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BLUEFIN TUNA Thunnus thynnus Implications and Conservation Strategies Nick Gezon Linda Isakson Laura Pratt and Alex Lee 166 of animal protein consumed 80 billion year industry ID: 799483

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Dramatic introduction!

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OVERFISHING OF ATLANTIC

BLUEFIN TUNA(Thunnus thynnus)

Implications and Conservation Strategies

Nick

Gezon, Linda Isakson, Laura Pratt, and Alex Lee

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16.6% of animal protein

consumed$80 billion/year industryEmploys ~750 million people worldwideCatch peaked in late 1990s at 90 million tonnes, now at 77 million tonnes as a result of exploitationBottom-trawling, dredges, traps have damaged or altered 95% of marine habitats85% of global fish stocks depletedIllegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) main culprit GENERAL OVERFISHING

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ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA

OVERFISHING61% of tunas are either overexploited or fully exploited worldwideUsed as dog food prior to 1950s, then technology improved deliveryUse in sushi and sashimi exploded market from 20,000 tonnes/yr harvest to over 80,000 tonnes/yr at peak.Western Atlantic population reduced to 17% of 1950's biomassEastern Atlantic population reduced to 33% of 1950's biomass

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Western Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico stock

Eastern Atlantic or Mediterranean Sea stock*Horizontal dashed lines represent the stock biomass necessary for maximum sustainable yield.

ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA

OVERFISHING

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ECOSYSTEM IMPLICATIONS

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Bluefin Tuna are apex predators in the Atlantic pelagic ecosystem.

They feed on mackerel, squid, herring, and sardines.They have a top-down effect on the food web controlling prey populations.Overfishing of bluefin tuna has caused populations of prey to become unstable (Boom and Bust Cycles)This threatens the health of the whole ecosystem. A study assessing the risks for global fisheries health found that changes in lower trophic level prey fish populations pose the greatest threat to fisheries collapse (Pinsky et al. 2011)ECOSYSTEM IMPLICATIONS

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COMMUNITY STRUCTURE

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High Demand with depleting

populationsThe Japanese MarketAnnually 500 million USDPrices average $100KFish at breeding locationsRicardo Fuentes makes annually 220 million USDECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS

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IUU: Illegal, unregulated, unreported fishing

The Japanese MarketEstimates 6-7 billion USD over last 20 yearsCatching undersized fishMisreporting number caughtFishing in unregulated waters (North Africa)IUU FISHING

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Recreational fishing in Haterras region, North Carolina

Emerged in 1996For financial gainCondition of capturing one legal-sized tunaSurvey found Hatteras Fishery made 5 million USDSPORTFISHING

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Kayak Angler

unlawfully catches a bluefin tunaSPORTFISHING

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ICCAT created in 1969 to regulate bluefin harvesting

40 years later, bluefin still in declineIUU fishing still rampant but more stringent measures are being takenProposal to list T. thynnus under CITES rejectedRecently adopted 13,500 tonnes limit for 2013ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA OVERFISHING

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Current:

Aquaculture– the farming of bluefin tunaCleanSeas Aquaculture GrowoutSpawning SanctuariesProtected habitatsGulf of MexicoCONSERVATION MEASURES

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Problems:

There is a significant amount of IUU (illegal, unreported, unregulated)Bluefin are not optimal fish to farmBiomass is so low that it’s hard to bounce back with continued fishingLittle international cooperationBecause of adverse affects on economy and culture CONSERVATION MEASURES

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The future:

Continue placing regulations and bans upon fishingEncourage international complianceTrade embargosOnboard monitors for IUUDevelop new methods of aquacultureCONSERVATION MEASURES

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RAISE AWARENESS!

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Bohnsack

, B.L., Ditton, R.B., Stoll, J.R., Chen, R.J., Novak, R., Smutko, L.S. 2002. The economic impacts of the recreational bluefin tuna fishery in Hatteras, North Carolina. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. Vol 22, Issue 1, p165-176.Center for Public Integrity. 2012. The black market in bluefin tuna. http://www.publicintegrity.org/2010/11/07/2335/overview-black-market-bluefin Ellis, R. 2008. The bluefin in peril. Scientific American. Vol 298, p70-77.Ezzy, E., Scarborough, H., Wallis, A. 2012. Recreational value of southern bluefin tuna fishing. Economic Papers: A Journal of applied economics and policy. Vol 31(2), p150-159.Fromentin, J.M., Powers, J.E. 2005. Atlantic bluefin tuna: population dynamics, ecology, fisheries and management.

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6, p281-306

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, Tom. 2012. Assessment of IUU fishing for Southern Bluefin Tuna.

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