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On World Tuna Day, Let’s Fix Oversight of Tropical Species

On World Tuna Day, Let’s Fix Oversight of Tropical Species

By Rachel Hopkins Tropical tuna species—skipjack, bigeye and yellowfin tunas—are important economic assets for coastal communities across the globe, and even far from the ocean they are a favorite on supermarket shelves and in sushi bars. These three species—together worth close to $40 billion annually at the final point of sale—prompted eight Pacific island countries […]

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