News tagged with atlantic bluefin tuna
Track Atlantic bluefin tuna to learn migration, habitat secrets
New fish-tagging studies of young bluefin tuna in Atlantic waters off New England by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are offering the first fishery-independent, year-round data on dispersal ...
May 22, 2012 |
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Record $736k paid for single tuna fish in Japan
A deep-pocketed restaurateur shelled out nearly three-quarters of a million dollars for a single tuna, the most ever paid for the fish, at Japan's Tsukiji fish market on Thursday.
Jan 05, 2012 |
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New study provides comprehensive view of the status of Atlantic bluefin tuna
A new model built around biological data from electronic tags, ear bone microchemistry and fisheries catch data for Atlantic bluefin tuna indicates fishing on one side of the Atlantic influences the other side. Bluefin populations ...
Dec 10, 2011 |
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Overfishing on the menu of Istanbul conference
Hundreds of representatives of countries involved in bluefin tuna fishing, international organisations and NGOs met here Friday on how to improve catch controls and protect endangered species.
Nov 11, 2011 |
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Far more bluefin sold than reported caught: report
More than twice as many tonnes of Atlantic bluefin tuna were sold last year compared with official catch records for this threatened species, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Oct 18, 2011 |
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US keeps bluefin tuna off endangered list
The United States on Friday rejected calls to protect Atlantic bluefin tuna as an endangered species, saying that while it was worried about overfishing it did not fear imminent extinction.
May 27, 2011 |
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Study: 40 Mediterranean fish species could vanish
(AP) -- A new study suggests that more than 40 fish species in the Mediterranean could vanish in the next few years.
Apr 19, 2011 |
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Progress made on protecting sharks, groups say
(AP) -- An international conservation conference in Paris made progress Saturday on protecting sharks but didn't do anything to save the Atlantic bluefin tuna, which has been severely overfished to feed the ...
Nov 28, 2010 |
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More than a million Atlantic sharks killed yearly: study
At least 1.3 million sharks, many listed as endangered, were harvested from the Atlantic in 2008 by industrial-scale fisheries unhampered by catch or size limits, according to a tally released Monday.
Nov 22, 2010 |
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Battle lines emerge in bluefin tuna battle
A meeting on the fate of the Atlantic bluefin tuna got into its stride on Thursday as Europe mulled a call for a modest cut in catches and Japan said it would propose a fishing ban on nations that cheat.
Nov 18, 2010 |
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Study: Tuna black market worth billions of dollars
The craze for sushi has fueled a black market in tuna worth billions of dollars, as governments collaborate with the industry despite fears for the species' survival, an investigation found.
Nov 07, 2010 |
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New study maps spawning habitat of bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Mexico
Electronic tagging and fisheries catch data have revealed pronounced differences in preferred habitat of Atlantic bluefin tuna and yellowfin tuna in the Gulf of Mexico, despite their close ancestry, according ...
May 28, 2010 |
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UN meeting fails to protect marine species
(AP) -- Aggressive lobbying from Asian nations led by Japan killed all efforts to protect marine species at a U.N. meeting, leaving environmentalists fuming Thursday that efforts to conserve bluefin tuna ...
Mar 25, 2010 |
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Japan big winner at UN conservation meeting
(AP) -- The Japanese seemed to be everywhere at the U.N. wildlife trade meeting.
Mar 25, 2010 |
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UN rejects Tanzania request for one-off ivory sale
(AP) -- A proposal by Tanzania to weaken the 21-year ban on ivory sales was rejected by a U.N. conservation meeting over fears the African country has been failing to crack down on rising incidents of poaching.
Mar 22, 2010 |
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