Fishing ban needed to save Mediterranean bluefin tuna
By Wendy Heller, November 9, 2007 @ 02:00 AM (EST)
Source: Panda.org
Members of the international body responsible for the management of bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean Sea must agree to a moratorium on fishing for this imperilled species or risk the end of a valuable fishery.
WWF is calling on the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) — meeting this week in Antalya, Turkey, from 9 to 18 November — to support a multi-annual closure of the fishery for at least 3 years to give stocks a chance of recovery.
“A healthy Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery for the future demands management measures based on scientific advice and strict enforcement ," says Dr Sergi Tudela, Head of Fisheries at WWF Mediterranean.
"But if fishing levels continue at the present rate there will simply be no tuna left to catch.”
WWF is calling on the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) — meeting this week in Antalya, Turkey, from 9 to 18 November — to support a multi-annual closure of the fishery for at least 3 years to give stocks a chance of recovery.
“A healthy Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery for the future demands management measures based on scientific advice and strict enforcement ," says Dr Sergi Tudela, Head of Fisheries at WWF Mediterranean.
"But if fishing levels continue at the present rate there will simply be no tuna left to catch.”
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