The General Secretariat for Fisheries has established that the bluefin tuna quota to be distributed in January 2026 will be the initial quota corresponding to the year 2025 (Resolution of 14 January 2026). The potential quota increase foreseen by ICCAT Recommendation 25-04 will not be applied automatically; instead, it will be managed once the applicable European Union Regulation enters into force (Resolution of 14 January 2026). Until then, the fishing opportunities assigned to the fleets under Royal Decree 46/2019 in accordance with the 2023-2025 cycle are guaranteed.
For fleets subject to Royal Decree 46/2019, the quota management for the start of 2026 will be based on 2025 levels, without immediately incorporating the increase in the Spanish quota (Resolution of 14 January 2026). Any eventual increase will be used to expand the quota for traditional lists and for fleets that catch bluefin tuna incidentally under the criteria of Law 5/2023 (Resolution of 14 January 2026).
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