Tuna is a widely eaten species of fish. However ... introducing it into the food chain. Small fish consume or absorb the methylmercury and are eaten by larger fish. Instead of breaking down ...

These differences can influence how susceptible each species is to overfishing. However, while we often hear concerns about ...

on its “Red List” of imperiled species. The Pacific bluefin tuna is not yet listed, but overfishing is now occurring, according to the National Marine Fisheries Service. Sadly, bluefin remains on the ...

Fourteen Pacific Island countries will receive a grant of NZD $187 million (US$107m) from the UN-based Green Climate Fund to help safeguard their tuna fisheries against the expected impacts of climate ...

Tuna species account for 20 percent of the value ... catching the squid bait he needs to attract tuna. His small-scale Indonesian tuna fishery became the first in the country to hold Fairtrade ...

Damaging fishing practices and unsustainable fishing equipment are putting tuna species at risk, and ultimately industry and small fishers will also pay the price. One potentially devastating tactic ...