The vote was held among the 115-member nations who have signed the Convention on International Trade on Endangered Species . Mediterranean , East Atlantic stocks down by nearly 61 percent in that year . Proposal to ban export of bluefin tuna defeated by an outright majority . Brought to the table by Doha , it aimed to reduce the overall harvest .
Mediterranean , East Atlantic stocks down by nearly 61 percent in that year . Proposal to ban export of bluefin tuna defeated by an outright majority . Brought to the table by Doha , it aimed to reduce the overall harvest .