10.—That the national tuna industry has expressed, by means of official communication dated September 22, 2020, and a sworn statement on file, the request to expand the catch quota (cuota de captura) for nationally sourced tuna for the remainder of 2020, given the eventuality of lacking raw material to meet the delivery commitments acquired for this year, indicating the need to increase the available amount of originally authorized nationally sourced tuna, which, once analyzed in accordance with the data and information obtained, is feasible for up to 9686 MT.
11.—That the Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture Management, through official communication DGT-194-2020, taking into consideration a data update and assessing the best available information, suggests an adjustment of the extraction quota (cuota de extracción) for the year 2020.
12.—That for making these decisions, it has been determined that the unequivocal rules of logic and science are not being contravened; in any event, the aim is to establish food security (seguridad alimentaria) given the population's need for protein at accessible costs to feed families, besides the fact that current legislation did not contemplate the eventual situation of the national processing industry's need for more raw material in the face of events such as those currently being experienced; reasons for which, and in response to what that industry has stated, it is necessary to adopt the following agreement, such that it does not contravene the legal system, ensures the sustainability of the fishery resource, and addresses the food needs of Costa Ricans in light of the situations caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, for which the Government of the Republic has issued directives to public institutions to do whatever is legally and technically appropriate to address the consequences of the pandemic.
13.—That this provision does not contravene private interests, while it is adopted in consideration of the superior public interest of supplying raw material to the national processing industry to produce food at accessible prices for Costa Rican families in the face of the consequences generated by Covid-19.
14.—That the necessary criteria and inputs for adopting this agreement are available and have been duly analyzed within the Board of Directors, and, taking into account criteria of reasonableness and proportionality, but above all to satisfy the superior public interest of the State to provide food security to the inhabitants of the Republic, the Board of Directors resolves: Therefore The Board of Directors of Incopesca agrees.