Fw: Give bluefin tuna a fighting chance

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Give bluefin tuna a fighting chance

 

2007 could be the year that the magnificent bluefin tuna, the fish behind

the finest sushi in the world, disappears from the Mediterranean

 

Take action now to save bluefin

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Over recent years, high-tech fishing fleets have hunted down, often

illegally, ever declining numbers of these ocean giants. So much so that

bluefin tuna could soon be commercially extinct.

 

In May, the bluefin tuna fishing season starts again. But rather than acting

to stop this tragedy the European Union has set fishing quotas at a level

more than twice as high as science recommends. As a result the fishery is

likely to collapse.

Send an email to the governments of France, Spain and Italy - the main

bluefin fishing countries in Europe - and ask them to take responsibility

for their fishing fleets. Ask them to set aside or allocate half of their

fishing quotas this year for conservation.

 

Thank you,

WWF International

 

P.S. The more people who take action, the greater the chance we have of

success. So please forward this email to your friends and family and ask for

their support.

 

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