Island nations in the Pacific who joined with conservation groups have been unable to
convince all members of the Western and Central Pacific FisheriesCommission (WCPFC) to adopt more rigorous measures to protect
tuna.
According to the Science
and Development Network, these nations, with the support of
Australia, were not able to reach a deal with the United States,
European Union, China and Japan about prospective measures to
conserve big-eye tuna stocks. WCPFC's Scientific Committee has
repeatedly warned of the overfishing of big-eye tuna, which is 80 percent
depleted. Likewise, yellowfin tuna is being fished to the limit of
sustainability. Read more ...
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