Press Release : Pew Applauds Measures to Conserve Skipjack Tuna in the Pacific
Amanda Nickson, senior officer at the Pew Environment Group, issued the following statement in response to the formal notification that an ‘eco-label’ certification has been granted for ‘free-school’...
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Lee Crockett, who directs Atlantic bluefin tuna conservation for the Pew Environment Group, released the following statement in response to a request by the International Commission for the...
View ArticleMedia Coverage : National Geographic Revives Debate Over Imperiled Bluefin...
An article about a new television series from National Geographic about tuna includes a quote from the Pew Environment Group's Lee Crockett.
View ArticlePress Release : Crossroads for the World's Biggest Tuna Fishery
Decisions affecting the world’s largest tuna fishery, its biggest fish, and the economies of some of the smallest countries will be made when representatives of more than 25 governments gather for the...
View ArticleSummary : World Tuna Day
In 2011, the eight Pacific Island countries that comprise much of the world’s tuna fishing waters declared May 2 to be World Tuna Day. Today marks the very first—a time for global celebration of these...
View ArticlePress Release : Pew Urges United States and European Union to Crack Down on...
At a bilateral meeting tomorrow in Brussels, high-ranking officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the European Commission (EC) will discuss the problem of illegal,...
View ArticleSummary : A Test Year for ICCAT
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas is a regional fisheries management organization responsible for the conservation and management of tuna and tuna-like species in the...
View ArticlePress Release : ICCAT Follows Scientific Advice on Atlantic Bluefin Tuna,...
At the conclusion of their week-long meeting in Agadir, 48 member governments of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas today adopted positive measures that will help...
View ArticleReport : New Scientific Report Shows Pacific Bluefin Population Down 96.4%
Just three days after a single Pacific bluefin tuna fetched a jaw-dropping $1.76 million at a fish auction in Tokyo, Japan, scientists released a new stock assessment for this species—and the findings...
View ArticleSummary : A Test Year for ICCAT
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas is a regional fisheries management organization responsible for the conservation and management of tuna and tuna-like species in the...
View ArticleSummary : A Test Year for ICCAT
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas is a regional fisheries management organization responsible for the conservation and management of tuna and tuna-like species in the...
View ArticleSummary : How Much Will the Last Pacific Bluefin Tuna Cost?
A single 230-kilogram (507-pound) Pacific bluefin tuna sold in Tokyo on Jan. 5 for approximately $70,000 (7.36 million yen).
View ArticleMedia Coverage : National Geographic: Bluefin Tuna
Amanda Nickson, director of global tuna conservation at the Pew Charitable Trusts, talks to National Geographic about the population of bluefin tunas.
View ArticleMedia Coverage : National Geographic: Bluefin Tuna
Amanda Nickson, director of global tuna conservation at the Pew Charitable Trusts, talks to National Geographic about the population of bluefin tunas.
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