US: Tuna prices continue to rise due to poor fishing conditions in the Indian Ocean

Pacific bluefin tuna stocks have recovered faster than expected, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This recovery was not expected until 2030, but it has happened 10 years earlier due to effective conservation measures implemented after overfishing reduced the biomass of the tuna to a historical low. These measures included agreements by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission to reduce catches of juvenile and larger bluefin tuna. A recent stock assessment shows that the spawning bluefin tuna has reached 23.2% of the potential untapped spawning stock in 2022.