Tuna populations at riskA historic meeting next week may decide the fate of tuna in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, one of the world's most important marine resources. The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission has an opportunity at its annual meeting June 23–27 in Panama City, Panama, to reverse a trend of inaction, and take concrete steps to stop the decline of tuna stocks. Failure of the IATTC to compromise effectively in the past has blocked the consensus required for the adopt ion of binding resolutions.
Contact: Susan BruceSbruce@conservation.org703-341-2471Conservation International
Public Release: 18-Jun-2008NatureOcean temperatures and sea level increases 50 percent higher than previously estimatedNew research suggests that ocean temperature and associated sea level increases between 1961 and 2003 were 50 percent larger than estimated in the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report.
Contact: Anne Starkstark8@llnl.gov925-422-9799DOE/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory