Bigeye tuna on overfished list

2014-08-07T16:56:00

Greenpeace says that Bigeye tuna is heading down the same track as Bluefin tuna Photo: NOAA

Greenpeace says that new figures from the tenth meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Scientific Committee (WCPFC), reveal that bigeye tuna is now officially overfished and is in danger of heading down the same track as Bluefin tuna.

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