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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
'Last Chance' For Tuna Authority
From The BBC:
The annual meeting of the body charged with conserving Atlantic tuna opens on Monday to warnings that this is its "last chance" to manage things well.
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (Iccat) is criticised for setting high quotas and not tackling illegal fishing.
Stocks of bluefin tuna are at about 15% of pre-industrial fishing levels.
US Commissioner Rebecca Lent said her country and others feel this is Iccat's last chance to put things right.
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