The wester and central Pacific tuna fishery: 2019 overview and status of stocks

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Western and central Pacific tuna fisheries: 2019 overview and status of stocks

The current fishery characterisation includes updates to historical data, which show that 2019 was the
highest catch year in history, with catches of the four target tuna species just under 3 million tonnes (t).
We expect revisions to the 2019 catch estimates in next year's report, as estimates in the most recent
year are preliminary.