Trade-based estimation of bluefin tuna catches in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, 2005-2011.

The Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean stock of Bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus (BFTE) has long been considered overfished and at risk of collapse. Although ICCAT quotas for this stock have decreased considerably over the past years, uncertainty exists about the degree of catch beyond this quota. The e...

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Main Authors: Antonius Gagern, Jeroen van den Bergh, Ussif Rashid Sumaila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3724926?pdf=render