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Judge upholds rule allowing more Hawaii bigeye tuna fishing

HONOLULU (AP) — A federal judge has ruled longline fishermen in Hawaii may continue catching more bigeye tuna, or ahi, than the maximum set by international regulators. U.S. District Judge Leslie...

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Environmentalists ask court to stop Hawaii tuna quota shift

Environmentalists on Friday asked a federal judge to stop the National Marine Fisheries Service from allowing Hawaii-based fishermen to attribute some of the bigeye tuna they catch to U.S. territories....

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The Black Fish: undercover with the vigilantes fighting organised crime at sea

Illegal fishing controlled by organised crime is a growing menace, offering big rewards for low risk. But the seaborne raiders have a new force to contend with. An army of amateur sleuths are spending...

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The unsolved mystery of an ocean protector’s disappearance

This story was originally published by Reveal and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Day after day, Keith Davis stood at the rail of the cargo ship, watching a fleet of rusty...

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Is there any tuna that it’s OK to eat?

Tesco is removing several lines of John West tuna from its shelves. So what varieties are sustainable, how should they be caught and from where?...

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Time Is Running Out for Troubled Bigeye Tuna (The Pew Charitable Trusts)

(Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts) Those with an interest in rebuilding the depleted population of bigeye tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean gathered in the Marshall Islands from Aug. 19 to...

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Breeding Protections for Giant Bluefin Tuna>

This post was co-authored with Elizabeth Brown. Starting January 1, fishing within two bluefin tuna breeding hotspots in the Gulf of Mexico with a particularly destructive kind of fishing gear during...

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Groups sue feds over Pacific bigeye fishing rule

HONOLULU Environmental groups on Thursday sued the National Marine Fisheries Service to challenge a new rule for fishing bigeye tuna, a popular species for sushi and fish steaks. The regulation...

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Environmentalists ask court to stop Hawaii tuna quota shift

HONOLULU (AP) -- Environmentalists on Friday asked a federal judge to stop the National Marine Fisheries Service from allowing Hawaii-based fishermen to attribute some of the bigeye tuna they catch to...

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Judge upholds rule allowing more Hawaii bigeye tuna fishing

HONOLULU (AP) — A federal judge has ruled longline fishermen in Hawaii may continue catching more bigeye tuna, or ahi, than the maximum set by international regulators. U.S. District Judge Leslie...

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Hawaii’s commercial fishery a good steward of the ocean

Hawaii’s longline fishery provides substantial benefits to Hawaii seafood markets and is not overfishing the ocean. It catches around 4 percent of the bigeye tuna, less than 0.01 percent of yellowfin...

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Inouye-influenced rule enables extra Hawaii tuna fishing

HONOLULU (AP) -- Many Hawaii residents were thankful for plentiful platters of ahi tuna they were able to enjoy over the holidays. But few realized the critical role the late Sen. Daniel Inouye played...

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Agency overreaches in trying to roll back marine monument

The Western Pacific Fisheries Management Council’s (Wespac’s) leaders vociferously opposed expanding Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, and now are asking the Trump administration to remove...

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Judge upholds rule allowing more Hawaii bigeye tuna fishing

HONOLULU (AP) — A federal judge has ruled longline fishermen in Hawaii may continue catching more bigeye tuna, or ahi, than the maximum set by international regulators. U.S. District Judge Leslie...

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Environmentalists ask court to stop Hawaii tuna quota shift

Environmentalists on Friday asked a federal judge to stop the National Marine Fisheries Service from allowing Hawaii-based fishermen to attribute some of the bigeye tuna they catch to U.S. territories....

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Remember Dolphin-Safe Tuna? Let's Make FAD-Free Tuna the Next Trend

Perhaps because the vast majority of the tuna Americans eat comes a precooked beige in cans, people seem to forget it's a fish. Jessica Simpson famously asked if "chicken of the sea" was chicken or...

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The Black Fish: undercover with the vigilantes fighting organised crime at sea

Illegal fishing controlled by organised crime is a growing menace, offering big rewards for low risk. But the seaborne raiders have a new force to contend with. An army of amateur sleuths are spending...

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The unsolved mystery of an ocean protector’s disappearance

This story was originally published by Reveal and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Day after day, Keith Davis stood at the rail of the cargo ship, watching a fleet of rusty...

View Article

Is there any tuna that it’s OK to eat?

Tesco is removing several lines of John West tuna from its shelves. So what varieties are sustainable, how should they be caught and from where?...

View Article

Time Is Running Out for Troubled Bigeye Tuna (The Pew Charitable Trusts)

(Source: The Pew Charitable Trusts) Those with an interest in rebuilding the depleted population of bigeye tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean gathered in the Marshall Islands from Aug. 19 to...

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