Int'l panel agrees on looser regulations on tropical tuna fishing

An international fisheries commission adopted Friday looser regulations on tropical tuna fishing in the western and central Pacific Ocean, following scientific studies suggesting that certain tuna varieties in the region are not overfished.Member and participating countries under the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission agreed on a measure that will increase the catch limit on bigeye tuna as well as shorten the closure period of fish aggregating devices on the high seas.Shigeta Oda, head of the Japanese delegation, said the allowable catch limit was increased by about 8 percent …READ FULL ARTICLE