Western Pacific fisheries managers frustrated by refusal of 4 Asian nations to report tuna catch
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Radio New Zealand News International] - August 13, 2014 -
Western Pacific fisheries managers are angry that four Asian nations are refusing to provide data that would help determine the current level of tuna stock.
Major stock assessments of all tuna varieties are being presented to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission's Scientific Committee meeting in the Marshall Islands this week.
Our correspondent, Giff Johnson, says Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and China have not provided operational catch data to scientists, which is crucial to producing an accurate stock assessment.
He says this is a big gap in information, and fisheries officials in the region say it's unacceptable.
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