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The Eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna : fast crash and swift recovery for the Ferrari of the ocean?

Lazat, Eleonore; Bjørndal, Trond
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2016-11
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Abstract
The Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Bluefin tuna tastes delicious.

Naturally, the Japanese sashimi market fights over this high value fish.

Unfortunately, this moneymaking resource has been overfished since the

1970s due to its’ wide geographical spread and high sea open access

characteristic, which means over 25 countries sought to capture it. This

cumulated in near extinction of the species in the mid-2000s. The organisation

in charge of managing the stock, the International Convention for the

Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT), established a fifteen-year species

recovery plan starting in 2006-2007. The plan includes fishing seasons, gear

restrictions, quantity control and strict monitoring of vessels. Ten years into

the programme, this project sets out to assess the state of the stock.

Quantitative indicators will enable assessing the health of the stock, and

qualitative methods will evaluate the managerial success of the recovery

programme, in terms of member compliance and caution adopted with

regard to the stock. Results of the research show the stock is en-route to

recovery. Population indicators are recovering faster than expected.

Recommendations, such as educational courses on stock sustainability for

fishermen or knowledge-access incentives to comply, will hopefully reach the

ICCAT to adapt the programme for the remaining five years.
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SNF
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Working paper;2016:7

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