PACIFIC: Warning on tuna stocks relaxed
Updated
Scientific advisors monitoring tuna stocks in the Pacific say the fish may not be as endangered as previously thought. Last year the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission was warned that the catch of some tuna species would need to be cut back by up to 25 per cent amid concerns of overfishing. It was bad news for an industry that employs thousands of people across the region and supplies a valuable food source. Now the commission's been advised the cutbacks aren't needed, although pressure on Pacific tuna stocks remains high.
Presenter: Steve Holland
Speakers: Andrew Wright, executive director of Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission; John Calish, general manager of Fisheries and Aquaculture for Australia's Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
