PEI Bluefun Tuna quota caught in two days
Submitted by Chris on Sat, 10/09/2010 - 09:05.
PEI Bluefin tuna fishermen caught their quota in 2 days. I like the fact that we use a hook an line fishery, but i do not like fishermen assuming that abundance here means tuna are not in trouble.
The P.E.I. bluefin tuna fishery closed Tuesday with all of this year's quota caught in two days of fishing.
Colin MacIsaac, chief of resource management with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans on P.E.I., said about 290 Island fisherman took part and about 80 per cent of them caught a tuna.
The average weight of the approximately 390 tuna caught this year was 339 kg, and this year's quota was 132 tonnes.
P.E.I. tuna catch reaches quota in 2 days
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2010/10/06/pei-tuna....
A strong start to the tuna season on P.E.I. has fishermen wondering why scientists are considering recommending listing the fish as endangered.
Scientists from the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada are reviewing the status of bluefin tuna stocks in the western Atlantic, and plan on making a recommendation to the federal departments of Environment and Fisheries and Oceans.
Fishermen landed 144 tuna in the first eight hours of fishing Monday off of P.E.I.'s North Shore. Officials expect the remainder of the quota to be caught Tuesday, meaning Island fishermen will catch their quota in two days, just as Nova Scotia fishermen did last week.
Tuna not endangered: fishermen
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/prince-edward-island/story/2010/10/05/pei-tuna-...
Here are some links that will clearly show you how the Bluefin Tuna are in trouble...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_bluefin_tuna
http://www.bigmarinefish.com/bluefin.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/24/us/24fish.html
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/smart_fishing/sustainable_fish...
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/SeafoodWatch/web/sfw_factsheet.asp...
