The latest scientific assessment paints a bleak future for the Pacific bluefin tuna, as stocks have dropped by more than 97 percent from its historic levels, reported ABC News.
A draft summary of a report by the International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean seen by The Associated Press showed the current population of bluefin tuna is estimated at 2.6 percent of its "unfished" size.
A previous assessment put the population at 4.2 percent. The new report is due to be reviewed by the committee in July.
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