In order to preserve marine species and seek to strengthen the national economy through the use of fishery resources, MAGAP announces the beginning of the breeding ban on red crabs (Ucides occidentalis) and blue crabs (Cardisoma crassum) and lobsters (Panulirus gracilis and Panulirus penicillatus). In the case of […]
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From July 29th to September 28th, Ecuador has been observing its first closed season for tuna fishing in the Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO). Purse seine vessels with a carrying capacity of more than 182 metric tons (IATTC capacity classes 4, 5, and 6) […]
Although countries that catch tuna in the Pacific view the ban as a form of responsible fishing, this mechanism alone is not sufficient to ensure the survival of a globally threatened resource, environmentalists counter. The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC), which brings together tuna fishing countries […]
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