date:Jul 28, 2012
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Last year saw 522 tons of bluefin tuna imported from South Korea, but this year as of Friday, imports had already swelled to 1,341 tons, according to the agency.
Of the imported tuna, 97 per cent were young, weighing less than 30 kg each. It is believed catching large quantities of fish this size will lead to the depletion of their stock.
At a meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission in 2010, member economies except South Korea agreed to keep catches of young blue