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An international body managing Pacific bluefin tuna stocks agreed Tuesday to raise the annual quota for catching the fish, typically consumed as sashimi and sushi, by 50 percent for those weighing 30 kilograms or more, as their numbers have been rebounding, the Japanese Fisheries Agency said. As the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission’s Northern Committee wrapped up a two-day meeting in the northern Japanese city of Kushiro in Hokkaido, it also decided to increase the worldwide catch limit by 10 percent for smaller sizes of the fish. The decision will be formalized at the WCPFC’s …

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