date:Jul 15, 2014
c and Western and Central Pacific are totally insufficient to preserve the Pacific Bluefin tuna stock. Only a 50% reduction of catches and stringent measures to protect juveniles can ensure a long-term sustainability of this fishery, said Pablo Guerrero, Eastern Pacific Ocean Tuna Coordinator for WWFs Smart Fishing Initiative.
In June 2012, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission set a quota for the tuna catch in the eastern Pacific for the first time ever. Last year the IATTC established t