Scientists estimate the Pacific bluefin tuna population has declined by 96.4% since we began overfishing it decades ago- and some put the figure at 97.9%. And of that, 90% of the fish being caught have not yet reached reproductive age, providing the population numbers no chance of recovery. A report warns that stock levels likely won't improve by extending the current fishing levels.
There are three species of bluefin: Atlantic (the largest and most endangered), Pacific, and Southern. Most catches of the Atlantic bluefin tuna are taken from the Mediterranean Sea, which is the most important bluefin tuna fishery in the world.
The Pacific bluefin -- actually a distinct species from their counterparts in the Atlantic -- are fished mostly for use in sushi restaurants in Japan, with some going to sushi restaurants in other parts of the world as well.
Ban the trade in Bluefish tuna so the stock may recover. At the rate things are going they will soon be extinct.
SOURCE: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/10/pacific-bluefin-tuna-overfishing_n_2448967.html
Scientists estimate the Pacific bluefin tuna population has declined by 96.4% since we began overfishing it decades ago- and some put the figure at 97.9%. And of that, 90% of the fish being caught have not yet reached reproductive age, providing the population numbers no chance of recovery. A report warns that stock levels likely won't improve by extending the current fishing levels.
There are three species of bluefin: Atlantic (the largest and most endangered), Pacific, and Southern. Most catches of the Atlantic bluefin tuna are taken from the Mediterranean Sea, which is the most important bluefin tuna fishery in the world.
The Pacific bluefin -- actually a distinct species from their counterparts in the Atlantic -- are fished mostly for use in sushi restaurants in Japan, with some going to sushi restaurants in other parts of the world as well.
Ban the trade in Bluefish tuna so the stock may recover. At the rate things are going they will soon be extinct.
SOURCE: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/10/pacific-bluefin-tuna-overfishing_n_2448967.html
