If even Japan is calling for a moratorium on fishing Mediterranean tuna, then you know the stocks must be very low indeed:
In 2006, Iccat scientists recommended catches be limited to about 15,000 tonnes per year.
But the government appointees that make the decisions chose to allow quotas twice as big, and it is estimated that a further 20,000 tonnes are landed illegally each year.
As a result, the number of fish has fallen to about one-third of its level in the 1970s.
No comments:
Post a Comment