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Bermeo provided the backdrop for the official signing of the Global Tuna Cities Sustainability Alliance<\/strong>, within the framework of the Bermeo Tuna Forum. It is a framework for collaboration between towns where this protein forms a fundamental part of its economy, society, environment, history, culture and future. It has been signed by the cities of Manta (Ecuador), Victoria (Seychelle Islands), Pago Pago (American Samoa), Concarneau (France), General Santos (Philippines), Bermeo (Bizkaia, Spain) and Majuro (Marshall Islands), whose representatives were not able to attend.<\/p>\n As Marc Bigot, mayor of Concarneau,<\/strong> stated, these are cities that have \u201cgrown up around tuna fishing, which forms part of their history.\u201d This explains why \u201csigning the Global Tuna City Alliance today is a great step towards a collaboration framework between local governments, based on better scientific knowledge, to guarantee the sustainability of the resource through responsible operation and management practices,\u201d as Aritz Abaroa, Mayor of Bermeo, stated at this \u2018twinning\u2019 event.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1683199513701{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”]\u201cWe are worthy of being called Tuna World Capitals. We are aware that there are many cities with close ties to tuna, but by setting up and launching this Alliance, seven of them have already joined us,\u201d he added.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1678146220033{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1678184244629{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text]This was a historic moment as the Basque Country provided the stage to seal and make official two international commitments<\/strong>, following their presentation last year in Madrid and Lisbon during the 5th National Tuna Congress and the UN Ocean Conference. This collaboration framework focuses on the need to create synergies between public and private organisations for cooperation through international governance to move forward in ocean sustainability.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1681461320934{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][edgtf_blockquote text=”Aritz Abaroa: \u00abSigning this declaration is a major step towards a collaboration framework between local governments to guarantee the sustainability of this resource\u00bb” title_tag=”h5″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]These are all cities symbolised by an economy where local companies aim to generate profit and wealth<\/strong>. All this in turn avoids a negative impact<\/strong> on ecosystems and the environment, and also on the health of people working in this value chain. \u201cWe are cities which aim to help manage and sustainably develop oceans and the tuna sector throughout its value chain,\u201d highlighted Abaroa.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\u201cWe know that there are many more territories all over the world where tuna fishing is a fundamental part of life. Consequently, we aim to keep on adding allies both for this alliance and for the International Tuna Sustainability Declaration<\/strong>,\u201d encouraged the Mayor of Bermeo. In fact, \u201cwe are aware that Bangkok, San Diego and the Azores are keen to sign this alliance,\u201d mentioned Ignacio Serrats, president of Bermeo Tuna World Capital (BTWC).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1678144646778{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”25″][vc_empty_space height=”10″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1678121001022{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #eaeaea !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1678144581987{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20″][vc_single_image image=”19300″ img_size=”full”][vc_column_text]The session finished with a symbolic event in Lamera Park, where a commemorative bench has been dedicated to this Bermeo Tuna Forum,<\/strong> paying homage to the Tuna Cities Alliance which was signed here.<\/p>\n Following the institutional events, participants were treated to a guided tour of the Arroyabe and Campos canning plants in the town which ended in a twinning lunch at Bermeo Casino.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”30″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bermeo provided the backdrop for the official signing of the Global Tuna Cities Sustainability Alliance, within the framework of the Bermeo Tuna Forum. 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