“NMFS estimates that 274 mt was caught in 2019; consequently, the commercial Pacific bluefin tuna catch limit for 2020 is 356 mt.” Sushi fanatics should know that their favorite Pacific bluefin tuna is nearing commercial extinction. Bluefin population is showing signs of recovery for the first time in decades Based on the information in the 2017 stock assessment, NOAA Fisheries has determined that the western Atlantic bluefin tuna stock has an unknown overfished status. The bluefin tuna is the tiger of the sea—in more ways than one. Pew Charitable Trusts, new data (1/2013) shows that the population of Pacific bluefin is a small fraction of what it used to be, and is in danger of all but disappearing, - actually the Pacific Bluefin Tuna Population is down over 96% Atlantic Bluefin Tuna; Along with the Pacific Bluefin tuna, this is among the prized fishes for Japanese sushi restaurants. View the HMS Recreational Compliance Guide for details. Welcome to the official Bluefin Tuna website. And the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), which is responsible for setting bluefin tuna quotas, hasn’t done enough to recover the population. Additional requirements may be applicable. In 2008, it sold for US$15,400 at the popular Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. This is the result of a now published DNA study on the origin and return to the “birthplace” of almost 1,000 BFT in the Atlantic. The latest stock assessment of Bluefin tuna in the Pacific released on Wednesday indicates that overfishing has pushed the stock of the giant fish down by a shocking 96.4 percent compared to unfished levels, flying in the face of the conventional wisdom about Bluefin tuna, which says that the Pacific population is much healthier than the Atlantic population. But we will save one of our planet’s most magnificent creatures because of it. Their torpedo-shaped, streamlined bodies are built for speed and endurance. Bluefin tuna populations have declined severely from overfishing and illegal fishing over the past few decades –not just Atlantic bluefin tuna, but also Pacific bluefin tuna and Southern bluefin tuna. Population declines have been largely driven by the demand for this fish in high end sushi markets. A so far unknown spawning area of the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (BFT) may be off Madeira. In 2017, despite uncertainty about the status of the population, ICCAT abandoned its 20-year recovery plan and, in a short-sighted move, raised quotas. Endangered species petition for bluefin tuna rejected ... that estimated the total population of Pacific bluefin at more than 1.6 million, including …