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Hawaii Longline Fishermen Allowed to Resume Catching Tuna

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Hawaii fishermen are once again being allowed to catch a prized tuna species in the fleet's most productive fishing grounds west of the islands, sparking criticism that they are adding to overfishing. The National Marine Fisheries Service closed the fishery in early August because Hawaii-based longline fishermen hit an annual bigeye tuna catch limit of about 3,500 metric tons set by international regulators. But the agency on Friday created a rule allowing the fishermen to report...

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