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Tuna/Dolphin Embargo Status Update

NOAA Fisheries imposes primary nation embargos against nations that harvest yellowfin tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean using purse seine vessels with more than 400 short tons carrying capacity without an affirmative finding.

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