Update from the ICCAT meeting, November 11, 4 days to close

I found an on-site report from the ICCAT meeting; if you'll recall, there is a lot of pressure being focused on ICCAT to institute an eastern Atlantic/Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishing ban. If they did, it would truly be a breakthrough for global governance of wild resources, which means they probably won't even come close.

Negotiating with biology

Quoting author "Willie":

"This year with huge amounts of public pressure, bad press, and celebrity outrage at the state of bluefin, ICCAT members are all talking very sincerely about setting catch levels that 'follow the science'. Surely they should be bound by the scientific recommendations – otherwise, what's the point of having them? Surely it should not take campaigns and catastrophic stock collapses to make ICCAT see that?"

The science recommends shutting down the fishery. Will they?