SMH: 15/10/11
The fishing quota for prized southern bluefin tuna has been lifted from its all-time low, in what fishers say is proof the severely depleted species is recovering.
The gourmet sashimi fish found mainly off southern Australia slumped to around 5 per cent of its original stock size under international longlining pressure over 50 years.
Southern bluefin is on conservation groups' fish-eating advisory black lists, particularly after it was found to have been devastated by a hidden 20-year Japanese overcatch.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/bluefin-tuna-fishing-quota-increases-as-numbers-rise-20111014-1lp3i.html#ixzz1kWQJkVCn
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