The population of Pacific bluefin tuna ascended 1,000% between 2014 and 2022, scientists learned at a conference in June. They did not expect to reach this milestone until 2034. “This is one of ...

Pacific bluefin tuna are the largest species of tuna in the Pacific with adults reaching nearly 10 feet in length and 1,000 pounds. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN ...

In January 2013 scientists released an assessment that estimated a 96.4 percent decline of Pacific bluefin tuna from unfished levels. Catch limits were implemented for the first time in the eastern ...

USA next week to maintain the catch quotas for the depleted Pacific bluefin tuna stocks Gland, Switzerland, 20 June. WWF urges the members of the Eastern Pacific fisheries commission assembling in La ...

Inaction presents a major risk to the seriously depleted species Guayaquil, Ecuador – Inability to agree on a recovery plan for Pacific bluefin tuna at a meeting of the fisheries commission for the ...

Narrator: But for decades, wild bluefin tuna were over-fished in the Pacific, which was harming their population and making it more difficult to come by. However, more recently tighter controls on ...

In the 1960s the amount of parent bluefin tuna fish stocks in the Pacific Ocean was estimated at more than 100,000 tons, but after that it declined significantly due to overfishing.

The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) has agreed to increase the catch quota by 1.5 times for bluefin tuna weighing 30 kilograms or more next year. The agreement was reached ...

Pacific bluefin tuna are top predators renowned for their epic migrations across the Pacific Ocean. They are also unique amongst bony fish as they are warm bodied (endothermic) and are capable of ...

This month’s IOTC meeting also considered reducing the catch quotas for yellowfin tuna, but an agreement could not be reached. Quotas for Pacific bluefin tuna in western and central parts of the ...