October 7, 2024 — Martha Betancourt is a researcher at the Universidad Autónoma de Baja California and an associate at FIDEMAR – a research organization concentrating on Mexico’s tuna fishery, co-founded by Mexico’s National Chamber of the Fishing Industry (CANAINPESCA); CONAPESCA-INAPESCA; and the Mexican Foundation for the Preservation of Marine Fauna (FUMDAMAR), with the support of BANAMEX and Mexico’s longline and purse-seine tuna fleet and pelagic vessel operators.
The success story of the Pacific bluefin tuna is more than just an epic tale of recovery from the brink of collapse; it is evidence that collective action, led by science, can turn the tide on the state of our world’s fisheries.