P.E.I. tuna fishermen welcome first increase in bluefin quota in 24 years
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [CBC] - November 19, 2014 -
Tuna fishermen on Prince Edward Island are having their quotas raised for the first time since 1990 after a decision this week at an international fishery conference in Italy.
The amount of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna that can be caught has been increased by 250 tonnes, going from 1750 tonnes to 2000 tonnes.
Tuna fisherman Walter Bruce said, “There is more tuna now definitely than there was in 1990-2000,” he said. “But from my own point of view the tuna are hungry, ask any buyer, ask any fisherman, it's hard to find a fat fish any more. The food chain is the problem.”
"If they're trying to rebuild the stock back to the 1970s, they're not going to do it unless they ... put restrictions on the mackerel and herring fishery,” he said.
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