guac: "To Slow Decline of Western Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, Fishery Managers Must Lower Quota https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2020/10/29/to-slow-decline-of-western-atlantic-bluefin-tuna-fishery-managers-must-lower-quota"

To Slow Decline of Western Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, Fishery Managers Must Lower Quota pewtrusts.org/en/res...

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Thursday October 29th, 2020

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The population of the iconic western Atlantic bluefin tuna—the giant fish featured in fishing reality shows and at the top of many sushi menus—has declined and is experiencing overfishing, according to a new stock assessment by scientists at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).