Tuna: on the brink of extinction

Tuna - one of the world's favourite fish - provides a critical part of the diet of millions of people across the globe. It is also the core of the luxury sashimi markets. But rampant over-fishing is pushing these incredible creatures to the brink of extinction; there simply aren't enough fish to sustain the world's voracious appetite for tuna.

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Taking action - and taking blows - to protect bluefin tuna

Greenpeace took action in the Mediterranean yesterday to stop some French purse-seiners catching bluefin tuna. And it's fair to say, things kicked off a bit....
Posted by Willie - 5 June, 2010 - 13:09 -

Greenpeace activist injured and boats sunk in attempt to halt bluefin tuna fishing

Activists are pulled from the sea as one of our inflatables sinks © Parsons/Greenpeace Some disturbing news is coming in from the Mediterranean where, for...
Posted by jamie - 4 June, 2010 - 15:34

With ICCAT in the driving seat, what hope is there for bluefin?

There's an analogy I sometimes use to explain the problem of overfishing.  Imagine you are in a car hurtling at full speed down a hillside towards a cliff...
Posted by Willie - 2 June, 2010 - 09:14

Missing: bluefin tuna, last seen heading for extinction

We're out here in the middle of the Mediterranean. But at the moment, the bluefin tuna don't seem to be here. The fishing boats are here. The tugs and support...
Posted by Willie - 26 May, 2010 - 16:16

What's lurking in your tuna sandwich?

Another tin of tuna, because we know you can't get enough of these pictures The old saying about a can of worms, is based on the idea that once you open...
Posted by Willie - 25 May, 2010 - 16:38

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