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Pacific bluefin tuna are swimming toward sustainability
The aquarium’s Seafood Watch upgraded some bluefin caught off the coast of California and Mexico from red (avoid) to yellow (good alternative).
Blue fin tuna ranching is also being done in Mexico, targeting populations of the smaller-sized Pacific blue fin that are thought to be in better shape that their Atlantic cousins. But given that ...
In January 2013 scientists released an assessment that estimated a 96.4 percent decline of Pacific bluefin tuna from unfished levels. Catch limits were implemented for the first time in the eastern ...
There are three species of bluefin tuna: Pacific (Thunnus orientalis), Southern (Thunnus maccoyii), and Atlantic (Thunnus thynnus), the latter of which is the largest. Revered for their “rich ...
If the WCPFC fails to act to save the Pacific bluefin stock, global conservation organization WWF and an alliance of NGOs will call for a complete moratorium on the commercial fishery. WWF warns that ...
Tuna hauls around the islands of Hachijojima and Miyakejima are on the rise, as catch quotas have been expanded thanks to the ...
who met this week to discuss tuna management measures achieved too little too late to save the Pacific Bluefin tuna, says WWF. Sapporo, Japan – Members of the Northern Committee (NC)* of the Western ...
An international conference to discuss the management of bluefin tuna stocks in the Pacific Ocean came to a close on Tuesday. The participants agreed to a 50-percent increase in the catch quota ...