First bluefin tunas caught off Yorkshire since 1960s ‘success story’ for marine conservation
The return of bluefin tuna to the Yorkshire coast after decades of absence is being hailed as a major success for marine conservation efforts. Experts attribute the recovery to strict fishery management and the protection of spawning grounds, which has allowed the species to repopulate its historical range.
Why it matters
It serves as a positive case study for how environmental policy and sustainable management can successfully reverse the decline of endangered marine species.
A bluefin tuna was caught off the Yorkshire coast since 1960s after overfishing and the depletion of herring shoals had rendered the giant fish almost extinct in the North Sea. Photograph: 54 North Maritime training A bluefin tuna was caught off the Yorkshire coast since 1960s after overfishing and the depletion of herring shoals had rendered the giant fish almost extinct in the North Sea. Photograph: 54 North Maritime training Marine life First bluefin tunas caught off Yorkshire since 1960s ‘success story’ for marine conservation Researchers laud return of giant tuna to North Sea after being fished almost to point of extinction
Prefer the Guardian on Google Researchers have lauded two giant bluefin tunas being caught off the coast of Yorkshire for the first time in more than six decades as a “success story” for marine conservation.
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