Pew highlights scientific uncertainty of Atlantic bluefin stocks ahead of ICCAT's Nov meetings
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SCOM] October 14, 2014
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) will hold their next round of meetings November 10-17 in Italy. The meeting will convene top tuna fishery industry professionals and discuss current management protocols and how the bluefin fishery, along with the other species are performing based on the most recently available science. Following is information from the Pew Charitable Trusts ahead of these meetings that seeks to educate industry participants on the current state of Western and Eastern bluefin stocks. Pew also offers up a few initiatives it would like to see management consider during the November meetings:
Atlantic bluefin tuna may be getting the break they need after years of overfishing and poor management. New evidence suggests that the species is beginning to bounce back from near collapse of the fishery—at least for now. That’s the good news. The bad news is that the gains could be lost if fishery managers take risky leaps, rather than responsible, cautious steps...
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