'They are taking out a generation of tuna': overfishing causes crisis in Philippines

Men like Raul Gomez have been catching tuna for 40 years, but as fisheries in the region edge closer to collapse, he spends longer at sea to catch ever smaller tuna Raul Gomez is an old man who fishes with five crew on a clipper in the coral triangle, and he has spent two months now without taking enough to feed his family.Riding out storms and searing heat in western Pacific waters, the burly, sun-inked Filipino uses a pole and line to reel in yellowfin tuna the size of an adult human. Continue reading...