Business is booming in the western and central Pacific tuna fishery as more boats attempt to cash in on the $6 billion (€5.6 billion) industry.
But a range of challenges suggest 2016 will be a year of contention and change, particularly for the industry as it comes to terms with — or argues against — a raft of new management and conservation initiatives by island nations that control lucrative 200-mile exclusive economic zones (EEZs).
With catch levels remaining at record levels over the past several years, questions are being raised about sustainability of certain tuna species, including bigeye and yellowfin.
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