I hope the collapse of the tuna stocks does not come to pass. But the signs are not promising. It is a contencious issue. Fishermen need to feed their families. People need to eat. But how far can tunas be pressed?
Greenpeace article
Underwater Times article
The Globe and Mail article
I'm a wetland ecologist, not a fisheries guy, but I think they put it best in that "Long Lines" documentary....once the bluefin are gone, it'll be the bigeye, the ahi, and then the yellowfin, and then we'll keep moving on to eradicate more.
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My older just finished a Japanese history class at W&M. He had some very interesting insights about Japanese culture. It's very complex.
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