Comment from Zachary Bailey

After reading about the fishing restrictions for Bigeye Tuna and Yellowfin Tuna, I feel that this is a step in the right direction. Being a student in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) at Indiana University, I have studied how resource conservation is a key to a future self-efficient and sustainable society. I feel that a big part being left out of the reading was the disciplinary actions that would take place if a country or company was found not following these fishing restrictions. Without severe fines, I feel that countries or international companies will be compelled to pay a fine and continue to overuse a particular resource, just as they have done in the past. Furthermore, in order to enforce these fishing restrictions, international cooperation is vital. One country can not successfully enforce these restrictions.