Tuna Fishery Management in Eastern Pacific Has Faltered; Here’s How to Fix It

Grantly Galland, The PEW Charitable Trusts Fisheries & Aquaculture

Tuna Fishery Management in Eastern Pacific Has Faltered; Here’s How to Fix It
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Last December, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), which is responsible for management of tropical tuna fisheries in the eastern Pacific Ocean that are worth $4.59 billion at the final point of sale, triggered international alarm after closing its annual meeting without agreeing on any rules for valuable skipjack, bigeye and yellowfin stocks.

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