Fishing areas

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September 12, 2012
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An international fishery body overseeing the tuna fishing areas within the Pacific Ocean is planning to adopt stricter regulatory measures in a bid to resolve the continuing depletion of tuna stocks in the area. Glenn Hurry, executive director of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), said they are considering implementing "replacement measures" after the earlier closure of four pockets of the Western and Central Pacific Ocean failed to yield desired in terms of arresting the decline of big eye tuna stocks.
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Fishing areas. (2012, September 12). Manila Bulletin, p. 16.
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/8247
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