under "Take Action". Thanks for your help!
Information:
Mitsubishi is a multi billion dollar global conglomerate of over 400 companies, one of which appears to be committed to driving a species on the brink rapidly into extinction.
Mitsubishi owns 35-40% of the market for the Bluefin Tuna, which is listed as Critically Endangered, the highest risk category of the IUCN Red List. The worldwide catch of Bluefin is currently three times what scientists recommend for sustainability, yet Mitsubishi has been stockpiling up to 20,000 tons of the frozen fish while continuing to buy more.
The company claims this is to ensure supply meets demand when stocks are low, but it's estimated that Atlantic Bluefin Tuna will be extinct by 2012 unless we stop fishing them now.
While the price of a product gets higher the harder it is to find, Mitsubishi has been accused of deep freezing these fish to make an even bigger profit as the species gets ever closer to being completely wiped out.
Please help urge Mitsubishi to end the slaughter of Bluefin Tuna!
