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Sustainability: Bluefin Regulations | Wicked Tuna


you know in other parts of the world uh

you know in other parts of the world uh you know they still harvest Bluefins

you know they still harvest Bluefins

you know they still harvest Bluefins with big boats and you know big

with big boats and you know big

with big boats and you know big mechanized fishing fleets here in the US

mechanized fishing fleets here in the US

mechanized fishing fleets here in the US US commercial fishermen are leaders in

US commercial fishermen are leaders in

US commercial fishermen are leaders in the world when it comes to successful

the world when it comes to successful

the world when it comes to successful fisheries management we have certain

fisheries management we have certain

fisheries management we have certain size standards we have to follow they

size standards we have to follow they

size standards we have to follow they have to be over 73 inches that’s a

have to be over 73 inches that’s a

have to be over 73 inches that’s a pretty big fish to catch all right

pretty big fish to catch all right

pretty big fish to catch all right anything under we have to let go we can

anything under we have to let go we can

anything under we have to let go we can only use rods and reels or hand throwing

only use rods and reels or hand throwing

only use rods and reels or hand throwing hyphens we have strict quotas we have to

hyphens we have strict quotas we have to

hyphens we have strict quotas we have to follow there’s only a certain amount of

follow there’s only a certain amount of

follow there’s only a certain amount of fish we can take out of the ocean we

fish we can take out of the ocean we

fish we can take out of the ocean we have very strict quotas when we catch

have very strict quotas when we catch

have very strict quotas when we catch our allocated quota for the year the

our allocated quota for the year the

our allocated quota for the year the fishery is closed for the season all

fishery is closed for the season all

fishery is closed for the season all that combined although it hasn’t fully

that combined although it hasn’t fully

that combined although it hasn’t fully rebuilt the stocks to the historic high

rebuilt the stocks to the historic high

rebuilt the stocks to the historic high abundance that we they saw in the past

abundance that we they saw in the past

abundance that we they saw in the past what we do see is a steady increase if

what we do see is a steady increase if

what we do see is a steady increase if we see a high abundance of different

we see a high abundance of different

we see a high abundance of different size classes of fish when we reach our

size classes of fish when we reach our

size classes of fish when we reach our quota for the year the United States

quota for the year the United States

quota for the year the United States stopped fishing the law enforcement in

stopped fishing the law enforcement in

stopped fishing the law enforcement in this country is some of the top notch in

this country is some of the top notch in

this country is some of the top notch in the world we don’t have issues with

the world we don’t have issues with

the world we don’t have issues with black markets and you know smuggling a

black markets and you know smuggling a

black markets and you know smuggling a fish and all that that may take place on

fish and all that that may take place on

fish and all that that may take place on an international level but once again in

an international level but once again in

an international level but once again in the United States we take fisheries

the United States we take fisheries

the United States we take fisheries management seriously problem is not here

management seriously problem is not here

management seriously problem is not here we follow the guidelines we follow the

we follow the guidelines we follow the

we follow the guidelines we follow the rules and again they keep a watchful eye

rules and again they keep a watchful eye

rules and again they keep a watchful eye on it in some of those other countries

on it in some of those other countries

on it in some of those other countries they start harvesting bluefin tuna when

they start harvesting bluefin tuna when

they start harvesting bluefin tuna when they’re 27 inches long that’s not good

they’re 27 inches long that’s not good

they’re 27 inches long that’s not good for a stock the whole concept of a size

for a stock the whole concept of a size

for a stock the whole concept of a size limit is you know you want to wait till

limit is you know you want to wait till

limit is you know you want to wait till the fish grows and have spawned a few

the fish grows and have spawned a few

the fish grows and have spawned a few times before you harvest it so all told

times before you harvest it so all told

times before you harvest it so all told we’re doing the right things in this

we’re doing the right things in this

we’re doing the right things in this country in the United States to rebuild

country in the United States to rebuild

country in the United States to rebuild this stock to ensure there’s plenty of

this stock to ensure there’s plenty of

this stock to ensure there’s plenty of fish for the people that come after us

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