NOAA Highlights US Leadership at IATTC; Advances Tuna Management and Data Initiatives

NOAA Fisheries highlighted the US' work at the annual Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) that was held last week. The IATTC comprises 21 member nations and manages tuna fisheries in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
The US, represented by NOAA’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Fisheries, Andrew Lawler, and NOAA Fisheries’ West Coast Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, Ryan Wulff, led discussions on managing bigeye, yellowfin, and skipjack tuna. NOAA Fisheries said the US landed $1.8 million in funding for the Regional Tuna Tagging Program...
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