Japanese Group Calls out Government’s Failure to Protect Bluefin Tuna
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Tokyo Foundation] by Masayuki Komatsu - December 5, 2017
Pacific bluefin tuna stocks have plunged to dangerously low levels, and Japanese overfishing and overconsumption are the main culprits. Yet the Japanese government seems far more concerned with the short-sighted demands of the domestic fishing industry than with sustainable management of this resource. It is time for us to take responsibility for the bluefin’s survival.
Japan’s Bluefin Binge
Tuna and tuna-like species encompass the Pacific, Atlantic, and southern bluefin, as well as the albacore, skipjack, yellowfin, and bigeye. Pacific bluefin, beloved of sushi aficionados, are known to migrate from the seas around the Philippines and Taiwan all the way to the coast of Baja California in Mexico, passing...
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