Bluefin tuna fishing ‘out of control’

By Charlie • October 8, 2008 • 1 comment

Overfishing in the Mediterranean is driving the bluefin tuna rapidly towards extinction, with - it seems - the Italians especially landing far more than their quotas allow. Italy’s overfishing is blamed on a “lack of control, clandestine fishing boats…(and) a presence of organised crime”. The future looks bleak indeed for one of the ocean’s most beautiful fish…

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Charlie works for an airline and has birded all over the world for twenty years. He wants to be a writer, and thinks no-one would believe his life could be so charmed if he didn't take photos of as many of the birds he sees as possible. Blogging with 10,000 Birds fits his aims, needs, and insecurities perfectly. Really - do birders get much more fortunate than this?

One Response to “Bluefin tuna fishing ‘out of control’”

Joseph Oct 9th, 2008 at 6:12 am

Bluefin tuna are one of the most impressive creatures on earth. On gristmill Oceana posted a detailed discussion
http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2008/10/7/6398/81066