#10France closes 2026 bluefin tuna quotas for four fishing vessels
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France has closed the 2026 bluefin tuna quotas allocated to four named fishing vessels operating in a joint fishing operation. The quota is treated as fully used as of 30 May 2026 at 19:00 UTC. The affected vessels may no longer keep on board, transship, or land bluefin tuna caught after that time. Catches made before the quota was exhausted can still be transshipped, transferred, landed, or finally declared until 1 July 2026.
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Key Changes
- The 2026 bluefin tuna quotas for four named vessels are closed as of 30 May 2026 at 19:00 UTC.
- The vessels may not keep, transship, or land bluefin tuna caught after the closure time.
- Bluefin tuna caught before the quota was exhausted can still be processed and declared until 1 July 2026.
Obligations
What this law requires
The vessels JEAN MARIE CHRISTIAN 4 (819527), JEAN MARIE CHRISTIAN 3 (781462), JEAN MARIE CHRISTIAN 6 (900265), and JEAN MARIE CHRISTIAN 7 (900270) must not keep on board bluefin tuna caught after the exhaustion of their 2026 quota on 30 May 2026 at 19:00 UTC.
The vessels JEAN MARIE CHRISTIAN 4 (819527), JEAN MARIE CHRISTIAN 3 (781462), JEAN MARIE CHRISTIAN 6 (900265), and JEAN MARIE CHRISTIAN 7 (900270) must not transship bluefin tuna caught after the exhaustion of their 2026 quota on 30 May 2026 at 19:00 UTC.
The vessels JEAN MARIE CHRISTIAN 4 (819527), JEAN MARIE CHRISTIAN 3 (781462), JEAN MARIE CHRISTIAN 6 (900265), and JEAN MARIE CHRISTIAN 7 (900270) must not land bluefin tuna caught after the exhaustion of their 2026 quota on 30 May 2026 at 19:00 UTC.
For bluefin tuna caught before the quota was exhausted, the named vessels may only complete transshipment, transfer, landing, or final catch declarations until 1 July 2026.