mtgoat666
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Is Baja tuna farming sustainable?
I see so many pens floating off Baja,… and San Diego bait vendor says the wild bait fish is depleted, and they are having trouble catching bait for
sportfishing market… prompting a few Qs that googling could not answer right away
How many ranchers/pens are there off baja?
Tuna Tonnage per year?
How many tons bait fish per year?
I have seen the many pens off coast north of Ensenada while driving by… how far south are the pens? Are they off camalu and san q?
Something tells me the ranching is a bit much, maybe hurting bait fish population… anyone know of real and useful data on this?
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Tioloco
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Do you think Mexico has real/ reliable data on this?
Money$$$$ makes things happen and those against it disappear.
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chatolj
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I don't have the answers to your specific questions but I know that feeding offshore pelagic fish with inshore bait stocks has been disrupting the
natural balance for quite a few yeas now. Inshore fish species migrate up and down the coast looking for their preferred water temperature and food
source and its missing from the equation. Those pinned up Bluefin tuna are eating machines.
To make matters worse, the 2025 Pacific Bluefin quota has been raised by 80% by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission due to the fact that past
quota limits have helped the biomass rebuild. So look forward to more floating Pins and even less inshore bait stocks. The only way to stop the Tuna
farming will be when the inshore Sardine, Mackerel and Anchovy stock completely collapses. Sad.
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AKgringo
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Damage to the natural flora and fauna in the area from excessive nutrients, biological waste, and antibiotics fed to the penned-up fish can affect the
food chain from the bottom up!
I hope this is being monitored closely, and wonder where the money behind this is coming from.
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wilderone
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The $$ ??
"The fattened tuna are then sold to global markets, particularly in Japan, where they fetch high prices for their buttery texture and quality, as well
as to high-end restaurants and specialty markets in other parts of the world, including the United States."
The Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) and the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) are the primary international
bodies responsible for managing the Pacific Bluefin tuna fishery, including those raised in pens, while local monitoring may involve the Universidad
Autónoma de Baja California (UABC) for water quality. The IATTC specifically manages tuna in the eastern Pacific, where Ensenada is located, and
works with member nations to establish quotas and monitor fish stocks
But as stated, disrupts the natural balance. Wonder could have been but for those tuna pens - 20 years? 30 years?
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latitude32
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I don't know about that depleting one species to feed another only to be exported 
but it sure is fun driving golf balls from El Mirador into the pens ( maybe a couple thousand yards) I would check with JZ, he plans on opening a
sport fishing business so he might know?
btw...bluefin at Santa Barbara island right now......go get em! 
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