International Accord Fails to Protect Imperiled Bluefin Tuna From Overfishing

Critically Endangered Bluefin Tuna Suffer From Overfishing, Oil Spill

The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna today refused to significantly reduce fishing of Atlantic bluefin, which has been in steep decline for decades from fishing pressure and, most recently, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. With bluefin on the path toward extinction, the Center for Biological Diversity in May called for its protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The commission’s decision today not to reduce international catch quotas to safe levels makes domestic Endangered Species Act protections all the more important if the species is to survive…..

Souce: Center for Biological Diversity – Catherine Ware Kilduff