| 单词 | bluefin |
| 例句 | It’s a giant bluefin tuna like my dad used to harpoon. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Other part of me wants a big bluefin so bad, I can taste blood in my mouth. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z It’s like the bluefin know how tired I am, because they give one last flurry of feeding, making tinker explode in all directions, and then suddenly they’re gone. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z A bluefin tuna is going to change my life. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z My dad used to talk about the first dive a bluefin makes after it gets hit. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Another big bluefin whooshing along the surface like a speedboat, throwing a wake, chomping on tinker. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Tinker mackerel exploding like hard rain all around, but the bluefin are deeper now, driving the tinker up. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The big bluefin is so amazing and so beautiful, I almost forget what I need to do. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I never realized how much bigger a bluefin tuna looks when it’s alive in the ocean instead of dead on the dock. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z I’m wondering if the bluefin tuna sleep, too. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z A bluefin tuna ain’t a whale, but still it’s way bigger than me, and a million times stronger, pound for pound. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The giant bluefin back on the surface, swimming in a big circle around me and the keg. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z It’s called a cell-culture flask, and Tung uses a lot of them to keep bluefin tuna stem cells alive. Can we save the prized bluefin tuna, and its habitat, by growing it in a lab? 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z Pinchin spends several pages explicating their personal animus, which ostensibly stems from an arcane debate over the location of bluefin spawning grounds but seems really to be about how scientists should position themselves vis-a-vis industry. In bluefin tuna, fisheries science is never neat 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Some species of bluefin tuna, for example, have become endangered following decades of overfishing. The Big Tuna Sandwich Mystery 2021-06-19T04:00:00Z However, I am saddened that not only did you eat the bluefin tuna, but you mention nothing about the... Restaurant Review: Shuko in the East Village 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z He says he serves the delicacy, which feeds on sardines, squid and mackerel, primarily because bluefin is “the king of sushi” fish, with an incomparable texture and flavor. Review | If you want to take photos of your restaurant food, should you ask permission first? 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z With admirable thoroughness and clarity, Pinchin guides us through the human ecosystem that surrounds bluefin tuna — the scientists, the activists, the fishermen, the bureaucrats. In bluefin tuna, fisheries science is never neat 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z It might be Mediterranean otoro, the fattiest section of the bluefin belly, or it might be live sea urchin from San Diego, still encased in its thorny, black-and-iridescent shell. Sushi Capitol review: Dig deep, past the standard rolls, to find raw beauty 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Instead, the bluefin's more hopeful future appears to be the product of many separate lines of evidence — revised catch estimates, satellite tracking data, new mathematical models — gradually accumulating to advance humanity's knowledge. In bluefin tuna, fisheries science is never neat 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Can we save the prized bluefin tuna, and its habitat, by growing it in a lab? It’s the Year of the Pig. Is it also the year fake pork takes off in China? 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z Pinchin's eponymous kings are Atlantic bluefin tuna, marine predators that can weigh well over a thousand pounds — "imagine a grand piano shaped like a nuclear weapon," as Pinchin puts it. In bluefin tuna, fisheries science is never neat 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z And tiles of yellowfin tuna belly, not as fatty as bluefin but very rich all the same, under bits of salted lemon peel and a splash of colatura, the Italian fish sauce. Legacy Records Looks for History in a Brand New Neighborhood 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z Today bluefin comprise just 1 percent of the world's tuna catch, but two-thirds of its total value. In bluefin tuna, fisheries science is never neat 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z On certain nights, there is more bluefin on Rosella’s menu than you will see in any establishment not run by Masa Takayama. Sushi That Swims Against the Tide of Tradition 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z The outlook for bluefin tuna, considered the king of sushi, is also uncertain. Tuna fetches $614,000 at Tokyo's famed New Year's fish auction 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z The chefs who understand the factors that make that difference, and can navigate them, are in shorter supply than bluefin tuna. Restaurant Review: Barchetta in Chelsea 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z A young female bluefin that Anderson tagged in 2004, for example, ultimately turned up in a Portuguese net in 2018 — an astonishing testament to her species' nomadic nature. In bluefin tuna, fisheries science is never neat 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z In fact, growing stem cells into something that precisely mimics the fatty flesh of bluefin tuna is not considered possible yet. Can we save the prized bluefin tuna, and its habitat, by growing it in a lab? 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z In some ways, however, Pinchin's account ultimately vindicates Lutcavage — for, despite the historic mismanagement she depicts, she paints a surprisingly rosy picture of bluefin's future. In bluefin tuna, fisheries science is never neat 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z However, I am saddened that not only did you eat the bluefin tuna, but you mention nothing about the serious issues involved in consumption of bluefin. Restaurant Review: Shuko in the East Village 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z They will almost always include several cuts of bluefin from farm-raised fish. Japanese Seafood Without the Painful Price Tag, at Wokuni 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Next we sampled bluefin tuna carpaccio and a grilled and baked eggplant dish made with feta, oregano, more tomato paste and olive oil. On Santorini, the indigenous tomato paste gets its own historical museum 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Unless and until stocks are replenished, I think I’ll rely on my taste memory in future encounters with bluefin tuna, too. Review | If you want to take photos of your restaurant food, should you ask permission first? 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Instead of bluefin tuna, you eat skate, cooked gingerly to keep the appealing gelatinous softness, under celery and batons of apple. All Aboard the Nordic Express, at Agern 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z He served nigiri pieces of lean bluefin tuna and oily horse mackerel, both of which seemed to disintegrate with no assistance from my jaw. Review | Sushi Gakyu’s thrills lie beyond the menu 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z He goes to work on Merrill’s outsize life like a master fishmonger carving a bluefin tuna. Review: ‘James Merrill: Life and Art,’ a Literary Biography 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z A bountiful sushi/sashimi assortment included bluefin and albacore tuna, Atlantic and sockeye salmon, yellowtail, snapper, escolar and octopus. Diners are in capable hands in both the liquid and sushi bars at Ballard's Moshi Moshi Sushi 2010-06-17T20:15:00Z At Wokuni, the first American outpost for Tokyo Ichiban Foods, which runs 50 restaurants in Japan, bluefin tuna and king yellowtail will arrive by air from the company’s own aquaculture farm in Japan. From Kaiseki to Ramen, a Fresh Shipment of Asian Imports 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Madigan knew the migration patterns of the bluefin; at the time, which was less than six months after the accident, he was acting on little more than a hunch. The nuclear waste in that tuna roll 2013-03-17T18:00:00Z He gets an occasional bluefin tuna thanks to a friend’s charter boat with a license to keep and sell a few every year. Moose, Anyone? In Newfoundland, Food Both Rustic and Sophisticated 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z There, it sells sushi-grade seafood, including bluefin tuna, king yellowtail, and specialties like sea urchin, salmon roe and monkfish liver. Sushi-Grade Fish Straight From Japan 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z The chain has its own aquaculture facility for bluefin tuna and king yellowtail, which it flies in to its restaurants daily, including now to New York. Wokuni, From Japan, Opens in Murray Hill 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z The Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch, which advocates for healthy oceans, flags bluefin as “at risk.” Review | If you want to take photos of your restaurant food, should you ask permission first? 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z According to one biologist, new management paradigms, better data, and improved collegiality between ICCAT's members have left bluefin "safe and secure." In bluefin tuna, fisheries science is never neat 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z “A chicken bite is much easier than bluefin tuna.” Can we save the prized bluefin tuna, and its habitat, by growing it in a lab? 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z With bluefin split in half, two distinct approaches to their governance emerged. In bluefin tuna, fisheries science is never neat 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z The tuna underneath was soft sinew cut from the belly of a bluefin. Restaurant Review: Shuko in the East Village 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Historically, biologists believed that the Atlantic Ocean's bluefin were divided into two populations that rarely mingled: one that spawned in the Mediterranean, another that spawned in the Gulf of Mexico. In bluefin tuna, fisheries science is never neat 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Join director Rosenthal as he journeys from the Azores to the Gulf of Mexico and beyond to document one of the ocean’s most surprising evolutionary wonders: enormous, warm-blooded bluefin tuna. Miss the sea? These documentaries about the ocean go beneath the surface. 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z I watched as he expertly sliced a chunk of week-old Spanish bluefin tuna into three sashimi cuts and plated them in order of fattiness. Confused in California 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Her book isn't just an ode to bluefin — it's about humankind's obsession with them, a fixation as old as our species. In bluefin tuna, fisheries science is never neat 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z When you’re talking about the destruction of certain species, especially the bluefin tuna, you say that there should be a category of international law for crimes against nature. We’re destroying the seas 2012-07-09T13:55:00Z We as a culture, a species, why are we satisfied with populations of bluefin tuna that are between 3 and 5 percent of their historical maximum? We’re destroying the seas 2012-07-09T13:55:00Z But some of Young Ocean’s most popular products, including bluefin tuna, are also at the core of a long-standing question within the sushi industry: Are these seafoods sustainable? Seafood sustainability a looming question for PNW sushi industry 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z China's customs data shows it is sourcing all its bluefin tuna, one of the most expensive fish globally, from Japan, while scallops make up the largest import by volume. China's ban on Japanese seafood has more political than economic heft 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Fishing companies in Australia can subscribe to a 2-month forecast, created by Hobday and his colleagues, of where bluefin tuna—a temperature-sensitive species—are likely to be located off the country’s southern coast. When will the next ocean heat wave strike? Scientists develop early warning systems 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z The waters off Tunisia are some of the world’s best spawning grounds for bluefin tuna, the highly prized melt-in-your-mouth variety used in high-end sushi. In Tuna-Obsessed Tunisia, a Favorite Food Becomes a Lot Less Affordable 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z A 2014 study found that this subpopulation follows the migration of their key prey, Atlantic bluefin tuna—a route that puts them in close contact with human fishing, military activities and recreational boating. Why Has a Group of Orcas Suddenly Started Attacking Boats? 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z Among the red-coded foods: bluefin tuna, eel and octopus — all popular throughout Seattle. Seafood sustainability a looming question for PNW sushi industry 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Instead, they are finding animals native to more southerly waters, including mackerel, bluefin tuna, and many kinds of cetaceans, all of them drawn to the warming waters and abundant prey. Greenland’s marine ecosystem is experiencing a radical ‘regime change' 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z The wagyu cuts and bluefin tuna have been big hits, but the Japanese crowd goes for the beef tongue, chicken gizzards and chicken hearts. A Japanese yakitori spot leads these 20 new restaurant openings in Seattle 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z International restrictions on bluefin fishing and soaring global demand limit the haul. In Tuna-Obsessed Tunisia, a Favorite Food Becomes a Lot Less Affordable 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z “Some brands specialize in different parts of the tuna, such as the neck and bellies, or ventresca; others focus on canning a variety of species, from skipjack and bluefin to albacore or yellowfin,” he says. Oil-packed tuna is rich in flavor — and deserves a spot in your pantry 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z The fish carver slides his knife into a 550-pound bluefin tuna shortly after 6 a.m. on a mid-July morning. Seafood sustainability a looming question for PNW sushi industry 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z "We got some reports from Greenlandic fishing crews that they had caught some bluefin tuna as bycatch," said Mackenzie. Greenland’s marine ecosystem is experiencing a radical ‘regime change' 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z While I am still reckoning with the situation, my bluefin tuna otoro arrives. Restaurant review: A very sad lunch at Seattle’s Sugo Hand Roll Bar 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z A small proportion of Tunisian bluefin is canned and exported. In Tuna-Obsessed Tunisia, a Favorite Food Becomes a Lot Less Affordable 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Famed for their size and speed in the water, the Atlantic bluefin tuna, also known as the giant bluefin tuna, disappeared from UK waters during the 1960s due to commercial overfishing and a changing climate. Giant 900lb tuna biggest fish caught in Welsh waters 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z And as long as that demand remains, environmental advocates and suppliers like Young Ocean agree: Fish like bluefin will keep being delivered. Seafood sustainability a looming question for PNW sushi industry 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Then, for more of the highest quality, he turns to Japan, as for his epically luscious wild bluefin tuna, a piece of which may make your eyes momentarily lose focus. Restaurant review: Sushi so good, it might make you cry 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Researchers have found at least 200 species of fish, including Atlantic bluefin tuna and dusky sharks, within the canyon. Biden proposes making underwater canyon off New York a marine sanctuary 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Fresh and canned bluefin tuna was available in local markets for cheap. In Tuna-Obsessed Tunisia, a Favorite Food Becomes a Lot Less Affordable 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Sliced raw bluefin tuna is a blushing pink canvas for a neat hedge of minced green beans, tomatoes and olives. Review | Convivial mines the past to assure its future with sublime renditions of classic French dishes 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z The bluefin tuna Young Ocean offers comes from the East Coast, Spain and Mexico. Seafood sustainability a looming question for PNW sushi industry 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z A minimum mesh size of 14 inches across is now required to reduce bycatch of smaller, unwanted species and to optimize the take of larger, more desirable species such as swordfish and bluefin tuna. Would you quit your job for $110,000? This California swordfisherman said no 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z Tuna stocks in some areas remain of concern, such as bluefin tuna in western parts of the Atlantic and yellowfin in the Indian Ocean. Tuna bounce back, but sharks in 'desperate' decline 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z But the economic meltdown brought on by years of mismanagement has now driven up inflation so much that many Tunisians can barely pay for their usual dose of canned tuna, let alone fancy bluefin. In Tuna-Obsessed Tunisia, a Favorite Food Becomes a Lot Less Affordable 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Or those who might be able to prepare Mediterranean bluefin tuna. Europe’s hotels and restaurants are eager to welcome tourists — if they can find enough staff 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z After all, bluefin tuna has long been considered a poster child of unsustainable seafood. Seafood sustainability a looming question for PNW sushi industry 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z The two have worked together for about 15 years and often fish for lobster, bluefin tuna and mackerel. A humpback whale swallowed a lobster diver whole and spit him out alive: ‘It tried to eat me’ 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z Adopted rules with fewer safeguards for Atlantic bluefin tuna Read more » Tracking Biden’s environmental actions He had tasted the bluefin he caught, he said, but few other Tunisians ever would. In Tuna-Obsessed Tunisia, a Favorite Food Becomes a Lot Less Affordable 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Smaller than its Atlantic and Pacific bluefin cousins, the yellowfin tuna is one of the ocean’s fastest and strongest predators. EU accused of ‘neocolonial’ plundering of tuna in Indian Ocean 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Though they’ve begun recovering, Nash said he wants to see more data and ensure comprehensive harvest strategies are in place so bluefin tuna populations can be sustainable for future generations. Seafood sustainability a looming question for PNW sushi industry 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Thanks to overfishing and the continuing demand for bluefin tuna on the lucrative sushi market, the Atlantic bluefin tuna is at a fraction of its historic population. The animal species imperiled by Trump's war on the environment 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Adopted rules with fewer safeguards for Atlantic bluefin tuna Read more » Tracking Biden’s environmental actions Of the 65 bluefin tuna caught on the trip, seven weighed more than 100 pounds, four over 200 pounds, and then Soriano’s weighed over 300, Price said. Angler reels in rare 364-pound ‘super cow’ bluefin tuna in California 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z At an online meeting that began Tuesday, Japan is seeking to raise its catch limits for both smaller and larger bluefin tuna by 20%. Bluefin tuna in focus as Japan seeks boost to catch limits 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z But in the eyes of Hilborn, the UW professor, the population of Atlantic bluefin tuna has bounced back enough to eat again. Seafood sustainability a looming question for PNW sushi industry 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z At an online meeting that began Tuesday, Japan is seeking to raise its catch limits for both smaller and larger bluefin tuna by 20%. Bluefin tuna in focus as Japan seeks boost to catch limits 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z They specialise in hunting bluefin tuna, also highly prized by humans. 'I've never seen or heard of attacks': scientists baffled by orcas harassing boats 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z Less fishing could also help jeopardized fish stocks of the Mediterranean Sea, which is home to the overfished Atlantic bluefin tuna. Worldwide slowdown in fishing unlikely to save rare species 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z But conservation experts worry that the capture of small fish used for farming bluefin tuna is may be putting the recovery of the species in peril. Bluefin tuna in focus as Japan seeks boost to catch limits 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z In a controversial decision, MSC certified its first Atlantic bluefin fishery in 2020. Seafood sustainability a looming question for PNW sushi industry 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z But conservation experts worry that the capture of small fish used for farming bluefin tuna is may be putting the recovery of the species in peril. Bluefin tuna in focus as Japan seeks boost to catch limits 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z The near collapse of bluefin tuna between 2005 and 2010 “has led this orca population to the very edge, with about 30 adults left”, says Pauline Gauffier, who has studied them. 'I've never seen or heard of attacks': scientists baffled by orcas harassing boats 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z A fisherman in Virginia has very likely broken the record for the largest bluefin tuna ever caught in the state, according to authorities. Virginia fisherman has likely shattered state's bluefin record with 708-pound catch: 'I just feel so blessed and lucky' 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z The Pacific bluefin spawns almost entirely in seas near Japan and Korea. Bluefin tuna in focus as Japan seeks boost to catch limits 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z And when Kitamura heard that the number of bluefin had risen, he opted to put it on the menu. Seafood sustainability a looming question for PNW sushi industry 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z The Pacific bluefin spawns almost entirely in seas near Japan and Korea. Bluefin tuna in focus as Japan seeks boost to catch limits 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Each spring, the bluefin arrive to spawn in the Med; many find their way into the nets instead. 'I've never seen or heard of attacks': scientists baffled by orcas harassing boats 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z Once certified, Hiles will officially hold the new record for the largest bluefin caught by a recreational fisherman — a catch that shattered the previous record of 606 pounds. Virginia fisherman has likely shattered state's bluefin record with 708-pound catch: 'I just feel so blessed and lucky' 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Demand for bluefin tuna is such that any progress draws pressure for bigger catches. Bluefin tuna in focus as Japan seeks boost to catch limits 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z They’ll slice up bluefin tuna as reddish ice slushes into a drain in the floor. Seafood sustainability a looming question for PNW sushi industry 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z To comply with its limits, it transferred 250 tons of its catch quota for smaller Pacific bluefin to its limit for the larger ones. Bluefin tuna in focus as Japan seeks boost to catch limits 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z In the past, the orca chased the bluefin to exhaustion, but with fewer and smaller fish available, and the pressures from human activity, some have adapted. 'I've never seen or heard of attacks': scientists baffled by orcas harassing boats 2020-09-13T04:00:00Z “There have been some really big fish around and I saw an opportunity to re-set the Virginia State record for bluefin tuna,” Hiles explained in a Facebook post a few days after the catch. Virginia fisherman has likely shattered state's bluefin record with 708-pound catch: 'I just feel so blessed and lucky' 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Last week, the Marine Stewardship Council granted certification for a Japanese fishery’s Atlantic bluefin, over conservationists’ objections that such a move might hinder its longterm recovery. Bluefin tuna in focus as Japan seeks boost to catch limits 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z Lawler was aboard the Thunderbird, out of Newport Landing, when he hooked the 313.6-pound bluefin tuna, which, according to a Facebook post by Thunderbird Fishing Co, was the largest tuna ever landed on the boat. California fisherman hooks 'monstrous' 313-pound bluefin tuna with help of shark 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Demand for bluefin tuna is such that any progress draws pressure for bigger catches. Bluefin tuna in focus as Japan seeks boost to catch limits 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z A jailbreak in reverse ended badly for a 514-pound Atlantic bluefin tuna. A pricey tuna swims into a salmon farm to dine. Sorry, Charlie, now you're on the menu 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z Twitter didn’t miss a beat in pointing out that Tumblr’s reported sales price was less than that of this bluefin tuna. Tumblr once sold for $1.1 billion. The owner of WordPress just bought the site for a fraction of that. 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z To comply with its limits, it transferred 250 tons of its catch quota for smaller Pacific bluefin to its limit for the larger ones. Bluefin tuna in focus as Japan seeks boost to catch limits 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z It’s produced cell-based versions of salmon, carp and sea bass, and it’s working on bluefin tuna, a popular species that is overfished and contains high levels of mercury. Meat from a lab? Startups cook up alternative to slaughter 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Last week, the Marine Stewardship Council granted certification for a Japanese fishery’s Atlantic bluefin, over conservationists’ objections that such a move might hinder its longterm recovery. Bluefin tuna in focus as Japan seeks boost to catch limits 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z On Thursday, Norway’s Fisheries Ministry issued a statement hailing the catch of four bluefin tunas, praising the high profitability of the fish. A pricey tuna swims into a salmon farm to dine. Sorry, Charlie, now you're on the menu 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z When the spill was at its worst in May 2010, a month after it started, bluefin tuna were feeding and spawning as oil polluted their habitat. Trump rolls back safety rules meant to prevent another Deepwater Horizon spill 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z The rarer bluefin tuna become, the more valuable they will be — that’s Economics 101, after all — until the last fish is caught and probably sold for the highest price ever bid. Opinion | A fish tale for the markets 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z “The celebration surrounding the annual Pacific bluefin auction hides how deeply in trouble this species really is,” said Jamie Gibbon, associate manager of global tuna conservation at The Pew Charitable Trusts. Bluefin tuna sells for record $3.1 million at Tokyo fish market, but scarcity clouds celebration 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z Japan is the biggest consumer of bluefin tuna, leading to the overfishing of the species, with some experts warning that it faces extinction. Japanese 'Tuna King' pays record $3M for prized bluefin Tuna at famed Tokyo fish auction 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z “The stock of Atlantic bluefin tuna is growing, and is increasingly present in Norwegian waters,” Fisheries Minister Harald Tom Nesvik said in the statement. A pricey tuna swims into a salmon farm to dine. Sorry, Charlie, now you're on the menu 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z The auction prices are way above usual for bluefin tuna. Bluefin sold for $3 million in 1st 2019 sale at Tokyo market 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Growing numbers of bluefin tuna are being seen in the waters around the UK because of the warming impact of a long term ocean current say researchers. Warming seas linked to bluefin tuna surge 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z “It’s time for countries, including Japan, to support Pacific bluefin recovery, fund the necessary science, and commit to enforcing fishing limits, to ensure that there will still be bluefin left to auction,” he said. Bluefin tuna sells for record $3.1 million at Tokyo fish market, but scarcity clouds celebration 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z But the Japanese government, together with other countries, is backing plans to rebuild Pacific bluefin stocks of the fish, which is currently depleted by 96 percent from their pre-industrial levels. Japanese 'Tuna King' pays record $3M for prized bluefin Tuna at famed Tokyo fish auction 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z A strong storm likely caused a massive Atlantic bluefin tuna to wash up on a beach in Scotland over the weekend, creating quite a spectacle on the island of Sanday, Orkney. Giant Atlantic bluefin tuna washes up in Scotland, shocks beachgoers: It was an 'impressive beast' 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Experts warn it faces possible extinction, with stocks of Pacific bluefin depleted by 96 percent from their pre-industrial levels. Bluefin sold for $3 million in 1st 2019 sale at Tokyo market 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z The team looked at the changing abundance and distribution of bluefin tuna in the Atlantic over the past 200 years. Warming seas linked to bluefin tuna surge 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z A new way to fish: Can we save the prized bluefin tuna by growing it in a lab? José Andrés is nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize, congressman confirms 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z In these operations, commercially profitable fish such as yellowtail and bluefin tuna are raised in large, conical pens that hang from buoys. Could California’s ocean ranches solve a global food shortage and fix the seafood trade deficit? 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z The warm-blooded Atlantic bluefin can swim at speeds up to 43 miles per hour, thanks to their "powerful" tails, National Geographic points out. Giant Atlantic bluefin tuna washes up in Scotland, shocks beachgoers: It was an 'impressive beast' 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z “The celebration surrounding the annual Pacific bluefin auction hides how deeply in trouble this species really is,” said Jamie Gibbon, associate manager for global tuna conservation at The Pew Charitable Trusts. Bluefin sold for $3 million in 1st 2019 sale at Tokyo market 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Right now the fishing of bluefin tuna in British waters is prohibited. Warming seas linked to bluefin tuna surge 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z It is a bit of a grey area as to whether Mr Le Ray, an amateur angler, was allowed to catch the bluefin in Guernsey waters. Could big-game fishing return to the UK? 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z Overfishing of bluefin tuna spurred by a growing global appetite for sushi resulted in a critical decline in stocks over decades. Big bluefin tuna make comeback after 80-year hiatus off California... 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z It's not the first time a giant Atlantic bluefin has been spotted in the country. Giant Atlantic bluefin tuna washes up in Scotland, shocks beachgoers: It was an 'impressive beast' 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Likewise there were enormous beds of oysters in estuaries such as the Humber, and bluefin tuna that came hunting in packs off Flamborough. Dead kittiwakes, dwindling fish and oceans of plastic: my voyage of discovery 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z According to experts, the impact of global warming on top of the AMO is likely to alter the familiar patterns seen in bluefin tuna over several hundred years. Warming seas linked to bluefin tuna surge 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z This monstrous beast, an Atlantic bluefin tuna, was not caught by the amateur angler off some far-flung shore, but near the coast of the very English town of Scarborough. Could big-game fishing return to the UK? 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z The Center for Biological Diversity said in August 2017 that the Pacific bluefin had been overfished to less than 3 percent of its historic population. Big bluefin tuna make comeback after 80-year hiatus off California... 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Now 47, he and two brothers manage a stall specializing in bluefin tuna, or “maguro,” considered the king of sushi. Tokyo fishmongers mourn and protest closure of famous fish market 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z The bluefin tuna is one of the biggest, fastest fishes in the ocean. U.N. Makes a Bold Move to Protect Marine Life on the High Seas 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z It might also cause the fish to disappear from the Mediterranean sea, the world's most important bluefin fishery. Warming seas linked to bluefin tuna surge 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Until the 1950s, fishing for the Atlantic bluefin - known then as the tunny - was big sport in England and scenes similar to those pictured above were commonplace. Could big-game fishing return to the UK? 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z The National Marine Fisheries Service announced in October 2016 that it was considering listing the Pacific bluefin, but it subsequently concluded that protections were not warranted. Big bluefin tuna make comeback after 80-year hiatus off California... 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z The reemergence of bluefin, which can weigh more than half a ton, has led to debate among fishermen, conservationists and scientists over just how much the big fish have recovered. A controversial comeback for a highly prized tuna 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Researchers weigh a Pacific bluefin tuna off the coast of California.Credit: Casting a net for knowledge 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z At one point, his Rainbow Connections company was “doing $9 million in sales a year, mostly selling bluefin to Japan.” Tuna ruined his life, then saved it 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z It was a fishy case from the start: the headless carcass of a 400-pound bluefin tuna found rotting in the woods of Gloucester. Clown candidate, skunk in bed: New England’s 2017 oddities 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Record-breaking temperatures in San Diego this past summer and the warming of the ocean off the California coast provided a feeding ground for the bluefin, which can sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Big bluefin tuna make comeback after 80-year hiatus off California... 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z The tuna’s status as a premium sushi and sashimi fish makes it particularly valuable in Japan, as a large bluefin can easily yield hundreds of meals. A controversial comeback for a highly prized tuna 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Few catches are as highly prized as the Pacific bluefin tuna. Casting a net for knowledge 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z He quickly became obsessed with bigeye and bluefin tuna. Tuna ruined his life, then saved it 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z In other words, Japan worries that conservationists would then move on to other major marine issues – such as the bluefin tuna, another threatened species, which the Japanese catch and consume in large numbers. How Sea Shepherd lost battle against Japan’s whale hunters in Antarctic 2017-12-23T05:00:00Z “But now that the bluefin is back, we have had to change the rules for all of our tournaments. It’s a wonderful problem to have.” Big bluefin tuna make comeback after 80-year hiatus off California... 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Fishermen in this month’s Sturdivant Island Tuna Tournament, which wrapped up on Aug. 4, said many of the bluefin caught that day would eventually head to Japan. A controversial comeback for a highly prized tuna 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z As the bluefin tuna saga unfolded in the public eye, behind-the-scenes machinations were sparking other Fukushima-related research. Casting a net for knowledge 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z Beginning in January, they will be able to switch from groundfish to Atlantic bluefin tuna - which can fetch hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars per fish - without having to return to port. Cape Cod fishers see benefits from video monitoring program 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z Beginning in January, they will be able to switch from groundfish to Atlantic bluefin tuna — which can fetch hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars per fish — without having to return to port. Cape Cod fishers see benefits from video monitoring program 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z Grilled Saikyo miso black cod tastes every bit as luxurious as bluefin belly or king salmon. Sushi happiness at any price: Spend a lot — or a little — at Bellevue’s Minamoto 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z The bluefin is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, due in large part to years of overfishing. A controversial comeback for a highly prized tuna 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z “There’s no other resource that is as terribly depleted as the Pacific bluefin tuna, so there’s no time to wait,” she said. Tuna-fishing nations agree on plan to replenish severely depleted Pacific bluefin stocks 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z "This 460lb plus bluefin tuna is now the biggest fish ever landed from Welsh waters." 'Monster' tuna landed by Neyland boat is 'catch of lifetime' - BBC News 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z The university hopes the work will help improve understanding of the Atlantic bluefin stock. UMaine to receive more than $220K from NOAA to study tuna 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z Waters of the Atlantic continental shelf also support whales, swordfish, bluefin tuna, sea turtles and businesses heavily dependent on the health of the ocean ecosystem, according to the lawsuit. Groups sue to keep drilling ban in Arctic, Atlantic waters 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z The management of Atlantic bluefin is more complex than for many other fish species because they cross numerous international borders as they migrate to feed and spawn. A controversial comeback for a highly prized tuna 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z The groups also agreed to develop a “catch documentation scheme” by 2020 to try to stop illegally caught Pacific bluefin from entering the international market. Tuna-fishing nations agree on plan to replenish severely depleted Pacific bluefin stocks 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z About 80% of the global bluefin catch is consumed in Japan, where it is served raw as sashimi and sushi. Japan to exceed bluefin tuna quota amid warnings of commercial extinction 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Two years later, he produced a study focused almost exclusively on his own hypothesis: that lowering pollution emissions from power plants reduced the levels of mercury in bluefin tuna. Fish fight: Scientists battle over the true harm of mercury in tuna 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z The world's appetite for bluefin tuna is running far ahead of the fish's ability to reproduce. The twilight of Tokyo's legendary fish market - BBC News 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z “I want everyone to taste this delicious tuna,” he said as he posed with his prize bluefin. Bluefin tuna sells for £500,000 at Japan auction amid overfishing concerns 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z The National Marine Fisheries Service says the rule change is designed to steer fishermen who catch yellowfin tuna and swordfish via longline away from bluefin tuna. Regulators changing fishing rules to protect endangered tuna 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z “Just a few years of overfishing will leave Pacific bluefin tuna vulnerable to devastating population reductions,” Nickson said in Tokyo on Monday. Japan to exceed bluefin tuna quota amid warnings of commercial extinction 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z Greenland’s “pink gold”, cold-water shrimp, is moving further north and new fish species – mackerel, herring, cod and Atlantic bluefin tuna – are entering the country’s waters. The country set to cash in on climate change 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z More giant Pacific and Atlantic bluefin tuna are traded here than anywhere else in the world. The twilight of Tokyo's legendary fish market - BBC News 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z About 80% of the global bluefin catch is consumed in Japan, where it is commonly served raw as sashimi and sushi. Bluefin tuna sells for £500,000 at Japan auction amid overfishing concerns 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Atlantic bluefin tuna are listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Regulators changing fishing rules to protect endangered tuna 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Japanese call bluefin tuna “the king of fish”. Breeding bluefin 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z A study of Brussels restaurants found 98% of 69 bluefin tuna dishes tested were a different kind of fish. Fish Fraud Is Absolutely Rampant: New Report 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z The Pacific bluefin was thought to be in better shape, but resent surveys suggest it too is in deep trouble. The twilight of Tokyo's legendary fish market - BBC News 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z The global popularity of Japanese food is fueling an appetite for bluefin in other countries, including China. Bluefin tuna sells for £500,000 at Japan auction amid overfishing concerns 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z “Like, a bluefin tuna is being unloaded right this second in Provincetown, Mass., and you buy a pound of it to be delivered to your home tomorrow,” he said. Is That Real Tuna in Your Sushi? Now, a Way to Track That Fish 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z In 2014 the media made much of the decision of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, a conservation body, to put bluefin tuna on its “red list” of species threatened with extinction. Breeding bluefin 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z They had some bait left, so they decided to try for more bluefin tuna. Record-breaking Maryland fish weighs more than the girl who caught it 2016-07-11T04:00:00Z At the same time new rules restricted the bag limit for sport fishermen from 10 to two bluefin per day. Bluefin may be off the menu for anglers 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z About 70% of Pacific bluefin are less than a year old when caught, according to Gibbon, and 95% are caught before they reach three years old – a practice that damages the species’ ability to reproduce. Bluefin tuna sells for £500,000 at Japan auction amid overfishing concerns 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z Pacific bluefin tuna are spawned in the western parts of the northern Pacific but migrate throughout the ocean, complicating management of catches. Pacific Bluefin Tuna Population Has Dropped 97% 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Yet Pacific bluefin stocks are down by 97% from their peak in the early 1960s, according to a recent report from the International Scientific Committee, an intergovernmental panel of experts. Breeding bluefin 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z That life includes giant schools of bluefin tuna, herring, and an estimated 500 times more cod per unit area than the rest of the East coast, according to Witman’s studies. See What Could Be the Atlantic's First Marine Monument Anglers grudgingly accepted the lower bag limits, but say that outlawing bluefin fishing in U.S. waters would harm West Coast fishermen, without helping the species recover. Bluefin may be off the menu for anglers 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z Conservationists said the publicity surrounding the auction risked overshadowing the plight of the Pacific bluefin tuna. Bluefin tuna sells for £500,000 at Japan auction amid overfishing concerns 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z At that point, “Pacific bluefin would be considered commercially extinct,” Nickson said. Pacific Bluefin Tuna Population Has Dropped 97% 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z “According to our models they are probably one of the most important prey for juvenile bluefin tuna,” says Cardona. The secret lives of jellyfish 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Fishermen lift bluefin tunas onto their boat off Barbate in Spain. Oceans May Be Left Out of Climate Plan, But Here’s What’s at Stake 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z Last July federal rules limited the U.S. commercial fleet to 600 metric tons of bluefin over two years, a 40 percent reduction from the previous limit of 500 metric tons per year. Bluefin may be off the menu for anglers 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z Fish vary by season but can include yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, dorado, albacore, bluefin tuna and rockfish. Catch your own seafood on these fishing charters 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Around 95% of what was labelled bluefin tuna - a sushi favourite - was in fact the cheaper yellowfin alternative. 'Fake fish' fracas hits Belgium - BBC News 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Longline boats use up to 40 miles of baited hooks to fish for yellowfin tuna and swordfish, but also haul up sharks, bluefin tuna and marlin. $134M in BP funds okayed to help sea turtles, fish, islands recover from 2010 Gulf oil spill 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z A marine researcher measures a bluefin tuna skeleton at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. 15 Pictures of Women at Work for Labor Day 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z The Center for Biological Diversity, with more than a dozen groups including Greenpeace, Earthjustice and the Sierra Club, petitioned the National Marine Fisheries Service this week to list bluefin as an endangered species. Bluefin may be off the menu for anglers 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z According to an analysis, Pacific bluefin stocks will continue to decline through 2018, even with full implementation of existing conservation measures. Warning over Pacific bluefin tuna stocks as Japan meeting ends in stalemate 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission was unable to get a consensus on either short-term or long-term measures to help restore the bluefin population. Meeting in Japan on Pacific bluefin tuna ends without fresh moves to protect depleted species 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z The Marine Stewardship Council, with an office in Singapore, says that the humpback wrasse and bluefin tuna populations are close to collapse. For some Filipino fishermen, the South China Sea dispute is personal 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z A marine researcher measures a bluefin tuna skeleton at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. 15 Pictures of Women at Work for Labor Day 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z “Without help, we may see the last Pacific bluefin tuna sold off and lost to extinction,” said Catherine Kilduff, an attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity. Bluefin may be off the menu for anglers 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z About 80% of the global bluefin catch is consumed in Japan, where it is popular served raw as sashimi and sushi. Warning over Pacific bluefin tuna stocks as Japan meeting ends in stalemate 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Further inaction would likely prompt efforts by conservationists to get Pacific bluefin tuna banned from international trading, said a statement by The Pew Charitable Trusts, which is working to save the species. Meeting in Japan on Pacific bluefin tuna ends without fresh moves to protect depleted species 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Still, Mr. Montero of the Marine Stewardship Council, which runs a sustainable fishing certification program, argued that it would be “very wrong” to declare victory in efforts to protect the bluefin tuna. Spanish Tuna Fishing Melds to Japan’s Taste, Endangering a 3,000-Year-Old Technique 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z A marine researcher measures a bluefin tuna skeleton at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. 15 Pictures of Women at Work for Labor Day 2015-09-05T04:00:00Z Many of the fish are caught before reaching spawning age, and few young bluefin are surviving, creating a downward spiral for the population. Bluefin may be off the menu for anglers 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z The institute predicts that over the next 10 years, there is a one in three chance that the Pacific bluefin population will fall to its lowest level ever recorded. Warning over Pacific bluefin tuna stocks as Japan meeting ends in stalemate 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z But an estimated 10,000 tonnes of tuna are consumed as sashimi in Europe each year from five major species: skipjack, yellowfin, bigeye and albacore, as well as bluefin. Can sushi ever be sustainable? | Lucy Siegle 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z The European Commissioner for fisheries, Karmenu Vella, said last month that “bluefin tuna, an emblematic stock nearing collapse, is back to life.” Spanish Tuna Fishing Melds to Japan’s Taste, Endangering a 3,000-Year-Old Technique 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z Longline boats use up to 20 miles of baited hooks to fish for yellowfin tuna and swordfish, but also haul up sharks, bluefin tuna and marlin. $134M proposed for 10 BP-funded oil spill recovery projects 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z On the West Coast, four fish are still considered overfished: canary and yelloweye rockfish, Pacific Ocean perch and Pacific bluefin tuna. New report shows improving U.S. fishing management, but is it enough? 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z Pacific bluefin tuna should be hit with cardiac arrest every time they dive deep. How tuna avoid cardiac arrest in cold water 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z Unusually, this is a subject where luxury consumers and eco campaigners share a symbol: the bluefin tuna. Can sushi ever be sustainable? | Lucy Siegle 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z If not, there's the risk that the last wild bluefin tuna will be caught, sliced up and served up as toro, the most desirable of sushi ingredients. The end of sushi as we know it? 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Dubbed “Project Silent Nemo,” the robot is five feet long, weighs a hundred pounds and looks like a bluefin tuna. U.S. Navy Creates Robot Tuna The Atlantic bluefin tuna gained protections from overfishing in the Gulf of Mexico and the waters off North Carolina under a federal rule published on Tuesday to better regulate a species coveted by sushi lovers. New regulations reel in fishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z It beat the previous Pacific bluefin tuna by nearly 3 pounds. Ellensburg angler sets record with Pacific bluefin tuna 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z But virtually in tandem with that, the International Union for Conservation of Nature put Pacific bluefin tuna on its "Red List," designating it as a species threatened by extinction. Surrogate sushi: Japan biotech for bluefin tuna 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z The reason is overfishing, particularly of the endangered bluefin tuna, a sushi staple. The end of sushi as we know it? 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Appetite for sashimi is closer than ever to wiping the Pacific bluefin tuna off the planet. We’re eating the Pacific bluefin tuna to extinction 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z "I don’t think our fisherman are crazy about it," North Carolina charter boat Captain Rom Whitaker said of the rule to protect bluefin tuna. New regulations reel in fishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z The International Union for Conservation of Nature added Pacific bluefin tuna to its “vulnerable” list of more than 22,000 species threatened with extinction, according to IUCN’s conservationists. Here Are 4 More Vulnerable Fish to Avoid Next Time You're at the Sushi Bar 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z They gobble up most — between 60 percent and 80 percent — of all bluefin. Surrogate sushi: Japan biotech for bluefin tuna 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Last year a single bluefin tuna sold for a record $1.7 million. Relocating world's biggest seafood and fish market,Tokyo's Tsukiji, is contentious move 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z This is followed by a cube of fish jelly, garnished with crunchy skin, and a small sashimi platter with Santa Barbara sea urchin and a few cubes of threatened bluefin tuna. Tsujita Sushi offers fish done the old-fashioned way 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z High numbers of bluefin tuna have been fatally snared in fishing lines set to catch swordfish, regulators said. New regulations reel in fishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z Japan, South Korea and the United States agreed Thursday on new annual limits on the catch of dwindling young bluefin tuna in an effort to double the population within a decade. Pacific Rim nations agree to halve take of dwindling bluefin tuna 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Out at his seaside lab in Tateyama, on the far northern rim of Tokyo Bay, Yamazaki and other researchers are hoping their latest attempt to get mackerel to spawn bluefin will prove a success. Surrogate sushi: Japan biotech for bluefin tuna 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Walinski is one of the lucky ones who still fishes year-round, bringing in bluefin in the summer and dogfish the rest of the year. Cape Cod's namesake fish population rapidly disappearing 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z Increasing numbers of exotic species such as bluefin tuna will appear off the Cornish coast amid warmer sea temperatures, scientists predict. Warm seas bring in exotic species 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z Many of the dead bluefin tuna were being dumped back into the ocean under current regulations. New regulations reel in fishing of Atlantic bluefin tuna 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z Conservationists with the Pew Charitable Trusts, which is leading the international effort to protect the juvenile bluefin stock, hailed the commission decision and a related amendment of regulations of the U.S. Pacific Rim nations agree to halve take of dwindling bluefin tuna 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z Yamazaki is fine-tuning a technology to use mackerel surrogates to spawn the bluefin, a process he hopes will enable fisheries to raise the huge, torpedo-shaped fish more quickly and at lower cost than conventional aquaculture. Surrogate sushi: Japan biotech for bluefin tuna 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z A rare bluefin tuna fish has been discovered by group of friends in Cornwall. Rare bluefin tuna found in Cornwall 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z The great seasonal movements of fish, be they coveted species such as bluefin tuna and cod or prey species like menhaden, are one of the essential elements of many aquatic ecosystems. On World Fish Migration Day, Recalling When America's Rivers Ran Silver 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z These type of nets were previously used in the hunt for endangered bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean until the EU banned such fishing in 2002. EU wants ban on driftnets to save dolphins, tuna 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z Another study found that bluefin and yellowfin tuna sustained heart damage, which suggests likely harm to other fish as well. Op-Ed Contributor: The Deepwater Horizon Threat 2014-04-16T23:36:00Z This month, experts in charge of managing Atlantic bluefin met in Italy and raised the quota for catches of Atlantic bluefin tuna by 20 percent over three years. Surrogate sushi: Japan biotech for bluefin tuna 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z To study the effects of the BP oil disaster, scientists recreated the oceanic environment that yellowfin amberjack, yellowfin tuna and bluefin tuna larvae would have encountered in 2010 in the lab. Study: Oil from the BP spill caused heart deformities in fish 2014-03-25T15:03:00Z The bluefin tuna population in the Gulf of Mexico is already struggling from overfishing and water pollution, and faces virtual extinction. The BP Oil Spill May Have Caused Heart Defects in Tuna and Amberjack 2014-03-25T08:42:12Z Photographs in the latest study depicted what the study called nearly identical physical distortions in the hearts, body shape and eyes of yellowtail and bluefin tuna and amberjack embryos that were exposed to oil. Fish Embryos Exposed to Oil From BP Spill Develop Deformities, a Study Finds 2014-03-25T00:29:39Z The oil caused cardio toxic injury to bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna and amberjack, ultimately disrupting vital functions that pump blood through the bodies of the fish. Deepwater Horizon oil left once-speedy fish unfit to catch prey 2014-03-24T20:34:46Z "Before that, tuna was just an ingredient in sushi or sashimi, but that experience changed bluefin tuna into a wild animal to me." Surrogate sushi: Japan biotech for bluefin tuna 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z The gulf is an important spawning ground for bluefin and yellowfin tuna. Tuna hearts 'affected by oil spill' 2014-02-14T15:51:47Z Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post reports on several, courtesy of the chairman of the Chinese city’s Chamber of Seafood Merchants, including and the increase in bluefin supply from Japanese waters. The World’s Most Expensive Fish Just Got Cheaper 2014-01-06T17:27:17Z Come summer, leatherback turtles arrive from Indonesia, shearwaters from New Zealand, bluefin tuna from Japan and sharks from the subtropical gyre–all to feast on the ocean buffet. A Wired Ocean? How Big Data Is Saving Marine Predators 2013-11-15T17:10:00Z The “bycatch” problem is slowing efforts to rebuild the bluefin population in the western Atlantic, which is at 36 percent of the 2012 level, according to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. U.S. agency proposes rules to protect bluefin tuna 2013-11-04T00:38:34Z Annual black market sales of bluefin tuna may reach $4 billion, with the amount of illegally caught fish five to 10 times higher than the official catch, the report said. Fish Piracy Costs Up to $23 Billion a Year 2013-05-08T17:45:03.827Z Pacific bluefin tuna spawn in waters surrounding Japan. A Silver (Actually Cesium) Lining: Traces of Fukushima Disaster Fallout Help Scientists Track Tuna 2013-03-11T11:45:00.387Z Fisher’s team confirmed the presence of both caesium isotopes in bluefin tuna arriving from Japan — although the levels pose no health risk to humans. Tsunami triggers invasion concerns 2013-03-06T18:20:22.950Z And what happens to the marine ecosystem when large predators like bluefin tuna and sharks are overfished? A Wired Ocean? How Big Data Is Saving Marine Predators 2013-11-15T17:10:00Z Pity, for a moment, the poor Atlantic bluefin tuna. U.S. agency proposes rules to protect bluefin tuna 2013-11-04T00:38:34Z As for toro, Mr. Oguma prefers leaner cuts of tuna, from bigeye instead of bluefin — partly because the latter is an endangered species and partly because, he says disapprovingly, “It is outrageously expensive.” Hungry City: Tanoshi on the Upper East Side 2013-01-17T22:05:31Z The bluefin tuna is the tiger of the sea—in more ways than one. Overfishing: The Pacific Bluefin Tuna Is Almost Gone 2013-01-11T19:35:30Z Pacific Tuna Stocks Have Plummeted, Scientists Warn The Pacific bluefin tuna, fished relentlessly for decades, is in trouble. Green Blog: Pacific Tuna Stocks Have Plummeted, Scientists Warn 2013-01-10T19:53:18Z The bluefin was caught by a fisherman from Oma, a town renowned in Japan as the source of the most delicious tuna. New High for Tuna at Tokyo Fish Sale 2013-01-05T18:55:38Z By one estimate, 111 metric tons of bluefin were killed this way in one year. U.S. agency proposes rules to protect bluefin tuna 2013-11-04T00:38:34Z Japan consumes more than half of the world's bluefin. Japan tuna fetches record $1.7m 2013-01-05T07:29:45Z That’s the depletion ratio for one of the computer simulation runs done that tries to model the effect of fishing on the bluefin tuna population. Overfishing: The Pacific Bluefin Tuna Is Almost Gone 2013-01-11T19:35:30Z The current biomass of the Pacific bluefin "is near historically low levels and experiencing high exploitation rates above all biological reference points commonly used by fisheries managers," they write. Green Blog: Pacific Tuna Stocks Have Plummeted, Scientists Warn 2013-01-10T19:53:18Z The status of bluefin tuna in the Pacific is tracked by the International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean. Dot Earth Blog: Bluefin Tuna Poised for New Record Sale in Tokyo Auction, More Pressure at Sea 2013-01-04T15:15:59Z Workers at a fish market in Jersey City cut a bluefin tuna into pieces in order to provide it to New York’s top sushi restaurants. U.S. agency proposes rules to protect bluefin tuna 2013-11-04T00:38:34Z Everything we're hearing is that there's no good news for the Pacific bluefin. Japan tuna fetches record $1.7m 2013-01-05T07:29:45Z While there is virtually no management in the fisheries of the western Pacific, last June there were limits adopted for the first time for bluefin tuna fishing in the eastern Pacific. Overfishing: The Pacific Bluefin Tuna Is Almost Gone 2013-01-11T19:35:30Z When the Pacific bluefin does gain significant attention, it is often, paradoxically, as a commodity fetish. Green Blog: Pacific Tuna Stocks Have Plummeted, Scientists Warn 2013-01-10T19:53:18Z Iccat's bluefin discussions, held in Agadir, Morocco, differed markedly from some held in the recent past in which conservationists fought for quota reductions amid signs that the stock might be on the verge of collapse. Green Blog: Bluefin Fishing Quota Will Rise Only Slightly 2012-11-19T18:02:04Z It is proposing a complicated new plan designed to reduce the number of bluefin that long-liners inadvertently snare. U.S. agency proposes rules to protect bluefin tuna 2013-11-04T00:38:34Z New figures to be released on Monday are expected to show a continued decline in Pacific bluefin stocks. Japan tuna fetches record $1.7m 2013-01-05T07:29:45Z It’s a start, at the very least—and it should also include a pledge by diners to eschew bluefin tuna just as they would any other endangered species. Overfishing: The Pacific Bluefin Tuna Is Almost Gone 2013-01-11T19:35:30Z As my colleague in Tokyo, Martin Fackler reports, a sushi chain owner paid nearly $1.8 million for a bluefin, a record, at an auction on Saturday in Tokyo. Green Blog: Pacific Tuna Stocks Have Plummeted, Scientists Warn 2013-01-10T19:53:18Z They also record information about unintentional bycatch like sea turtles, endangered sharks and bluefin tuna. Green Blog: Fisheries Rule Could Limit Scientific Access to Data 2012-10-25T14:49:28Z Any vessel that exceeds its cap for accidentally caught bluefin wouldn’t be able to leave the dock to fish for other species, according to the proposal. U.S. agency proposes rules to protect bluefin tuna 2013-11-04T00:38:34Z The Atlantic bluefin is a threatened species and the Gulf of Mexico is known to be one of its spawning grounds, so purposefully fishing for the species has been forbidden in the gulf since 1982. Green Blog: Getting Bluefin Tuna Off the Hook 2012-09-18T14:35:35Z Unfortunately for the tuna, they also happen to be delicious—the flesh of the bluefin tuna is prized by sushi chefs in the high-end restaurants of . Overfishing: The Pacific Bluefin Tuna Is Almost Gone 2013-01-11T19:35:30Z And the report shows that the vast majority of the bluefin that are being caught are less than one year old. Green Blog: Pacific Tuna Stocks Have Plummeted, Scientists Warn 2013-01-10T19:53:18Z The Stellwagen sanctuary is prime habitat for a pencil-size schooling fish called the sandlance that draws a host of predators, from the humpbacks to fin whales, minke whales, dolphins, striped bass and bluefin tuna. Close to Cape Cod Shore, Humpback Whales Are Far From Safe 2012-08-20T18:51:50Z These are thorny questions; people value different things about the ocean—such as sushi or protecting bluefin tuna—that sometimes are in conflict. The Health of the Oceans in a Single Number 2012-08-15T18:10:20Z In the Gulf of Mexico, many fishermen use longlines to fish for swordfish and yellowfin tuna, but they also end up catching Atlantic bluefin tuna, among other species. Green Blog: Getting Bluefin Tuna Off the Hook 2012-09-18T14:35:35Z In the simulations, the number 1 represents the estimated population of the bluefin tuna before we started fishing. Overfishing: The Pacific Bluefin Tuna Is Almost Gone 2013-01-11T19:35:30Z In theory, the stock of Pacific bluefin, or Thunnus orientalis, is managed by two so-called regional fisheries management organizations, the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. Green Blog: Pacific Tuna Stocks Have Plummeted, Scientists Warn 2013-01-10T19:53:18Z Another concern: Researchers were “startled” to find detectable levels of radioactivity from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in bluefin tuna, a favorite sushi fish, off the coast of California. Does Japanese Tsunami Debris Pose an Environmental Threat to the U.S. West Coast? 2012-08-03T14:15:06.037Z Keeping better track of this sourcing will help slow the decline of bluefin, the researchers argue. Your Seafood Dinner—Farmed, Wild, or Both? 2012-07-30T23:00:44Z I believe it was charismatic megafauna — the bluefin and yellowfin tunas, sharks such as white sharks, their sister taxa the makos and the salmon sharks, and sea turtles and the need to protect them. Rolex recognizes 5 ‘visionaries’ 2012-05-13T10:00:00Z No wonder that bluefin sold in Tokyo was so valuable. Overfishing: The Pacific Bluefin Tuna Is Almost Gone 2013-01-11T19:35:30Z Yet their locavore sect allows salmon from Scotland and bluefin tuna from Spain. Restaurant Review : Neta - NYC - Restaurant Review 2012-06-06T03:00:33Z The issue of illegal fishing of the bluefin is a sensitive one. Green Blog: As Regulators Meet, Fishing Boats Thumb Their Noses 2012-06-01T12:14:48Z Small-scale fishing for bluefin tuna using traps, hooks and spears will be allowed to continue for the moment. France and Spain Call for Time Out on Bluefin Tuna Season 2012-05-30T16:45:04.737Z There was about five times the background amount of cesium 137 in the bluefin tuna they tested, but that is still a tiny quantity, Madigan said: 5 becquerels instead of 1 becquerel. Fukushima Radiation Seen in Tuna Off California Coast 2012-05-29T18:45:04.603Z Pew’s recommendation, echoed by many other environmental groups and scientists, is that the Pacific bluefin tuna fishery should be suspended, at least until there’s more effective management that might prevent overfishing. Overfishing: The Pacific Bluefin Tuna Is Almost Gone 2013-01-11T19:35:30Z Green Blog: On the Go With Young Bluefin Tuna Tags that transmit data reveal that bluefin tuna do not necessarily return to their birthplaces to spawn. DealBook: Prosecutors Seek to Show Gupta's Close Ties to Rajaratnam 2012-05-25T12:33:05Z But they are still being used in the Mediterranean to catch bluefin tuna and swordfish. Green Blog: As Regulators Meet, Fishing Boats Thumb Their Noses 2012-06-01T12:14:48Z The oceanographer Molly Lutcavage tagging a juvenile bluefin tuna with a pop-up satellite antenna. Green Blog: Tracking the Travels of Young Bluefin Tuna 2012-05-24T20:54:19Z He said there were probably much higher levels of cesium 134 present in bluefin tuna off Japan soon after the accident, as much as 40 to 50 percent higher than normal. Fukushima Radiation Seen in Tuna Off California Coast 2012-05-29T18:45:04.603Z So not only are we decimating the population of the bluefin, but we’re not even giving them the chance to rebuild their numbers. Overfishing: The Pacific Bluefin Tuna Is Almost Gone 2013-01-11T19:35:30Z Pacific bluefin tuna caught in a net in Baja California, Mexico. US's dolphin-safe tuna labels banned by court calling them 'unfair' to Mexico 2012-05-16T21:20:51Z But almost under their noses, according to the environmental group W.W.F., “two large non-Mediterranean fleets” — one Chinese and one of unknown origin — were spotted in some of the main Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishing grounds. Green Blog: As Regulators Meet, Fishing Boats Thumb Their Noses 2012-06-01T12:14:48Z A study published this week in PLoS One that she co-authored sums up her most recent project, in which juvenile bluefin were tagged in the North Atlantic and tracked for a year. Green Blog: Tracking the Travels of Young Bluefin Tuna 2012-05-24T20:54:19Z Wholesalers check bluefin tuna for freshness before an auction at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. Green Blog: The Bluefin Tuna: What's to Be Done? 2012-04-09T11:36:47Z So it’s not surprising that the Pacific bluefin tuna—as well as its cousins in the Atlantic—are the subject of single-minded hunts by fishermen wherever they are found. Overfishing: The Pacific Bluefin Tuna Is Almost Gone 2013-01-11T19:35:30Z The BP spill occurred at just the moment and at just the spot offshore where the magnificent but endangered bluefin tuna spawns. Op-Ed Contributor: The Mississippi Delta Must Be Restored 2012-01-28T02:59:09Z “The bluefin tuna is a prime example of this — it’s worth a lot of money and it’s unlisted by CITES,” the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species, Dr. McClenachan said. Green Blog: Finding Nemo and His Fellow Travelers 2011-12-13T17:06:40Z It takes an internationally collaborative effort to track the bluefin. Green Blog: Tracking the Travels of Young Bluefin Tuna 2012-05-24T20:54:19Z As a journalist with an interest in marine conservation, I’ve written extensively on the – mostly unsuccessful – international negotiations to protect the bluefin. Green Blog: The Bluefin Tuna: What's to Be Done? 2012-04-09T11:36:47Z Porch said it’s unlikely that the effect on tuna stock would hit 4 percent and “it is not an additional major source of stress” on the overall population of the bluefin tuna in the Gulf. Fed figures: Despite key spawning ground oiled, Gulf of Mexico tuna probably not badly hurt 2011-12-04T14:14:50Z According to NOAA, Atlantic bluefin tuna need to be carefully managed because they are extremely valuable and thus vulnerable to overfishing. Officials seize 881-pound bluefin tuna caught accidentally 2011-11-22T23:32:52Z One disheartening moment: I was served fatty bluefin tuna, prized yet horribly imperiled. Restaurant Review: Sushi Yasuda ? NYC ? Restaurant Review 2011-11-16T01:35:05Z The main reason that bluefin tuna are poorly understood is that most of the data collected from the fish is biased. Green Blog: Tracking the Travels of Young Bluefin Tuna 2012-05-24T20:54:19Z Since Japan consumes about 80 percent of the world’s bluefin catch, that would probably reduce fishing pressures. Green Blog: The Bluefin Tuna: What's to Be Done? 2012-04-09T11:36:47Z The Pew study did not attempt to factor in black-market bluefin excluded from official databases. Green Blog: Industry Flouts Bluefin Catch Limits, Study Says 2011-10-18T11:13:11Z After the value of Western Atlantic bluefin tuna soared in the 1970s, fishing increased dramatically and the population plummeted. Officials seize 881-pound bluefin tuna caught accidentally 2011-11-22T23:32:52Z He specializes in small, composed bites of raw fish, perhaps scrambled eggs with sea urchin and caviar or a tiny cube of bluefin tuna. Michelin Awards Three Stars to Booze-Free Brooklyn Fare 2011-10-04T21:25:02Z Regulators are supposed to ensure that countries do not exceed fishing quotas in their waters, but a thriving black market in illegally fished bluefin persists. Green Blog: U.S. and Europeans Unite Against Illegal Fishing 2011-09-07T15:53:09Z The other day, a ninth-grade student e-mailed me to ask about the plight of the bluefin tuna. Green Blog: The Bluefin Tuna: What's to Be Done? 2012-04-09T11:36:47Z About 80 percent of the Mediterranean bluefin tuna catch is exported to Japan. Green Blog: Industry Flouts Bluefin Catch Limits, Study Says 2011-10-18T11:13:11Z When a spear fisherman caught a bluefin tuna off the coast of Dorset, news of his unusual catch quickly spread. Controversial catch 2011-08-04T09:01:35Z Some stocks subject to overfishing include cod in the Northeast, red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico and Pacific bluefin tuna off the West Coast. 40 fish populations subject to overfishing, but federal officials say progress being made 2011-07-14T18:53:43Z All three bluefin tuna species are susceptible to collapse under continued excessive fishing pressure. Prospects worsen for at-risk tuna 2011-07-09T13:08:30Z These factory ships – mostly French, Spanish or Italian – hoover up entire schools of bluefin for fattening before the tuna are sold to Japan. Green Blog: The Bluefin Tuna: What's to Be Done? 2012-04-09T11:36:47Z By contrast, official trade reports and export documents indicated that more than 490,000 tons of bluefin tuna were caught and traded over that period, a difference of 98,250 tons. Green Blog: Industry Flouts Bluefin Catch Limits, Study Says 2011-10-18T11:13:11Z The presence of a bluefin off Portland in July has attracted the attention of conservation groups since the critically endangered species is seldom seen there. Controversial catch 2011-08-04T09:01:35Z As for the western Atlantic bluefin, “stocks are at risk of collapse as they are showing little sign that the population is rebuilding following a significant reduction in the 1970s,” he said. Green: Blue Marlin and Tuna at Grave Risk, Group Warns 2011-07-07T20:57:15Z They join the Southern bluefin tuna - listed as critically endangered. Prospects worsen for at-risk tuna 2011-07-09T13:08:30Z A bluefin tuna cage being towed by an Italian trawler in the central Mediterranean. Green Blog: The Bluefin Tuna: What's to Be Done? 2012-04-09T11:36:47Z Once-plentiful species like Atlantic cod have been fished to near oblivion, and delicacies like bluefin tuna are on an arc toward extinction. The End of the Line 2011-07-07T09:05:00Z Dorset Wildlife Trust described the catch as "irresponsible" but added the sighting of bluefin tuna there was significant. Controversial catch 2011-08-04T09:01:35Z It pointed to hopes that the eastern population of the Atlantic bluefin tuna would recover thanks to official catch reductions of almost 75 percent in recent years, saying that this was a model for recovery. Green: Blue Marlin and Tuna at Grave Risk, Group Warns 2011-07-07T20:57:15Z That was recently the case in a preparatory meeting on the threatened bluefin tuna. Fishery reform slips through the net 2011-07-06T17:20:05.173Z Even the Japanese delegation, which led the effort to defeat the measure, agreed that the bluefin needed protecting. Green Blog: The Bluefin Tuna: What's to Be Done? 2012-04-09T11:36:47Z He will be the last of three generations fishing for bluefin after his son took a job in the power industry. Japan Nuclear Holdout Rejects $2 Million Bid, Gets Reactor View 2011-06-29T23:46:42Z The work also shows that many species with long migratory paths--including yellowfin tuna, bluefin tuna, white sharks, elephant seals and salmon sharks--return faithfully from their migration to the same region every season. Migration Tracking Reveals Marine Serengeti 2011-06-23T17:45:03.887Z “All three bluefin tuna species are susceptible to collapse under continued excessive fishing pressure,” Kent Carpenter, a professor at Old Dominion University and an author of the paper, said in a statement. Green: Blue Marlin and Tuna at Grave Risk, Group Warns 2011-07-07T20:57:15Z The bluefin tuna, currently the subject of perhaps the highest-profile conservation campaign undertaken for any fish, is the primary example. Green: Documentaries Delve Into the Sushi Economy 2011-06-20T16:35:33Z What should the United States and other nations do or not do to keep Mediterranean and Atlantic bluefin tuna stocks healthy? Green Blog: The Bluefin Tuna: What's to Be Done? 2012-04-09T11:36:47Z Lee Crockett, director of federal fisheries policy for the Pew Environment Group, another conservation organization, said that multilateral efforts to protect the bluefin tuna were crucial but that “international tools are not being used effectively.” U.S. Declines to Grant Endangered Status to Bluefin Tuna 2011-05-27T20:46:49Z France, Italy and Spain catch most of the Atlantic bluefin consumed in the world and 80 percent of the haul goes to Japan. Libya conflict maroons French tuna fleet 2011-05-12T11:54:10Z But some new equipment is fine-tuned to be more selective — holding tight to some fish and letting go of others, especially if they are Atlantic bluefin tuna — a fish whose numbers have fallen sharply. Novelties: Fish Hooks Designed to Avoid the Wrong Catch 2011-05-07T15:51:50Z While pretty much everyone agrees that the bluefin, the most valuable fish in the sea, is endangered, not everyone agrees that it requires official protection. Green: Documentaries Delve Into the Sushi Economy 2011-06-20T16:35:33Z And consumers are being urged to avoid some fish altogether, such as eels and bluefin tuna. Fish retail labels 'inadequate' 2011-05-05T05:14:58Z Mr. Robinson said the bluefin tuna did not warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act because it was “not likely to become extinct.” U.S. Declines to Grant Endangered Status to Bluefin Tuna 2011-05-27T20:46:49Z Environmentalists, concerned at rapidly declining bluefin tuna stocks as demand surges from sushi-lovers worldwide, applauded the axing of the quota. Libya conflict maroons French tuna fleet 2011-05-12T11:54:10Z Tuna fishing vessels are allowed to retain some bluefin caught accidentally, depending on the pounds of the intended catch on board. Novelties: Fish Hooks Designed to Avoid the Wrong Catch 2011-05-07T15:51:50Z Some species may be hit harder than others, such as the Atlantic bluefin tuna, which spawn at the exact same time and location that the oil spill occurred. Seafood At Risk: Dispersed Oil Poses a Long-Term Threat 2011-04-20T20:15:07.227Z Like many other Japanese restaurants, Nobu, the global phenomenon that began in New York under the chef Nobu Matsuhisa and whose founders include the actor Robert De Niro, continues to serve bluefin. Green: Mediterranean Fish Species Threatened With Extinction 2011-04-20T01:18:21Z The already overfished bluefin tuna saw some of its spawning areas in the Gulf hit by the oil and dispersants, though it looks like the fish managed to weather the worst of the accident. The BP Oil Spill: How Healthy Is the Gulf One Year Later? 2011-04-19T09:00:00Z The hooks will be required starting May 5 ahead of the spring spawning season in the Gulf of Mexico for the bluefin that frequent the western side of the Atlantic Ocean. Dot Earth: U.S. Rule Tries to Let Big Tuna Off the Hook 2011-04-01T21:39:21Z Using the new hooks, he said, “we didn’t catch stuff we didn’t want, like bluefin, turtles and big marlins.” Novelties: Fish Hooks Designed to Avoid the Wrong Catch 2011-05-07T15:51:50Z He said millions of dollars’ worth of bluefin tuna, red snapper and yellowtail farmed off Tohoku was instantly destroyed. Food Contamination Fears Could Harm Japanese Brands 2011-03-19T19:52:28Z Among the fish being pulled from display cases are Atlantic cod, Atlantic halibut, Chilean sea bass, grouper, monkfish, redfish, swordfish and bluefin tuna. Green: Costco Pulls Threatened Fish from Stores 2011-03-03T20:03:15Z The devastation of ocean-roaming bluefin tuna populations is barely blunted by existing international pacts related to tuna management and trade in rare species. Dot Earth: The Limits of Laws as a Conservation Tool 2011-02-28T16:05:19Z But, a year-round prohibition on surface longlines is the only way to provide effective long-term protection for bluefin tuna and other rare and beautiful species in the Gulf. Dot Earth: U.S. Rule Tries to Let Big Tuna Off the Hook 2011-04-01T21:39:21Z Bluefin populations have declined precipitously, and bluefin fishing is prohibited in the gulf. Novelties: Fish Hooks Designed to Avoid the Wrong Catch 2011-05-07T15:51:50Z It highlighted how many of well-known species, including bluefin tuna and cod, are likely to be extinct by 2048. The End of the Line: How a film changed the way we eat fish 2011-02-18T11:19:00Z It happened the same way bluefin overfishing happened — and the same way wild salmon is about to happen. Wild Oysters Face Extinction Amid Environmental Decline 2011-02-11T08:10:00Z I’d love to think that more awareness among sushi lovers about tasty alternatives to the rarest species could blunt bluefin demand, although there I see few prospects of shifting Japanese preferences any time soon. Dot Earth: The Limits of Laws as a Conservation Tool 2011-02-28T16:05:19Z Here’s the video report: I also encourage you to read “Tuna: A Love Story,” by Richard Ellis and explore the Atlantic bluefin entry in the Encyclopedia of Life. Dot Earth: U.S. Rule Tries to Let Big Tuna Off the Hook 2011-04-01T21:39:21Z But the bluefin, which spawn there, are sometimes snared accidentally by long-line fishermen. Novelties: Fish Hooks Designed to Avoid the Wrong Catch 2011-05-07T15:51:50Z The bluefin tuna is one of the most majestic and prized creatures in the sea. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z The report details the widespread use of illegal driftnets, overfishing of stocks protected by international quotas and the unlawful use of spotting planes to catch increasingly rare bluefin tuna, among other violations. Green: Italy and Others Cited for Illegal Fishing 2011-01-12T22:20:21Z The fact is, most of the bluefin caught in Japanese waters are not over 750 pounds. Fool's Gold: Giant Tuna Sold for Nearly $400,000 in Tokyo 2011-01-06T09:05:00Z A single bluefin tuna crosses the North Atlantic over the course of two years, swimming past the Virginia and Maryland coasts. Global Census of Marine Life reveals thousands of new species, other discoveries 2010-10-05T03:17:05Z Mr. Mitchell said the next step in preserving bluefin would be research into how long it takes for a bluefin to straighten the hook and escape. Novelties: Fish Hooks Designed to Avoid the Wrong Catch 2011-05-07T15:51:50Z The U.S. government will wrap up public meetings next week on whether to recommend declaring the Atlantic bluefin an endangered species. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z Farmers & Fishers restaurant in Georgetown also recently offered bluefin tuna on its menu. World is running out of places to catch wild fish, study finds 2010-12-03T00:03:00Z Or perhaps because, with rampant overfishing of the bluefin tuna throughout the world's oceans, it is incredibly rare to find a fish this big in the wild anymore. Fool's Gold: Giant Tuna Sold for Nearly $400,000 in Tokyo 2011-01-06T09:05:00Z The "total allowable catch" of bluefin tuna was set at 13,500 metric tons for this year, a number that is higher than what scientists say is sustainable. Migratory sharks face intense fishing pressure 2010-11-22T11:33:00Z When flattened hooks are hauled aboard after a day’s fishing, the devices can be examined to see how long the bluefin were on them before swimming free. Novelties: Fish Hooks Designed to Avoid the Wrong Catch 2011-05-07T15:51:50Z They disagree about whether the Gulf is the only place where the western-Atlantic bluefin spawns. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z Representatives from 48 countries are preparing to set fishing quotas for the Atlantic bluefin at a meeting in Paris. | Europe: Belgium: Plan to Save Bluefin Falters 2010-11-19T07:13:00Z If one species in the Gulf is likely to wind up like the herring, it's probably the bluefin tuna. Gulf Survival 2010-10-19T14:35:00Z A scientific panel convened in March by the international commission that regulates the Atlantic bluefin catch suggested that this year’s quota not exceed last year’s limit of 13,500 tons. Green: A Showdown on Bluefin Tuna 2010-10-13T12:29:00Z A single bluefin tuna crosses the north Atlantic over the course of two years, swimming past the Virginia and Maryland coasts. Global Census of Marine Life reveals thousands of new species, other discoveries 2010-10-04T12:49:00Z Fishing for Atlantic bluefin isn't a big industry in the U.S., largely because of efforts to protect the fish. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z Which brings up an interesting question: Can a farmed version of bluefin tuna be better for the earth — and the species? Taming the Wild Tuna 2010-09-05T06:48:00Z The bluefin was already in trouble before the spill, its spawning stock down 90 percent in the last 30 years. Gulf Survival 2010-10-19T14:35:00Z Such a catch would give bluefin stocks a 60 percent chance of recovering by 2019, the panel said. Green: A Showdown on Bluefin Tuna 2010-10-13T12:29:00Z She also said that increasing the availability of bluefin tuna was a distraction from seeking more sustainable ways of feeding a hungry planet. Europe Announces Breakthrough in Breeding Bluefin Tuna 2010-08-27T13:24:00Z Limited fishing for Atlantic bluefin is allowed along the East Coast. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z The potential taming of the Atlantic bluefin highlights an epochal shift. Taming the Wild Tuna 2010-09-05T06:48:00Z The spill, 50 miles off the Louisiana coast, happened in the precise place at just the right time to threaten the bluefin larvae bobbing on the surface. Gulf Survival 2010-10-19T14:35:00Z But many national fisheries continue to ignore their obligation to provide accurate data on how many bluefin they land each year, making accurate quotas virtually impossible to produce, outside observers assert. Green: A Showdown on Bluefin Tuna 2010-10-13T12:29:00Z She said bluefin tuna urgently needed full protection in the wild by closing the fisheries until the stocks recover, particularly in the Mediterranean, where many of the fish spawn. Europe Announces Breakthrough in Breeding Bluefin Tuna 2010-08-27T13:24:00Z But targeting bluefin is banned in the Gulf, mostly because the Gulf is an important spawning area for the fish. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z Atlantic bluefin are already ranched in great numbers — taken from the wild and fattened in net pens with wild forage fish like herring and sardines. Taming the Wild Tuna 2010-09-05T06:48:00Z The Gulf of Mexico is the only known spawning area for western Atlantic bluefin. Gulf Survival 2010-10-19T14:35:00Z According to Pew, more than 85 percent of countries failed to meet reporting deadlines or to accurately report data on their bluefin tuna activities in 2009. Green: A Showdown on Bluefin Tuna 2010-10-13T12:29:00Z Harm to the bluefin tuna, prized both as a gamefish and as a culinary delicacy retailing for $100 a pound, is the premier example. The Coast Is Not Clear 2010-08-12T21:00:00Z The question is whether the spill hurt or killed enough young bluefin that it will reduce the population in future years. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z Char may be a hard sell to lovers of bluefin tuna. Taming the Wild Tuna 2010-09-05T06:48:00Z Scientists participating in the AP survey were not optimistic about the bluefin. Gulf Survival 2010-10-19T14:35:00Z Some countries in the Mediterranean, where most bluefin is caught, may be underestimating the size of their catch by as much as two-thirds in some years, Mr. Smith said. Green: A Showdown on Bluefin Tuna 2010-10-13T12:29:00Z The floating beds of brown seaweed that shelter bluefin larvae and fingerlings soak up oil like a sponge. The Coast Is Not Clear 2010-08-12T21:00:00Z Accepted wisdom has held that there are different stocks of Atlantic bluefin. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z If Atlantic bluefin is not farmed, it will most likely become an even more scarce luxury item. Taming the Wild Tuna 2010-09-05T06:48:00Z “Hypothetically, a bluefin tuna farmer in the Mediterranean could end up with a claim against BP.” Weighing the Possibility of Bankruptcy for BP 2010-07-10T00:46:00Z Meanwhile, the large illegal bluefin catch is also being widely overlooked from year to year, he added. Green: A Showdown on Bluefin Tuna 2010-10-13T12:29:00Z Starting at 4 a.m. every day, agents from Japanese trading companies bid for bluefin tuna and other fish from around the world that lie side by side on the floor of a cavernous warehouse. Another Possible BP Casualty: Bluefin Tuna 2010-06-24T21:00:00Z Still, for whatever bluefin did run into BP oil, the spill could prove enormously damaging, scientists say. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z Perhaps, in the end, this is what the Atlantic bluefin tuna might really need. Taming the Wild Tuna 2010-09-05T06:48:00Z Scientists agree that the Deepwater Horizon spill poses at least some risk to the bluefin, one of the most majestic — and valuable — fishes in the sea. Experts Fear Spill?s Impact on Bluefin Tuna 2010-06-23T22:22:00Z But there is growing concern that the bluefin is poised for an even more dramatic crash, one that could push the species over the brink into commercial extinction. Green: A Showdown on Bluefin Tuna 2010-10-13T12:29:00Z Go to the U.S., though, and you'll find plenty of scientists, state officials, and fishermen wondering already about the disaster's impact on the bluefin. Another Possible BP Casualty: Bluefin Tuna 2010-06-24T21:00:00Z By the 1960s, commercial-fishing techniques, including modern versions of massive nets known as "purse seines," vastly improved efficiency of the bluefin catch. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z The Blue Ocean Institute calls for a five-year moratorium on Atlantic bluefin fishing everywhere. Magazine Preview: Tuna?s End 2010-06-23T00:10:00Z Its numbers already severely depleted from record levels, the bluefin is also the subject of a global controversy regarding overfishing. Experts Fear Spill?s Impact on Bluefin Tuna 2010-06-23T22:22:00Z At a United Nations conference earlier this year, an attempt was made to list the bluefin tuna as a threatened species, which would prevent it from being traded internationally. Green: A Showdown on Bluefin Tuna 2010-10-13T12:29:00Z Japan last year consumed about 80 percent of the world's bluefin catch, or 52,000 tons, according to the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries. Another Possible BP Casualty: Bluefin Tuna 2010-06-24T21:00:00Z Many in the fishing industry blame a range of factors including climate change, which they say is pushing the bluefin to waters the industry hasn't found. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z In their view, the “artisanal” single-hook-and-line fishing practices of old are the only way to sustainably hunt big and naturally scarce predators like bluefin. Magazine Preview: Tuna?s End 2010-06-23T00:10:00Z The bluefin uses the Gulf of Mexico as a prime spawning ground, and the gulf is such a critical habitat for the animal that fishing for it there was banned in the 1980s. Experts Fear Spill?s Impact on Bluefin Tuna 2010-06-23T22:22:00Z Strong opposition from Japan and other bluefin fishing nations sank the measure. Green: A Showdown on Bluefin Tuna 2010-10-13T12:29:00Z A weakened, underpopulated generation of bluefin would show something serious happened. Another Possible BP Casualty: Bluefin Tuna 2010-06-24T21:00:00Z A major point of contention is whether western-Atlantic bluefin spawn beyond the Gulf. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z The amount of fish required to produce a pound of kahala ranges from 1.6 pounds to 2 pounds, an order of magnitude better than bluefin. Magazine Preview: Tuna?s End 2010-06-23T00:10:00Z One of the spawning areas in the gulf favored by bluefin is in the vicinity of the spill, Dr. Block said. Experts Fear Spill?s Impact on Bluefin Tuna 2010-06-23T22:22:00Z Some important political players at the upcoming meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, or Iccat, in Paris have vowed to take a tough stance on problems facing the bluefin, however. Green: A Showdown on Bluefin Tuna 2010-10-13T12:29:00Z Others in the industry think it will prove impossible to separate the spill's impact from the general collapse of the bluefin population. Another Possible BP Casualty: Bluefin Tuna 2010-06-24T21:00:00Z In a speech last spring, she said there was "outstanding science" for listing the Atlantic bluefin as endangered under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, something the Obama administration also has supported. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z Production reached more than a million pounds in 2008, about a third of the amount of bluefin caught in American waters that year. Magazine Preview: Tuna?s End 2010-06-23T00:10:00Z The oil spill appears to be setting the stage for a new fight over the future of the bluefin tuna. Experts Fear Spill?s Impact on Bluefin Tuna 2010-06-23T22:22:00Z In an interview last month, Jane Lubchenco, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration administrator, said the United States would press for scientifically sound management of the bluefin at the meeting. Green: A Showdown on Bluefin Tuna 2010-10-13T12:29:00Z The problems in the Atlantic—and similar declines in the Pacific—are leading the bluefin industry in Australia to sense an opening for their bluefin, long considered an inferior cousin by Japanese consumers. Another Possible BP Casualty: Bluefin Tuna 2010-06-24T21:00:00Z The bluefin population "will be devastated" by the spill, the document said. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z Indeed, most Mediterranean bluefin fishing consists of netting or “seining” young wild fish for “outgrowing” on tuna “ranches.” Magazine Preview: Tuna?s End 2010-06-23T00:10:00Z Charlie Azzopardi, the managing director of Azzopardi Fisheries, which runs two of Malta’s seven farms, brought the idea of raising caged bluefin to Malta ten years ago, after seeing it done in Spain and Australia. Green.view: True-bluefin 2010-06-22T12:49:00Z “The bluefin is a special case — there’s a danger of the collapse of the stock,” Maria Damanaki, the European commissioner for maritime affairs and fisheries, said in a recent interview. Green: A Showdown on Bluefin Tuna 2010-10-13T12:29:00Z "The basic aim was to get more Japanese to taste southern bluefin and recognize that there is no real difference," says Brian Jeffriess, chief executive officer of the Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Industry Assn. Another Possible BP Casualty: Bluefin Tuna 2010-06-24T21:00:00Z "The Gulf provides the only spawning ground known to the western-Atlantic bluefin tuna," it added. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z But the main damage that took place that day was indisputably to the bluefin. Magazine Preview: Tuna?s End 2010-06-23T00:10:00Z A collapse in demand meant the price of bluefin fell by 40% last year and Mr Azzopardi chose to keep his fish on the farm until prices improved. Green.view: True-bluefin 2010-06-22T12:49:00Z June 22, 2010, A Tuna Escape Raises Hackles European Pressphoto Agency Activists try to cut the lines securing a bluefin tuna cage to a floating boom in the Mediterranean. Bluefin Tuna Escape Raises Hackles 2010-06-22T14:14:00Z Japanese trading companies such as Mitsubishi that buy frozen bluefin are expected to agree to an even higher price for Australian bluefin soon. Another Possible BP Casualty: Bluefin Tuna 2010-06-24T21:00:00Z When Mr. Lamkin and his colleagues ran their own computer model, they concluded the spill probably killed less than 10% of last spring's Gulf bluefin spawn. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z Afterward, they will be slaughtered and sent to Japan, where 80 percent of the world’s Atlantic bluefin tuna are eaten with oblivion. Magazine Preview: Tuna?s End 2010-06-23T00:10:00Z The finer the breakdown is, the easier it becomes for both big creatures like bluefin tuna or swordfish and tiny creatures like krill or shrimp to ingest the oil and the surfactants themselves. Gulf Oil Threatens an Underwater 'Rainforest' 2010-06-14T06:40:00Z “The risk of losing the bluefin tuna as a species is far more important than the risks to our own lives and freedom,” Mr. Watson wrote. Bluefin Tuna Escape Raises Hackles 2010-06-22T14:14:00Z The oil spill in the Gulf may hit a bluefin tuna population already threatened by years of overfishing. is Asia regional editor in 's Hong Kong bureau. Another Possible BP Casualty: Bluefin Tuna 2010-06-24T21:00:00Z That doesn't address the bigger issue: how the spill affected the bluefin population as a whole. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z For bluefin tuna and all species of tuna are the living representation of the very limits of the ocean. Magazine Preview: Tuna?s End 2010-06-23T00:10:00Z It depends partly on whether the spill kills the hatchlings of bluefin tuna, a prized New England catch that spawns in the gulf before migrating to Cape Cod. A Disaster Reaches Beyond the Gulf Coast 2010-06-05T03:39:00Z An effort to add the bluefin tuna to an international endangered species list administered by the United Nations recently failed. Bluefin Tuna Escape Raises Hackles 2010-06-22T14:14:00Z The Centre for Biological Diversity petitioned the Obama administration yesterday to protect the bluefin tuna as an endangered species. Gulf oil spill: White House orders BP to cut use of dispersant by half 2010-05-24T23:09:00Z Answering that would require knowing all the places bluefin spawn—in the Gulf, and beyond. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z But the Atlantic bluefin is just a symptom of a metastasizing tuna disease. Magazine Preview: Tuna?s End 2010-06-23T00:10:00Z With no end in sight to the gush of oil on the ocean floor, conservationists called on the administration to grant endangered species protection to bluefin tuna. Obama urged to save marine life from oil 2010-05-24T21:19:00Z Three days after the freeing of the tuna, the high seas drama continued, as the Sea Shepherd vessel again clashed with Maltese fishermen while attempting to inspect another undersea cage containing bluefin tuna. Bluefin Tuna Escape Raises Hackles 2010-06-22T14:14:00Z Spilled oil may damage one of only two bluefin tuna spawning grounds in the world. On Our Radar: Gulf Equipment Troubles 2010-05-17T14:04:00Z As adults, both stocks forage for food in the Atlantic, where most bluefin are caught. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z Though they ate bluefin, Japanese did not hold them in high regard before the 1960s, and it took a confluence of socioeconomic factors in both Japan and the West to bring bluefin to the fore. Magazine Preview: Tuna?s End 2010-06-23T00:10:00Z The Gulf of Mexico is the only spawning ground for western Atlantic bluefin tuna. Obama urged to save marine life from oil 2010-05-24T21:19:00Z That exposes sea turtles and bluefin tuna to an even greater risk than crude alone. Dispersant 'may make Deepwater Horizon oil spill more toxic' 2010-05-05T18:52:00Z Yet the Gulf, dubbed the "Mediterranean of the Americas," supports a dizzying variety of ecosystems and wildlife, and is the only place in the Western Atlantic where bluefin tuna spawn. Gulf Spill Taints 'Mediterranean of the Americas' 2010-05-04T17:16:00Z Other tuna experts cite evidence that large numbers of western-Atlantic bluefin may spawn beyond the Gulf—in the Caribbean, for instance, and as far away as the Azores. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z By the late 1960s, sportfishing for giant bluefin tuna was starting in earnest off Nova Scotia, New England and Long Island. Magazine Preview: Tuna?s End 2010-06-23T00:10:00Z Savitz said that the Gulf of Mexico is host to four species of endangered sea turtles and bluefin tuna, snapper and grouper. Gulf of Mexico oil spill creates environmental and political dilemmas 2010-04-27T04:00:00Z With an issue like human-caused climate change, or the devastation of ocean-roaming species like bluefin tuna, it seems again that the old kind of framing doesn’t work any more. Earth Day, the Sequel 2010-04-22T00:54:00Z They traced the sushi to bigeye, bluefin and yellowfin tunas. Studies Aim to Resolve Confusion Over Mercury Risks From Fish 2010-04-21T16:22:00Z In the ocean, she and her research team catch bluefin, and ease the live fish into a boat. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z The Atlantic bluefin, the biggest bluefin, became the most favored of all. Magazine Preview: Tuna?s End 2010-06-23T00:10:00Z And, she added, the Gulf is one of only two nurseries for bluefin tuna, more than 90 percent of which return to their place of birth to spawn. Gulf of Mexico oil spill creates environmental and political dilemmas 2010-04-27T04:00:00Z Faced with proposals to protect beleaguered stocks of Atlantic bluefin tuna and several species of shark, Japan sent around 50 delegates to coerce island states and developing nations into supporting their opposition. Animal tragic 2010-04-06T17:33:00Z As anticipated, Lowenstein says, mercury tended to increase with fish size, with yellowfin the lowest and bluefin the richest source. Studies Aim to Resolve Confusion Over Mercury Risks From Fish 2010-04-21T16:22:00Z "There's absolutely a question of what the impact" of the spill on Gulf-spawning bluefin will be, she said. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z By law, nearly all bluefin caught as by-catch must be dumped back into the sea. Magazine Preview: Tuna?s End 2010-06-23T00:10:00Z The Atlantic bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus, is a big fish, weighing up to 1,000 pounds. Turning My Back, Sadly, on Bluefin Tuna 2010-03-30T16:55:00Z Serving sushi derived from Atlantic bluefin tuna at a lavish reception for delegates the night before the vote was a particularly cynical move. Animal tragic 2010-04-06T17:33:00Z Japan prevailed and the bluefin tuna may be doomed. Bluefin tuna row 2010-03-27T12:05:00Z Based on her research, Ms. Lutcavage thinks as many as one-third of all western-Atlantic bluefin tuna could be spawning outside the Gulf. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z These are choices that will shape the fate of not just Atlantic bluefin tuna, not just all tunas, but all the great sea creatures — sharks, swordfish, marlin, even whales. Magazine Preview: Tuna?s End 2010-06-23T00:10:00Z The reason bluefin became the go-to fish for chefs from Tokyo to Tampa is that it tastes so good. Turning My Back, Sadly, on Bluefin Tuna 2010-03-30T16:55:00Z On the menu was one of his nation's most coveted delicacies: bluefin sushi and sashimi. Proposals to limit trading of fish rejected at global conference 2010-03-26T04:00:00Z Resistance from Asian countries, particularly Japan, to ban trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna received most attention. Trade beats conservation at U.N. wildlife talks 2010-03-25T20:47:00Z Ms. Lutcavage got her start in bluefin research in the 1990s with money from the New England fishing industry, which was fighting environmentalists' calls for tougher bluefin limits. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z It would be the beginning of a process that would transition Atlantic bluefin tuna from seafood to wildlife. Magazine Preview: Tuna?s End 2010-06-23T00:10:00Z And the receptions to woo delegates are changing: Japan hosted two events where bluefin tuna, a critically endangered species, was pointedly served. Trade in endangered species: Fishy business 2010-03-25T12:06:00Z Delegates rejected every proposal for trade restrictions on commercially-valuable marine species -- including ones on bluefin tuna, the polar bear, and multiple species of coral and sharks. Proposals to limit trading of fish rejected at global conference 2010-03-26T04:00:00Z Last week, the conference opposed an outright ban on international trade in the bluefin tuna. U.N. Group Rejects Shark Protections 2010-03-23T19:10:00Z Last October, the European Space Agency published a study estimating the spill killed more than 20% of last spring's Gulf bluefin spawn. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z It is precisely this kind of recasting that happened with whales in the 1980s, and Japan was intent on avoiding a similar recategorization with Atlantic bluefin tuna. Magazine Preview: Tuna?s End 2010-06-23T00:10:00Z Opposition to the proposal was led by Japan, which also rallied its supporters last week to defeat an attempt to ban the international export of Atlantic bluefin tuna, a key ingredient in sushi. Internet is biggest threat to endangered species, say conservationists 2010-03-21T19:49:00Z The Japanese government spent eight months campaigning against the bluefin tuna listing, according to its officials, dispatching delegations to embassies across the globe. Proposals to limit trading of fish rejected at global conference 2010-03-26T04:00:00Z On Friday, the March 13-25 conference also rejected a proposal to ban trade in bluefin tuna, prized as sushi in Japan. Curbs on Coral Trade Rejected at U.N. Conference 2010-03-22T03:19:00Z One of the model's key assumptions was that bluefin like to spawn in waters full of organisms called zooplankton—waters that satellite data suggest were hit particularly hard by the spill. Tuna Fight Muddies Waters Over Spill Damage 2011-01-13T03:48:34Z Representatives from both the WWF and the Pew Environment Group told me of a curious imbroglio as the Qatar Cites meeting neared its vote on bluefin. Magazine Preview: Tuna?s End 2010-06-23T00:10:00Z Japan, which imports nearly 80 percent of commercially traded Atlantic bluefin, led a concerted effort to torpedo the measure. Global conference rejects bans on trade in bluefin tuna, polar bear 2010-03-19T04:00:00Z He vehemently disputes the idea that the bluefin tuna is, in his waters at least, a threatened species. Gold rush 2010-03-19T23:49:00Z Prominent on the menu was bluefin tuna sushi. Bluefin tuna: Eaten away 2010-03-18T14:08:00Z One that will last, however, only as long as the bluefin does. UN Bluefin Tuna Trade Ban Fails; Win for Japan Lobby 2010-03-18T23:05:00Z Japanese delegation members supposedly told African representatives that European bluefin fleets would relocate to the coast of Africa and catch African yellowfin tuna if the Cites bluefin motion passed. Magazine Preview: Tuna?s End 2010-06-23T00:10:00Z The proposal by Monaco and the United States to list Atlantic bluefin on Appendix I failed, with 20 in favor, 68 against and 30 abstaining. Global conference rejects bans on trade in bluefin tuna, polar bear 2010-03-19T04:00:00Z Delegates voted down the proposal to protect bluefin by 68 to 20, with 30 abstentions. U.N. Rejects Export Ban on Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 2010-03-18T20:22:00Z The complex proposal called for further discussion of the bluefin tuna’s plight. Bluefin tuna: Eaten away 2010-03-18T14:08:00Z Afterward, Miyahara welcomed the decision but admitted the pressure would be on his country and others who depend on the Atlantic bluefin to abide by ICCAT. UN Rejects Export Ban On Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 2010-03-18T14:21:00Z This despite the fact that European vessels are geared up specifically for bluefin fishing and lack the capacity to pursue yellowfin. Magazine Preview: Tuna?s End 2010-06-23T00:10:00Z Opposition to tuna ban grows at UN meeting The Associated Press Delegates at a U.N. conference on endangered species say there is growing opposition to a proposed ban on the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna. Opposition to tuna ban grows at UN meeting 2010-03-17T12:37:00Z The rejection of the bluefin proposal was a clear victory for the Japanese government, which had vowed to go all out to stop the measure or else exempt itself from complying with it. U.N. Rejects Export Ban on Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 2010-03-18T20:22:00Z The outlook for the bluefin tuna is not good. Bluefin tuna: Eaten away 2010-03-18T14:08:00Z Global stocks of bluefin are dwindling, especially in the Atlantic, and some governments around the world are increasingly supporting a complete trade ban to let the fish recover. UN Agency: Tiger On Verge of Extinction 2010-03-15T15:02:00Z Fisheries is carefully monitoring The spawning of bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Mexico By collecting larval samples and analyzing reports from scientific observers.” Magazine Preview: Tuna?s End 2010-06-23T00:10:00Z In part, the Japanese may be protecting their right to whale as a stand-in for a separate issue that they actually care about: fishing for bluefin tuna. Endangered Species: Why Japan Keeps Fighting the Whale Wars 2010-03-15T10:45:00Z |
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