial part of this is a sustainable fishery with dynamic quotas based on fish samples to ensure future stock and a healthy future for the Tristan economy, so heavily dependent on income from fishing. So quotas will be expected to fluctuate.
Re-certification is taking place during 2015 and a MSC workshop has concluded in Cape Town during November 2015. We look forward to publishing positive results from this exercise before long.