Fisheries commissions’ ability to manage diminishing tuna stocks called into question

Mongabay: Fisheries commissions' ability to manage diminishing tuna stocks called into question During a meeting earlier this month, the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) disregarded appeals from the EU and Japan, as well as from Commission scientists, calling for a substantial and immediate reduction in catch rates of bigeye and yellowfin tuna in response to diminished stocks. An earlier meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) resulted......

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