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Skipjack tuna sector in midst of ‘perfect storm’

No one is making money, sources say, with overcapacity in fishing keeping prices in doldrums, despite small increase 

By Tom Seaman | May 26, 2015 12:45 BST
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BANGKOK, Thailand -- The skipjack tuna sector is in the midst of one of the toughest times ever, said several veteran sources during the Thaifex-World of Food Asia trade show, in Bangkok, Thailand [...]

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