Scientific Management of the World Stocks of Tunas, Billfishes, and Related Species

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This paper reviews past experience in tuna research and management, and proposes guidelines for the future. The resources discussed include three major groups: the six principal market species of tunas, which are heavily exploited; the billfishes, which are in most cases heavily exploited; and the secondary market species of smaller tuna and tuna-like fishes, which are generally underexploited. A brief review of their nomenclature, biology, and fisheries is given, followed by comments on the condition of the stocks. A discussion of institutional arrangements for the scientific study and management of tuna resources is presented, and such arrangements are examined in the light of problems which might be unique to tuna and tuna-like fishes. These special problems and ways in which they might be handled are considered.

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