Japan’s Seafood Industry Pushes for Precautionary Tropical Tuna Management
On November 25, 22 companies and organizations, including Seafood Legacy, WWF Japan, Maruha Nichiro, Nissui, AEON, and Mitsubishi Corporation, submitted a letter of request to the Fisheries Agency and the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) to manage tropical tuna fisheries according to the precautionary principle, reported Minato Shimbun.
The letter requested that during the WCPFC annual meeting, which begins on November 28, parties should aim for sustainable use and conservation of tuna resources according to the precautionary principle. It was pointed out that while catches...
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