Decline of bluefin tuna stirs concern Fishermen worried about livelihood

The Boston Globe;  August 13, 2007 ;     700+ words ......aims at Atlantic bluefin tuna in the waters...now the giant bluefin tuna are few and far...fishermen across New England who have hunted...long-desired bluefin tuna for years echo...declined as well. New England fishermen landed just 565 bluefin ...

Bluefin tuna catch down in New England waters.

Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA);  March 19, 2007 ;     700+ words ......have all the bluefin tuna gone? For the...missing from New England waters. According...keeping records on bluefin tuna catches in New England, 2006 was the...Along with many New England fishermen, Baler believes that bluefin tuna are ...

Bluefin tuna migration patterns debated

Sea Technology;  December 1, 1998 ;     206 words ......possibility that bluefin tuna traveling through New England waters spawn...thought. Since bluefin tuna are managed under...fast-swimming species, bluefin tuna spend much of...exactly where bluefin tuna spend their time...

NOAA FISHERIES AGREES TO REQUEST BY SNOWE TO BOOST BLUEFIN TUNA QUOTAS

Capitol Hill Press Releases;  July 16, 2002 ;     408 words ......per day in the Bluefin Tuna General category...8th, for example, New England fishermen had landed...NOAA regulation. ``Bluefin tuna are traditionally off the coast of New England from June through...be harvested by New England fishermen,`` she...the total ...

Association asks fisheries service to close commercial bluefin tuna...

Daily News (Jacksonville, NC);  November 13, 2004 ;     655 words ......Mullen unloaded a bluefin tuna from the back of...275-pounder, the first bluefin tuna the vessel had snagged...president of the Winter Bluefin Tuna Association, said...close the commercial bluefin tuna season and reopen...night. Most of the bluefin tuna ...

Prospects dim for Antlantic Bluefin Tuna landings.

Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA);  September 3, 2007 ;     523 words ......low season for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna landings. Last year marked...year. Maguro processes bluefin tuna for shipment to Japan where...prized as raw sushi meat. Bluefin tuna averages $9 per pound paid...was prized by hundreds of New England's commercial fishermen...sharks, ...

Dennis, Mass., fishermen ready for 'October bite' of Atlantic bluefin...

Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA);  October 12, 2004 ;     643 words ......and ships giant Atlantic bluefin tuna -- fish over 73 inches...fishermen just started catching bluefin last week after a summer...thousands of dollars for each bluefin tuna they catch, the most valuable fish per pound in New England. And restrictions on other...be a summer ...

Bluefin Tuna Fishermen in Barnstable, Mass., Say Season Worst in Recent...

Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA);  October 6, 2003 ;     700+ words ......600-pound Atlantic bluefin tuna, worth between $2,400...hauling them in. In New England, only five vessels...be great. Atlantic bluefin tuna are highly coveted...quality of the meat. With bluefin tuna weighing between 300...

Fed: Bluefin tuna up for endangered species listing

AAP General News (Australia);  October 28, 2003 ;     369 words ......General News (Australia) 10-28-2003 Fed: Bluefin tuna up for endangered species listing By...Australia's $260 million southern bluefin tuna industry could be shut down if an attempt...stocks were wiped out, Ms Bones said. Bluefin tuna are one of Australia's most valuable...

RP plans to start bluefin tuna culture.(Business News)

Manila Bulletin;  October 4, 2007 ;     447 words ......Philippines aims to embark on the fattening of bluefin tuna using its strategic position as a distinct...the private sector in the culture of bluefin tuna within the country's north-eastern seas...only warm water breeding ground for bluefin tuna, Sarmiento said. Without the ...

BLUEFIN TUNA OVERFISHED IN MEDITERRANEAN

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 12, 2006 ;     673 words ......conservation organization, reveal that bluefin tuna has almost been fished out of some of...data also reveal that Mediterranean bluefin tuna farms -- which would usually be filling...activity is plundering the last remaining bluefin tuna," said Sergi Tudela, Head of Fisheries...

MEPS DISCUSS HOW TO SAVE BLUEFIN TUNA

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 13, 2006 ;     598 words ......issued the following press release: With bluefin tuna stocks falling in the Mediterranean...today about the current situation of bluefin tuna. This species lives on the two coasts...Spain together make up 50% of world-wide bluefin tuna catches, while around 80% of the Eastern...

World regulators reject plan to temporarily ban bluefin tuna catch

Press of Atlantic City;  November 28, 2007 ;     391 words ......fishing ban to protect the Atlantic bluefin tuna from over-harvesting was recently rejected...for eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna to submit detailed reports next year...place Nov. 9-18 in Antalya, Turkey. Bluefin tuna is a huge, popular fish that is highly...

Spain, Japan Back Bluefin Tuna Ban

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  October 13, 2008 ;     385 words ......countries to back closing the Mediterranean Bluefin Tuna fishery until it can be brought under...the management of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery "an international disgrace...scientists also warned the Mediterranean Bluefin Tuna population was on the brink of collapse...

FISHERIES : ICCAT OPENS "LAST-CHANCE" MEETING ON BLUEFIN TUNA.

European Report;  November 18, 2008 ;     624 words ...Bluefin tuna stocks in the Mediterranean Sea have...responsibilities to ensure the future of bluefin tuna: We have to do it this year. Next year...organisations are also rallying for bluefin tuna. On 17 November, Greenpeace demonstrated...