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BBC NewsMarch 13, 2010.A possible ban on trading bluefin tuna tops the agenda for the two-week CITES meeting that opens this weekend in Doha, Qatar. CITES - the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species - will set a precedent if it vo…
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Japan is opposing a proposed Atlantic bluefin tuna ban, with everyone from fish-sellers to the government calling it unnecessary. Watch the video.
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The European Union is proposing banning the commercial fishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna to protect the fish from extinction. Watch the Scientific American video here.
March 1
Thanks Reynard for posting this.
December 30, 2009
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In March, nations will vote on Monaco's proposal for an Atlantic bluefin tuna trade ban The Atlantic bluefin tuna (thunnus thynnus) has seen better days, when it wasn't overfished. But those days are long gone. It is on the verge of a population c…
December 28, 2009
Thanks for posting Reynard. This is amazing news isn't it? All the more reason why anglers should consider releasing the juvenile bluefin they catch sportfishing.
October 2, 2009
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According to a story yesterday on ScienceDaily.com, a young bluefin tuna was tagged in August 2008, and it was recently tracked to be diving up to depths of more than 1,000 meters, surprising the Spanish researchers involved in the project. Read th…
October 2, 2009
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According to a July 6 Bloomberg News article, there may be a breakthrough in the sustainable breeding of bluefin tuna, from efforts led by "sushi baron" Hagen Stehr. "As the owner of a fishing fleet during the past four decades, Stehr had helped em…
July 10, 2009
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According to Peter Kobel writing in a Care2.com article: "Greenpeace recently staged a clever prank at Nobu in Manhattan to protest the chic restaurant chain’s serving bluefin tuna. Activists made reservations and attempted to substitute faux menus…
June 26, 2009
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A new film investigates where all the tuna have gone The Economist described it as "the inconvenient truth about the impact of overfishing on the oceans." It is "The End of the Line," the first major documentary feature about this dire situation.…
June 23, 2009
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June 4, 2009
June 4, 2009
Thanks John!
June 4, 2009
Hey Reynard. This is a great post. I love the references to the ancient civilizations and their admiration for the mighty bluefin. Seems humans, no matter what age they live in, will always be amazed at the sheer evolutionary genius that is the blue…
June 4, 2009
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Bluefin Tuna Ban Heads CITES Agenda

BBC News
March 13, 2010.

A possible ban on trading bluefin tuna tops the agenda for the two-week CITES meeting that opens this weekend in Doha, Qatar.



CITES - the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species - will set a precedent if it votes to ban trading in a lucrative fish such as bluefin.



The US and EU back the proposal, but Japan is set against.



Read the full BBC storyContinue

Posted on March 13, 2010 at 10:01am —

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Japan Opposes Proposed Altantic Bluefin Tuna Ban

Japan is opposing a proposed Atlantic bluefin tuna ban, with everyone from fish-sellers to the government calling it unnecessary.



Watch the video.

Posted on March 11, 2010 at 3:05pm —

Reynard Loki

E.U. Proposes Bluefin Tuna Fishing Ban

The European Union is proposing banning the commercial fishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna to protect the fish from… Continue

Posted on March 1, 2010 at 7:43pm —

Reynard Loki

The Monaco Proposal

In March, nations will vote on Monaco's proposal for an Atlantic bluefin tuna trade ban

The Atlantic bluefin tuna (thunnus thynnus) has seen better days, when it wasn't overfished. But those days are long gone.

It is on the verge of a population collapse as man's appetite for the fish has skyrocketed around the world, driven in large part by the international sushi industry.

According to both the United Nation's Food and Agricultural Organization and the International Commission for th… Continue

Posted on December 28, 2009 at 2:10pm — 1 Comment

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Juvenile Bluefin Tuna Are Deep Divers

According to a story yesterday on ScienceDaily.com, a young bluefin tuna was tagged in August 2008, and it was recently tracked to be diving up to depths of more than 1,000 meters, surprising the Spanish researchers involved in the project.

Read the full article here.

Posted on October 2, 2009 at 12:18pm — 1 Comment

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At 11:47am on June 4, 2009, John LoGioco said…
Reynard - thanks for joining this site and taking the effort to post some of your great content here. I will tweet about your posts on the savethebluefin twitter account as well as subscribe to 13.7 Billion Years.
 
 

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