In a disappointing turn of events for a severely depleted stock, fishery managers have taken an initial step to eliminate proven protections for western Atlantic bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Mexico. (pewtrusts.org)
Lee Crockett, who directs the U.S. Oceans program of The Pew Charitable Trusts, sent a compelling «Your Dot» piece on addressable problems with United States fishing regulations that are perpetuating wasteful catches of bluefin tuna on longlines set for other species. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
Last Friday brought the news that the EU has banned fishing for Bluefin Tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. (treehugger.com)