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The New York Times Dot Earth Blog (Thu 2 Oct, 2008)
Tuna Imperiled by Its Bicoastal Habits
Staff quoted: Dave Secor
A new study, published in the online edition of the journal Science, has provided fresh evidence that the ocean-crossing habits of two distinct populations of Atlantic bluefin tuna are contributing to mismanagement and the potentially devastating overfishing of the species. (Here's a podcast on the tuna study by the lead author, Jay Rooker of Texas A&M, recorded by the journal. The other lead author was David Secor of the University of Maryland.)