The Billfish Foundation

Friday 11/26: No action on bluefin tuna as the parties are engaging in cooperative (i.e. secret) negotiations. Sailfish conservation measures appear to be dead for this year. Proposals to ban the harvest or possession of shortfin mako, bigeye thresher and hammerhead sharks are still under consideration but Caribbean and African nations are holding out for exceptions for their coastal artisinal fisheries. Long lunch break for arm twisting and then back to talk about either bigeye tuna, sharks or ...........................................> another long break