During 2011, there have been two options for tuna fleets to comply with the ban on tuna fishing; the first was from July 29 to September 28, 2011, which was applied to 43 vessels, and the second began on November 18 and will run until January 18, 2012. The other 54 vessels, which make up the total of 97 in Ecuador, must comply with it.
This power was granted in accordance with resolution C-11-01 of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission – IATTC so that the owners of the vessels can decide which part of the Ecuadorian tuna fleet will be included, which occupies first place in the Eastern Pacific both in volume and catches.
If during this period there are tuna vessels that are closed and need to be moved for repair and/or maintenance work, they must submit to the head of the Undersecretariat of Fisheries Resources the respective request indicating the dates planned for the departure and return trips to the base port and the name of the naval factory they have contracted to carry out the work. If the vessel moves without nets and with the minimum crew, it does not require an observer for the crossing, while if it goes with its full gear it must necessarily carry an observer.
Compliance with the ban is monitored in fishing ports by fisheries inspectors, and is strengthened by the support of observers from the IATTC International Program, in addition to satellite monitoring.
Luis Torres, Director General of Fisheries, stated that the purpose of the regulation is to protect and maintain the sustainability of the tuna fishery. The results of the 2010 ban are reflected in the improvement in catches so far in 2011. Comparing the periods from January to October 2011 with those of 2010, there is an overall increase of 121 TP3T and in the case of skipjack, which is the most representative catch of the Ecuadorian fleet, the increase represents 171 TP3T, which, added to prices, which remain stable.
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