Bluefin Tuna Quotas Lead to Discarded Catches.

April 5, 2026

By Senior Asian Correspondent Ji-Woo Kim

Bluefin Tuna Quotas Lead to Discarded Catches. — Around 600 bluefin tuna, each weighing 130–150 kilograms, are piled at Ganggu Port in Yeongdeok-gun, North Gyeongsang Province, on July 8, 2025. The catch was later discarded. (Ganggu Branch of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives)

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