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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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

Tinned tuna industry polices itself, and it smells so fishy

There's a well-known model of how dodgy big business deals with campaigns against them. To summarise, it goes a bit like this: Company X gets some bad...
Posted by Willie - 24 May, 2010 - 16:17

Rainbow Warrior sails the Med to help bluefin tuna's holiday romance

An ex-bluefin tuna found during the Rainbow Warrior's previous visit to the Mediterranean in 2007 © Greenpeace/Care Imagine you are an Atlantic bluefin tuna....
Posted by Willie - 21 May, 2010 - 12:18

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