Tuna movements show need for conservation

Satellite tags attached to adult yellowfin tuna show its movements cover a vast expanse of the Coral Triangle and the need to preserve this valuable patch of Earth.

The commercially-valuable yellow fin tuna move around Coral Triangle waters, a known tuna nursery and migratory path, producing about 30 percent of the total global tuna catch.

The movements of four mighty swimmers named Amihan, Badjao, Hagibis and Buhawi are being followed via a species tracking map deployed by the World Wildlife Fund Philippines and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. 

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