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Trump administration denies Pacific bluefin tuna Endangered Species Act protection

The Trump administration today rejected a petition to protect imperiled Pacific bluefin tuna under the Endangered Species Act. This powerful apex predator has been overfished to less than 3 percent of its historic population.

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