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Huge Pacific protected area produces spillover benefits for tuna stocks

Catch rates for yellowfin tuna around the perimeter of the Papahanaumokuakea protected area are up 54%, with bigeye up 12% and total catches up 8%

By Undercurrent News | Oct. 21, 2022 09:46 BST
Yellowfin tuna. Credit: WWF
Yellowfin tuna. Credit: WWF
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The Papahanaumokuakea marine national monument in the waters around Hawaii is producing impressive benefits for neighboring tuna stocks, reports the BBC [...]

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