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Bluefin tuna: A dying school © 2009 Brian J Skerry, National Geographic Stock, WWF

Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A complete ban on the trade and commercialization of the North Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna is to be discussed by the 175 member countries of Cites that meet in Doha in March, according to a statement by the group Friday 5 February. Cites is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

Monaco proposed last 14 October that the bluefin tuna be added to Annex 1 of the Cites most endangered species list, effectively ending its legal exploitation.

The international body charged with managing tunafish stocks, the International Convention for the Conservation of  the Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT) has been unable to protect the extremely sought-after fish from severe over-fishing.

Background: GenevaLunch

Links to other sites: Cites, Reuters, Romandie News

Posted by Sean Ecker on 5 February 2010 at 16:29 | permalink
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News story, GenevaLunch, 5 February 2010.

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