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Tuna
From TipThePlanet
All species except Skipjack
- All stocks of tuna are largely fully exploited and many are over-fished
- Southern bluefin tuna is listed as Critically Endangered while bigeye tuna is Vulnerable
- The main two methods used to catch tuna, purse seine nets and longlines, have a very high rate of bycatch of small fish, sharks, marlin, swordfish and turtles
