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Bluefin tuna explained + Scientific tuna tagging

by AFTCO 9 Nov 2021 11:47 UTC

Tag-A-Giant Fund (TAG) is committed to reversing the decline of northern bluefin tuna populations by supporting the scientific research necessary to develop innovative and effective policy and conservation initiatives.

Our vision is an abundant future for bluefin tuna and the fisheries that depend upon them — a guaranteed role for bluefin as a top predator in ocean ecosystems.

Learn more here

The very fish that ushered in sportfishing was gone off California's coastline for nearly a century. The large bluefin returned again, this time, rivaling the golden era of the past.

With pacific bluefin populations still well below historic levels, every angler on the west coast is wondering if this fishery is here to stay or if the golden years are now…

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