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Subject: Pacific nations demand cuts to tuna catch

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Patrick Whitton 23/11/2010 to 6/12/2010==Newtron---TunaLast Updated: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:23:00 +1100

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Date Posted: 27/11/10 13:12:14

Pacific nations demand cuts to tuna catch
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Pacific nations have found it difficult to enforce laws against overfishing tuna.
Last Updated: Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:23:00 +1100

A group of Pacific fishing nations has called for a near-30 percent cut in next year's tuna catch as concern about over-fishing increases.

The eight members of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement group control waters where a quarter of the world's tuna is caught.

At a meeting in Majuro, in the Marshall Islands, they agreed to cut licensed fishing days from 40,000 to 28,469 next year.

The PNA nations operate a system known as the "vessel day scheme", selling "fishing days" instead of licensing a set number of vessels to fish in the region.

But during the three years the scheme has been in place, the Pacific nations have had difficulty enforcing it, reducing its effectiveness for conservation.

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