Publication - 12 March, 2010
Time is running out for Atlantic Bluefin Tuna as commercial mismanagement pushes the species to the brink of extinction.
Captive bluefin tuna inside a transport cage. The cage is being towed by a tug from fishing grounds in Libya to Tuna farms in Sicily.
Executive summary: The Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) meeting in March 2010 offers a real opportunity to put in place urgently needed ocean protection measures. One central issue is the Monaco Proposal 19, to list Atlantic bluefin tuna on Appendix I of the Convention. Atlantic bluefin has been so badly mismanaged it is on the brink of commercial extinction. In practical terms if agreed, it means there will be a (temporary) ban on selling Atlantic bluefin on international markets.
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