EU ENDS BLUEFIN TUNA SEASON EARLY OVER DEPLETED STOCKS
Baku, June 9 (AZERTAC).The European Commission is closing the bluefin tuna fishing season early because of depleted stocks, imposing a ban that will take effect on Thursday.
The ban covers fishing grounds in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic, BBC reports.
It affects industrial purse seine fishing, which accounts for more than 70% of the annual EU tuna catch, the Commission says.
The fleets are concentrated in France, Spain and Italy. The season was originally due to end on 15 June.
Purse seine nets have a rope that is drawn through rings to trap the fish, like a drawstring.
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