By Dave Hurteau

From the Environmental News Service:
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna, ICCAT, reduced the total allowable catch for 2010 to 13,500 metric tonnes down from 22,000 tonnes in 2009. . . .

Forty-eight countries from around the world are contracting parties to ICCAT. . . .

The United States entered the negotiations seeking a halt to bluefin overfishing and U.S. officials were disappointed in the outcome. Dr. Jane Lubchenco, under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator called the ICCAT agreement, "a marked improvement over the current rules," but she said "it is insufficient to guarantee the long-term viability of either the fish or the fishery."

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from vtbluegrass wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

Yeah its good we are cutting back our catches so Asian fleets won't have any competition when they pillage the shore of other nations. Rules don't mean crap if everyone doesn't have to abide.

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from Bob81 wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

vtbluegrass,
This is something that definitely has to be enforced in regards to compliance by Asian countries. With that said, not doing anything about our current catch levels because we are afraid Asia won't cut back doesn't do anything to solve the problem of a fish whose numbers are plummeting.

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from steve182 wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

I hope this fishery recovers

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from Bob81 wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

vtbluegrass,
This is something that definitely has to be enforced in regards to compliance by Asian countries. With that said, not doing anything about our current catch levels because we are afraid Asia won't cut back doesn't do anything to solve the problem of a fish whose numbers are plummeting.

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from vtbluegrass wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

Yeah its good we are cutting back our catches so Asian fleets won't have any competition when they pillage the shore of other nations. Rules don't mean crap if everyone doesn't have to abide.

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from steve182 wrote 2 years 26 weeks ago

I hope this fishery recovers

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