For more information, please click following headlines. 2010/ 9/ 3 NEW ! Japan and China agree to restrict increase of purse seiners in WCPO. 2010/ 9/ 1 OPRT Newsletter International No.29 published today 2010/ 7/ 21 A 445 kilo. jumbo bluefin at Tsukiji Market 2010/ 7/ 9 Japan proposes 20 % reduction of purse-seiners 2010/ 6/ 16 OPRT expresses concern on overfishing capacity - Resolution adopted 2010/ 5/ 31 OPRT Newsletter International No.28 published today. 2010/ 5/ 14 Pacific bluefin tuna - FAJ strengthens management measures 2010/ 5/ 12 Pacific bluefin tuna declines - Study by Mie University 2010/ 3/ 19 Atlantic bluefin tuna ban rejected 2010/ 3/ 17 New OPRT members join 2010/ 3/ 17 Japan suspends import of Atlantic bluefin tuna 2010/ 3/ 11 Why ban of the trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna now? - Questions about scientific basis - 2010/ 2/ 24 OPRT Newsletter International No.26 features Atlantic Bluefin Tuna and CITES 2010/ 1/ 15 Actions against IUU vessels by USA. 2009/12/ 22 Western and Central Pacific; Management measures for 2010 agree 2009/12/ 22 International trade ban was not recommended by FAO advisory panel 2009/12/ 18 Atlantic bluefin tuna. No consensus on the listing proposal of banning international trade 2009/11/ 16 ICCAT agrees 40 % reduction of the total allowable catch(TAC) of Esatern Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 2009/11/ 5 OPRT publishes Newsletter International No.25 2009/10/28 20 % reduction of the global allowable catch of southern bluefin tuna for 2010-2011. 2009/10/21 The United States supports for listing Atlantic Bluefin Tuna on CITES List. 2009/10/16 CITES listing proposed on Atlantic bluefin tuna. 2009/ 9/24 EU member states disagree proposed Atlantic bluefin tuna ban. 2009/ 9/18 EC recommends provisional EU support for listing Atlantic bluefin tuna in CITES appendix 1. 2009/ 9/17 Fishing restrictive measures of Pacific bluefin agreed. 2009/ 9/11 Global treaty on Port State Measures agreed to combat IUU fishing. 2009/ 9/ 4 Supply of sashimi tuna further declines. 2009/ 9/ 2 FAJ expresses concern for the increasing catch of juvenile Northern Pacific bluefin tuna. 2009/ 8/13 Atlantic Bluefin Tuna: " The listing proposal in CITES Appendix I is irrational", FAJ official said. 2009/ 7/22 The global fishing capacity for tuna is too high. Immediate action needed 2009/ 7/22 The highest record of trade of the canned tuna product- FAO report 2009/ 7/ 3 Japan implements research for reducing catches of juvenile tunas by purse seiners 2009/ 6/ 30 Responsible tuna fisheries is assuming greater importance -OPRT Newsletter International No.24 published - 2009/ 6/ 26 Overfishing capacity will be addressed at the joint tuna RFMOs meeting. 2009/ 6/ 18 OPRT adopts the resolution requesting control of excessive catch of bigeye. 2009/ 6/ 18 IATTC adopts measures to manage big eye and yellowfin in the eastern Pacific Ocean. 2009/ 6/ 3 Is skipjack in the Western Central Pacific healthy? 2009/ 6/ 3 OPRT publishes Newsletter International No.23 today. 2009/ 4/ 22 EU implements the regulation to protect bluefin tuna 2009/ 4/ 9 Limitless increase of a tuna longliner in developing countries stops - Indian Ocean 2009/ 4/ 2 More efforts to control purse seiners' fishing capacity - ICCAT 2009/ 3/ 26 OPRT publishes Newsletter International No.22 today. 2009/ 3/ 25 Japan to reduce 87 tuna longliners for recovery of tuna stocks. 2009/ 3/ 19 FAO COFI recognizes the need to tackle excessive fishing capacity/IUU fishing. 2009/ 3/ 19 High level of the world catches of tunas continues. 2009/ 3/ 11 Japan reduces 90 tuna longliners. 2009/ 3/ 11 Taiwan controls foreign investment on tuna fisheries. 2009/ 2/ 24 Sashimi tuna supply further declines. 2009/ 2/ 4 Japan scraps tuna longliners. 2009/ 1/ 22 The U.S. Government identifies 6 nations to address IUU fishing. 2009/ 1/ 21 OPRT publishes Newsletter International No.21 today. - Interview with WCPFC Executive Secretary tells the hardest decision by RFMO 2009/ 1/ 7 One bluefin tuna fetches 9.63 million yen at Tsukiji, Tokyo.