the committee will decide soon on the process of picking the new empetit le mans. it will seek to strive a balance between transparency and right to protection. nhk world. >> thanks for the updates. >>> people representing fisheries from around the world have met in japan to talk about an issue threatening their industry. they are discussing how to protect declining stock of two popular fish. gene otani joins us with more on that and a wrap up of today's business headlines. gene. >> thanks, james. delegates from pacific rim countries have agreed to consider emergency catch limits for bluefin tuna. experts estimate suspensive fishing has reduced the population of the fish to a third of what it was 20 years ago. the delegates spent four days together. they backed a japanese proposal to draw up new rules by next year. the rules would impose strict emergency catch limits in a total ban when there could be a major drop in stocks of young tuna. members of a committee already set a target for stocks. they want to nearly double the amount of adult tuna to 43,000 tons by 20