The United States has announced a two-pronged campaign to induce the international community to begin controlling fishing for bluefin tuna — the giant and most valued alpha predator that’s caught in waters off Gloucester and New England in late summer and fall.
Marc Agger, a New York fish dealer, praised the approach announced by Lubchenco, who has often come under fire from fishing industry activists in Gloucester and elsewhere for her approach to fishery regulation.
He said he believed Lubchenco’s approach in this case reflected an effort to provide European nations with some backing for their efforts to gain control of bluefin fishing.