漁獲枠拡大を協議　クロマグロで国際会議

　すしネタや刺し身の高級品となる太平洋クロマグロ（本マグロ）の資源管理策を話し合う国際会議が２７日、オンライン形式で始まった。日本は資源量が回復傾向にあるとして、漁獲枠拡大を４年連続で提案している。ただ、資源保護が必要だとして米国は反対する可能性が高い。協議は難航する見通しだ。会合は２９日までの予定。（2021/07/27-08:33）

A joint working group of international fisheries resources management bodies kicked off an online meeting on Tuesday to discuss measures to manage Pacific bluefin tuna resources.
   Japan has proposed for the fourth year in a row to increase bluefin tuna catch quotas, arguing that fish stocks are recovering.
   Talks at the meeting, which will be held until Thursday, are expected to hit rough waters, as the United States is seen rejecting Japan's proposal based on its argument that bluefin tuna resources need to be protected.
   The meeting is held by the joint working group comprising members from the Northern Committee of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission.
   The WCPFC Northern Committee consists of Japan, the United States, Taiwan and seven other economies. The IATTC is made up of 21 members, including Japan, the United States and Mexico.