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Extinction Or Sashimi For Bluefin Tuna?
Recently, the governments of the world failed to protect Northern Bluefin Tuna at the global meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Japan consumes 80% of the world's fished Northern Bluefin Tuna. Unsurprisingly, it was also lobbying against the species' protection in favour of continued lucrative trade.
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Powering the plunder, fueling the fire: Tuna today, gone tomorrow
The fuel tanker Fong Seong 888 refueling the purse seiner MV American Legacy. Both are owned by the Taiwanese Chen family network of Companies. The number 8 in the Chinese culture is considered a lucky number, as the word for eight sounds similar to the word meaning ‘prosper’ or ‘wealth’ . I am pretty…