Overfishing depletes Tuna in SE Asia seas: WWFKey tuna species are under threat from overfishing in Asia's diverse Coral Triange region and a drastic rethink is needed to stave off collapse, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Tuna species in the triangle, including More… |
Tuna stocks at riskStocks of the Mediterranean's giant bluefin tuna face collapse because fishing countries failed to cut quotas at an international conference last week, campaigners said. Over-fishing to supply the sushi trade has decimated stocks of bluefi More… |
Tuna fishing curbs urgedThe US said it would demand a complete ban on fishing the bluefin tuna for up to five years in and near the Mediterranean, to allow stocks to recover. Only six per cent of the bluefin's original Mediterranean and east Atlantic stock r More… |