Comments on: International Conspiracy to Catch All Tunas

By: Wild Ocean Blue » Blog Archive » Bluefin No Vote

Wild Ocean Blue » Blog Archive » Bluefin No Vote — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:54:39 +0000

[...] Many claim that the tuna is being watched over by ICCAT – the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, so CITES isn’t needed. But perhaps a more appropriate acronym could be the International Conspiracy to Catch All Tunas. [...]

By: No chance Europe will recover fish stocks « ConservationBytes.com

No chance Europe will recover fish stocks « ConservationBytes.com — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:25:02 +0000

[...] continue to set their total allowable catches (TACs) too small. We’ve seen this before with Atlantic bluefin tuna and the International Conspiracy to Catch All Tunas. Seems like most populations of exploited fishes are in fact in the same boat (quite [...]

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:25:01 +0000

I sure hope it does lead to real conservation of Atlantic tuna, but I am not holding my breath! The last several years the conspiracies own science advisory panel have been pretty strong with their recommendations, and left little doubt about the future if the recommendation are not followed.

It seems to me the main body chooses to allow the science recommmendations to sit a few years hoping that like a fine wine they will mellow and become more subtle. This years quotas are in line with last years recommended maximum catch recommendations, which everyone at the table knows will be exceded by 100% anyways. So the real limit set by the commission was actually more in line with the science advisories recommendations from 3-4 years ago.

By: Rare just tastes better « ConservationBytes.com

Rare just tastes better « ConservationBytes.com — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:06:10 +0000

[...] low densities ensure declining fitness. Many species may follow the same general rules, from bluefin tuna, Napoleon wrasse lips and shark fins, to reptile skins and Tibetan antelope woollen shawls. Gault [...]