U.S. Garners Gains, Losses at Western and Central Pacific Commission Meeting
Discussions about tropical tuna conservation went until the wee hours of the morning Saturday in the Cook Islands and returned mixed results for the U.S. Western Pacific fisheries.
The 20th regular session of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission meeting was an overall success, according to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, resulting in a revised tropical tuna conservation and management measure (CMM) for 2024 through 2026. The measure, which covers nearly 60% of global tuna supply, establishes international rules for bigeye, skipjack and yellowfin ...
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