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Sweetwater · 03-03-2010, 04:17 PM

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong; however, a CITES 1 listing would not impact the rights of commercial or recreational fisherman to catch and retain ABFT, nor would it impact quotas. CITES would only restrict the export of ABFT from US EEZ waters to other countries.

My understanding is that the US is a net importer of ABFT, so there is a theoretical market in the US for every pound of ABFT taken. However, (and I'm only guessing) I think the dock price for tuna would go down without the Japanese market available to US fishermen.

Of course, CITES alone has zero impact on recreational anglers.

03-03-2010, 04:17 PM	#4
Sweetwater Ruled only by the tide iTrader: (0) Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Truro Posts: 801	I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong; however, a CITES 1 listing would not impact the rights of commercial or recreational fisherman to catch and retain ABFT, nor would it impact quotas. CITES would only restrict the export of ABFT from US EEZ waters to other countries. My understanding is that the US is a net importer of ABFT, so there is a theoretical market in the US for every pound of ABFT taken. However, (and I'm only guessing) I think the dock price for tuna would go down without the Japanese market available to US fishermen. Of course, CITES alone has zero impact on recreational anglers.
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