“And so it’s with dismay I’m seeing a lot of these things halted in their tracks.” Banner image: Albacore (Thunnus alalunga) fishing offshore of Oregon. Image courtesy of NOAA Fisheries.

The southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii) is endangered because of historical overfishing; bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) is vulnerable, with declining stocks in some regions; yellowfin tuna ...

In one key decision, the parties agreed that later this year they’d review a 2024 IOTC working party assessment that yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) is no longer overfished. In 2015 ...

The Thunnus albacares is an impressive swimmer, easily identifiable by its striking yellow dorsal and a unique torpedo-shaped shaped round body. Yellowfin Tuna can travel at high speeds and for long ...