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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ICCAT: complying through gritted teeth

The vultures were literally circling overhead as we approached the ICCAT meeting venue this morning… so something is on its last legs. So, with just one day...
Posted by Willie - 15 November, 2009 - 19:16

Saving whales and saving money

V for victory? A blue whale anticipates major cuts in Japan's whaling programme. Many times during this conference I've heard bluefin tuna likened to blue...
Posted by Willie - 13 November, 2009 - 11:47

Could bluefin tuna fisheries be closed? Our man in Brazil reports...

Posted by Willie - 12 November, 2009 - 14:46

Negotiating with biology

As I write this, I'm sitting in the plenary room of the ICCAT meeting, whilst Charles Clover's film 'The End of The Line' is being screened. This in itself is...
Posted by Willie - 11 November, 2009 - 11:24

Video: the Inside Story of the plight of bluefin tuna

Yesterday’s 'Inside Story' on Al Jazeera TV was all about the collapse of bluefin tuna stock in the Mediterannean. The 25 minute programme...
Posted by jossc - 2 October, 2009 - 16:01

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