Research team studying tuna aquaculture in Mexico

Tuna aquaculture has not caught on in the U.S. because of regulatory restraints and conflicting uses of the coast

March 17, 2007

As tuna ranching expands rapidly along Mexico’s Baja California peninsula on the Pacific coast, just below the U.S./Mexico border, a team of researchers from the United States and Mexico is undertaking a study of the industry.

The practice began in 1996 with just a couple of operations, but the favorable temperate climate and a lack of quota regulations led to rapid growth, according to the World Aquaculture Association....

Source: Research team studying tuna aquaculture in Mexico

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