Western Atlantic Blufin Tuna a Success Story, Comes off U.S. "Overfishing" List
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Press Herald] By Tom Bell - April 16, 2015 -
The bluefin tuna is on the rebound a decade after it symbolized the failure of international fisheries management. Some scientists and Maine fishermen say the assessment by federal regulators is overdue.
U.S. fishery managers announced Wednesday that they are removing bluefin tuna from the list of species subject to overfishing, and plan to recommend to an international body that the catch quota for the U.S. be increased.
“That is one of the success stories,” said Alan Risenhoover, director of the NOAA Fisheries Service’s Office of Sustainable Fisheries.
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