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Tuna Wars: How nefarious actors are threatening the Pacific's prime fishery

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The Pacific tuna fishery is the largest in the world, supplying more than half of the world's catch. But its abundance has made it a target for illegal, unreported or unregulated fishing activity, largely by commercial operators. To combat this - a cross-Pacific crackdown, including assistance from Australia, aims to identify illegal actors through a multi-layered approach. And this is the first in a series of stories supported by the Pulitzer Centre.
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