WWF Calls for Rigorous Recovery Plan for Eastern Pacific Bluefin Tuna
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [PACNEWS] - June 29, 2015 -
Ecuador, Members of the fisheries commission for the Eastern Pacific assembling in Guayaquil, Ecuador, need to prioritise initiating a rigorous recovery plan to address the collapse of Pacific bluefin tuna stocks and stabilising overall tuna fishing capacity, which currently exceeds the optimal scientifically recommended level by at least 50 per cent, states WWF.
"Tuna management in the Pacific is currently totally inadequate to preserve the Pacific bluefin tuna stock. Only a significant reduction of catches and stringent measures to protect juveniles can ensure long-term sustainability of this fishery," said Pablo Guerrero, WWF's Eastern Pacific Ocean Tuna coordinator.
The stock is now critically low, having dropped...
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