Sthrn BlueFin Tuna?

[IRMC000]

Today I read in a reputable magazine that it has been calculated that compared to 1960 there only remain about 5-10% of the Southern Bluefin Tuna stocks.
Two thoughts.
If something isn't done they will soon be gone.
How awesome it would have been back there fishing for them
R

[Nico.d.R]

doesnt sound good , a few weeks ago on the news they were talking about some mob breeding tuna in lakes (and haveing success) . maybe once more people get in on farming tuna they will put a ban on pro's catching them so the stocks can build up again .

cheers nico

[Outsider1]

The SBT are actually coming back slowly. Some big buggers have turned up off Victoria and southern NSW in recent seasons.

SBT are premium Tuna and were fished to almost oblivion by the long liners etc. Once they were no longer an economic catch (too low a catch rate) the local long liners went elsewhere, although the Japanese Longliners kept chasing them in international waters, and I stand to be corrected, but I believe that Australia also sold them a catch quota within Australian waters.

Clean Seas Tuna in SA have developed a method of breeding them in captivity. They hope to perfect it and start their own stocking over the next 2 years. That is a world first and should open a few other doors. Cleans Seas already breed and grow out Kingfish and Mulloway I believe. Cleans Seas is controlled by Stehr family, who have been leaders in the industry for decades. Cleans Seas listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 2005.

Cheers

Dave

[reel scream]

The SBT are actually coming back slowly. Some big buggers have turned up off Victoria and southern NSW in recent seasons.

, but I believe that Australia also sold them a catch quota within Australian waters.


Cheers

Dave

When i worked out of Tas back in the early 90's, the jap fleet would dock in hobart every so often. Often up to 20 longliners. Our Providor told us they would buy Hobart out of condoms:o .

They were definately fishing in Aussie waters as they would run lines over the Roughy Hills- which we would "accidentally" hook up to and confiscate:-X .

Cheers Scott