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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Subsidising extinction

Bluefin tuna - sometimes you just can't believe how absurd the story gets. News today from WWF and a Green MEP show that over an eight-year period the EU...
Posted by Willie - 4 December, 2009 - 11:39 -

Political flip-flops on bluefin?

As ICCAT souvenirs, delegates will be packing their bags in Recife with a delightful polo shirt emblazoned with 'ICCAT' and a bluefin tuna, and a pair of flip...
Posted by Willie - 16 November, 2009 - 11:36

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

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