martin hickman LONDON, 5 SEPT: The last chance to save one of the most majestic fish in the sea is on the verge of collapse because of political jockeying in Europe. A proposal to ban the sale of bluefin tuna is being fiercely opposed by Malta, the capital of the lucrative global business, and by its representative in Brussels, the fisheries commissioner, Mr Joe Borg. Spain and Italy are also believed to be resisting the move, which would end exports to Japan for sushi. Conservationists fear...
Thursday, 10 September 2009
Finished? Bluefins In Trouble
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bluefin tuna,
commissioner,
fish,
fisheries,
fishing,
global business,
oversfishing,
sea,
sushi,
tuna
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