Greenpeace applauds tuna no-take zone

2011-01-01T00:15:00

Greenpeace has welcomed the entry into force on 1 January 2011 of a huge marine conservation area in the west and central Pacific. In an attempt to rescue the region''s declining bigeye and yellowfin tuna stocks, the no-take zone bans purse seine fishing from 4.5 million square kilometres over five ...

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