bigeye tuna catch
Honolulu, HAWAII — A drive to increase Hawaii longliners’ bigeye tuna quota has again fallen short at the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission.
The U.S. delegation to the WCPFC requested that its longline bigeye quota be increased by 3,000 metric tons, noting stocks appeared to not be...

![The U.S. delegation to the WCPFC requested that its longline bigeye quota be increased by 3,000 metric tons, noting stocks appeared to not be overfished and were not unhealthy, so could withstand an increase in fishing levels. But the request has again fallen short. Pictured are longline fishing boats at the dock in American Samoa. [photo: Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat] Part of the American Samoa longliner fleet](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/am_sam_longliners.jpg?itok=iyHSajvH)