AquacultureSeafood News Aquaculture


Japan to impose tougher tuna restrictions  Japan to impose tougher tuna restrictions 

artwork for news feed headlines

By SeafoodSource staff
27 August, 2012 - Japan has imposed tough restrictions on domestic farming of bluefin tuna as the young ones caught from the ocean for rearing in captivity do not get the chance to lay eggs thereby depleting stock of the high-demand fish.

The Fisheries Ministry has directed prefectural governments to ban domestic tuna farmers from creating new cultivation facilities or expanding existing ones from next month, Japanese media reported on Monday.

Click here to read the full story from RTTN News >