Battlelines drawn over bluefin tuna ban

[depakid]

Sushi-lovers in Japan could be in for a shock if a proposed international trade ban on northern bluefin tuna goes ahead. The United States has announced it will support the ban when it is put to a vote at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) later this month.

But Japan, the biggest consumer of the fish, has indicated it may not honour the ban if it is approved.

Peter Trott, the fisheries program manager at the environment group WWF, says bluefin tuna stocks have been in steep decline across the globe for some time.

"All species are under extreme pressure from fishing activity due to the insatiable appetite and demand for the product on the Japanese market and several other Asian markets," he said.

More: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/08/2839648.htm?section=justin

[Chulanowa]

1. But but but but you don't understand their culture!

White imperialist! you have to beg! on your knees! To satisfy their national machismo!

:sarcasm:

Sorry, just filling in for that goober that always came up with that shit when it's about Japanese whaling

[Systematic Chaos]

2. While I love tuna, I've found it actually IS possible to fucking live without it.

le sigh :eyes: