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US Should Push for Bluefin Tuna Fishing Moratorium, Conservation Groups Sayphoto: José Antonio Gil Martínez TreeHugger has covered the plight of the bluefin tuna on a number of occasions, and in short humans are eating them into extinction: The spawning population of the western Atlantic bluefin has decline 80% in the past 40 years. In an effort t... |
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Gallery: Under the Surface at Monterey Bay Aquarium: Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.comWater covers 71 percent of the Earth’s surface and supports some of the most complex eco-systems and bizarre creatures on the planet. Yet we only know about a fraction (really, it’s roughly ten percent) of what’s swimming around down there. But e... |
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Bluefin boondoggleBy Andrew SharplessA new study in this week's Science finds that the two distinct Atlantic bluefin tuna populations -- those spawned in the Gulf of Mexico and those spawned in the Mediterranean Sea -- meet during their juvenile years in the Atlantic before returning to their respective natal ... |
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European Fisheries Law Undergoes ReviewAfter a recent series of unsavory news reports, the European Commission has announced that its fisheries policy may need to be overhauled due to continued ecological decline and unsustainable fishing practices. Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Commissioner Joe Borg announced a laundry list of f... |
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John West - still in denial?We already know that John West's website contains plenty of corporate puffery. After all, this is the company that claims to "only purchase fish which is caught with no harm to the marine environment" but which came a dismal last in our sustainability league table of tinned tuna... |
