South Korea hosts talks on cutting southern bluefin tuna catch

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Updated October 23, 2009 17:11:53

Stocks of southern bluefin tuna have reportedly plunged to 5 per cent of 1940s levels. A secret report discussed at a meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Bluefin Tuna in South Korea is now looking into reducing catches around the world. Southern bluefin tuna represents a massive portion of fishermen's catches in Australia and throughout the Pacific Islands.

Presenter: Steven McDonald
Speaker: Dr Campbell Davies, Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)

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