Filipino Tuna Industry Gets a Break
Philippine tuna producers can heave a sigh of relief, at least temporarily. The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission has decreed that the Philippines be allowed a limited number of fishing vessels in two pockets of Western Pacific high seas for at least a year even though several island-nations in the area were pushing for tighter controls.
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