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South Korea urged to curb bluefin catches South Korea urged to curb bluefin catches

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By SeafoodSource staff
25 July, 2012 - The Fisheries Agency has asked South Korea to curtail bluefin tuna catches in light of a surge in imports from that country, as Japan is concerned fishermen there are not following internationally agreed curbs, sources said.

Japan may face criticism that South Korea catches too many tuna for export to Japan, the customer for around 90 percent of South Korean tuna exports, the sources said Monday.

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