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Are tuna recovering well, like reports say? It's complicated.

Are tuna recovering well, like reports say? It's complicated.

FromMongabay Newscast


Are tuna recovering well, like reports say? It's complicated.

FromMongabay Newscast

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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Sep 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We look at some of the biggest news from the recent IUCN World Conservation Congress, like the upgraded conservation status of 4 tuna species, including Atlantic bluefin. Is it really OK to eat such tuna now, as some media outlets reported? Are bluefin no longer endangered, but a species of 'least concern?' Well, it's complicated. Mongabay staff writer Elizabeth Claire Alberts was at the event and discusses important news and motions that passed, like Indigenous peoples' role in conservation and a resounding rebuke of deep sea mining, for instance.  Then, Pew Charitable Trusts’ senior officer for international fisheries Grantly Galland discusses the reassessments of tuna extinction risks released by the IUCN during the event, and he shares why species-level assessments don’t tell us the whole story about tuna populations. Articles and podcast eps mentioned during the show:  • ​​”‘Global Indigenous Agenda’ for land rights, conservation launched at IUCN congress” by Ashoka Mukpo  • ”Podcast: Two tunas and a tale of managed extinction” (episode 118 of the Mongabay Newscast) Please invite your friends to subscribe to the Mongabay Newscast wherever they get podcasts, or download our free app in the Apple App Store or in the Google Store to get access to our latest episodes at your fingertips. If you enjoy the Newscast, please visit www.patreon.com/mongabay to pledge a dollar or more to keep the show growing, Mongabay is a nonprofit media outlet and all support helps! See all our latest news from nature's frontline at Mongabay's homepage: news.mongabay.com or find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram by searching for @mongabay. Episode artwork: Atlantic bluefin tuna. Photo by Richard Herrmann/Pew.   Please share your thoughts and ideas! submissions@mongabay.com.
Released:
Sep 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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News and inspiration from nature’s frontline, featuring inspiring guests and deeper analysis of the global environmental issues explored every day by the Mongabay.com team, from climate change to biodiversity, tropical ecology, wildlife, and more. The show airs every other week.