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Tuna and Sharks, a tale of two fishes
ICCAT, the Atlantic tuna commission, sets science-based bluefin tuna catch quotas in the Mediterranean – but fails to protect for vulnerable sharks, or clamp down on rule breakers. The EU, represented in the meeting by European Fisheries Commissioner Maria Damanaki, strongly backed respect for science. After years of mismanagement, ICCAT followed for the first time…