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Mebachi commented on John LoGioco's blog post 'IGFA President Calls for Bluefin Protection / CITES'

Upset? I have absolutely no reason to be upset. By naivete, John, I was referring to your knowedge of how the Mediterranean fishery works, and to your misconception of what a "lame duck" CITES listing would accomplish. In the Mediterranean Sea, sp…

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John LoGioco commented on John LoGioco's blog post 'IGFA President Calls for Bluefin Protection / CITES'

I understand you might be upset by today's decision on behalf of NMFS to side with protecting the bluefin, however you keep calling me naive, as this is your right, but I do disagree and dedicate my efforts to helping solve the global problem of tun…

March 3

Mebachi commented on John LoGioco's blog post 'IGFA President Calls for Bluefin Protection / CITES'

Sure seems unlikely that NMFS/NOAA are going to allow sportfishermen to kill 10,000+ juvenile individuals of a species they now consider endangered! Right now Spanish, Libyan, Maltese, Turkish and Greek tuna fishermen and exporters are celebrating…

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John LoGioco commented on John LoGioco's blog post 'IGFA President Calls for Bluefin Protection / CITES'

All good points but yes I do hold that the recreational sector will still likely have access to the bluefin fishery - which in most cases are the school fish. The economic impact of this fishery is significant, and can be sustained, even by catch an…

March 1

Mebachi commented on John LoGioco's blog post 'IGFA President Calls for Bluefin Protection / CITES'

John, CITES only deals with the international trade of species. There is no "language" about catch restrictions, fishing effort, etc. It's going to be up to the individual countries to decide on their own how to handle their fisheries if the species…

February 28

John LoGioco commented on John LoGioco's blog post 'IGFA President Calls for Bluefin Protection / CITES'

Yes I do. I have been in talks with many folks on both sides of the issue (enviros and harvesters) and the recreational sector is not part of the current language. If you have evidence that the language would also effect recreational anglers I would…

February 28

Mebachi commented on John LoGioco's blog post 'IGFA President Calls for Bluefin Protection / CITES'

"...all recreational fishermen should take notice that a CITES listing does not effect the sport sector." John, do you actually believe the NMFS/NOAA is going to allow fishing for Bluefin, sport or otherwise, if the species gets an appendix I listi…

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US Wants More Protection For Bluefin; CITES or Lower Quotas

Here is the news release as published on the US Fish & Wildlife Services site. Bottom line the US supports stronger protective measures for bluefin, whether it comes in the form of a CITES listing or lower quotas beyond what ICCAT planned in their November meeting.

Date: March 3, 2010
Contact: Hugh Vickery (202) 208-6416
Tamara Ward, FWS (703) 358-2512
Connie Barclay, NOAA Fisheries (301) 713-2370

Strickland Announces… Continue

Posted on March 3, 2010 at 2:30pm —

Tomorrow USA Announces CITES Position

From Washington;
"Please join us for a congressional briefing tomorrow morning regarding the U.S. position on a proposal to list Atlantic bluefin tuna under Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
When: Wednesday, March 3 at 9:30 a.m.

Where: U.S. Capitol Building, Room HC-6
Hosted by: U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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Posted on March 2, 2010 at 5:57pm —

IGFA President Calls for Bluefin Protection / CITES

The International Game Fish Association's President Rob Kramer calling for support to protect the bluefin tuna under a CITES listing as published in the Miami Herald. It's great to see the IGFA take a stand here as all recreational fishermen should take notice that a CITES listing does not effect the sport sector.

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Posted on February 27, 2010 at 11:00pm — 7 Comments

European Parliament Votes To Protect Bluefin Tuna

Yesterday the European Parliament voted in favor of protecting the bluefin tuna by supporting a trade ban. However the vote comes with stipulations as outlined below. This is from the EU Parliament site:

"Parliament voiced its support on Wednesday for a ban on the trade in endangered animals, such as bluefin tuna and polar bears, and products d… Continue

Posted on February 10, 2010 at 9:14pm —

How Old Was That 1200lb Giant I Caught?

At this weekend's tuna seminar produced by Canyon Runner, I met several captains who had boated giant bluefin over 1000lbs this Fall off Chatham, Mass. One especially nice captain asked me how old my 1200lb giant was? His fish dressed out at 970lbs. Thanks to Shana over at Tag A Giant, here is a table that estimates the age of bluefin tuna during their life cycle. So that 1200lber was probab… Continue

Posted on February 1, 2010 at 1:31pm —

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At 1:35pm on February 11, 2010, Derek Lacrone said…: Just learned about them in Biology class, Im a huge Sushi fan. They dont tell you these things on the menu. I started a group on facebook "only you can save the bluefin tuna" and I put up links to this site as well as the sustainablesushi.com site. I would just like to raise awareness across the board and help prevent the extinction of this amazing lion of the sea.

At 6:24pm on February 10, 2010, John LoGioco said…: Nice fish! never heard of a Dentex. cool!

Ok on the tagging. I will look into it here and get back with you.

Thanks, John

At 5:30pm on February 10, 2010, Malta Fishing Forum said…: It would be great if we could introduce a tagging program as nothing exists yet locally - I have contacts with the team at Fisheries Control In Malta, along with the Malta Centre for Fisheries Sciences so it would be great if we could introduce a programme.

At 5:28pm on February 10, 2010, Malta Fishing Forum said…: It's a Common Dentex, that weighed in at 5.8kgs, a good intro for me to jigging

At 4:38pm on February 10, 2010, Malta Fishing Forum said…: Hi John, thanks for the welcome. As recreational fishermen over at the Malta Fishing Forum we're all keeping our fingers crossed that commercial bluefin tuna fishing the in the Med and Eastern Atlantic gets banned completely.

Us recreational guys have been practicing catch and release and sustainable fishing for bluefin for a while, in fact it evolved naturally in terms of sustainability as the commercial guys didn't leave anything for us to catch!

In 2009 the local fisheries control department required recreational fishers to register for a permit that would allow us to land up to 100kgs of fish during the season, minimum 30kgs/115cm. Only 20 boats applied and the permit had a start date of the 16th June, however by the 14th of June the commercial guys had over-fished Malta's quota including the contingency reserve and so our permits were revoked, having never been used.

What we did notice was that by the 20th of June large 40-60kgs BFTs had moved in to within 3-4 miles of the coast and catch and release fishing became abundant. Goes to show the level of impact that commercial purse seiners have, so I am definately supporting a band or at the very least a ban on export and restriction to local consumption only. This would allow Malta 2010 quota of around 150 tonnes to be reduced to 15 tonnes as the local demand for BFT is not that high.

At 10:19am on February 10, 2010, Captain Michael Deskin said…: i had most fish chumming and couple on the kites...

At 9:31pm on February 9, 2010, Captain Michael Deskin said…: JOHN,
I HAVE BEEN FISHING SINCE I WAS KID AND TUNA FISHING SINCE THE AGE OF 12 .I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE PURSUIT OF THE GIANT BLUEFIN TUNA .THAT BEING SAID ,I HAVE ALWAYS SAID THAT I WOULD BE WILLING TO GIVE THE FISHERY TIME TO REBUILD. IT DOESN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE WHEN OTHER NATIONS AROUND THE WORLD ARE BUILDING PURSE SEINE VESSELS AT AN ALARMING RATE AND KILLING JUVENILE BLUEFIN ALL OVER THE WORLD. ANYWAY , I WOULD BE HAPPY HELPING OUT WITH TAGGING PROGRAM NEXT FALL. I WILL BE WORKING THE WORCESTER AND PROVIDENCE FISHING SHOWS AND HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.
ALL THE BEST,
MIKE

At 2:51pm on February 8, 2010, Daniel Simsay said…: Private boat, I only know of a handful of guys tuna sportfishing up here, everyone lobsters, no sportfisherman
My name is Dan, my wife's name is Cyn, we love to dance, 'Dancyn' was a no-brainer

At 3:13am on January 8, 2010, Maggie-chan said…: Hi John,
I was wondering if there is a specific email I could send the presentation to.
Thanks,

At 9:52pm on November 25, 2009, Maggie-chan said…: Hi John. Our presentations went well thanks. I made a slideshow about the problems and I will send it to you ASAP. we are also starting a campaign around our school to donate 100 yen each and giving it to your organization.
Thanks again,
Maggie