Tuna at risk due to over-consumption. Will you stop ordering blue fin tuna at sushi restaurants?
The blue fin tuna is at risk of being extinct since Asia and now the western world can't stop eating enough sushi! How much to do you care about this fish?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080727/...
The blue fin tuna is at risk of being extinct since Asia and now the western world can't stop eating enough sushi! How much to do you care about this fish?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080727/sc_afp/eufishenvironment... (more)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080727/sc_afp/eufishenvironment... (more)
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No, I love blue fin tuna sushi and sashimi too much to stop eating it!
I don't eat enough sushi/tuna to make a difference. I hope that by creating a demand for the product, businesses will realize the need to protect the fish, increase prices if necessary and increase supply all in the name of greed. The people who make a living because of the demand for the fish won't let it join the list of extinct animals... right?
Yes, long live the blue fin tuna. I will stop eating this fish.
I usually order the yellowfin or Ahi so I'm good.Yes, long live the blue fin tuna. I will stop eating this fish.
I am never ordering blue fin tuna again as long as I live!Yes, long live the blue fin tuna. I will stop eating this fish.
omg it's probably my fault. I usually can't get enough maguro but I will abstain for the sake of the planetactually I think this pic just did it for me. kind of reminds me of the buffalos.
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No, I love blue fin tuna sushi and sashimi too much to stop eating it!
living things become extinct everyday. let them go gracefully!Undecided
I don't do sushi...and I only buy yellow-fin and not often.Yes, long live the blue fin tuna. I will stop eating this fish.
I love tuna, especially raw, but over the last ten years it has started to taste more and more metallic. I don't know if anyone else has noticed; my husband doesn't think the taste has changed. But I've been eating it raw for a very long time and I just can't stomach it anymore due to the metal taste, which I assume is mercury.If it weren't JUST tuna I would assume that my tastes were changing, but I eat plenty of other raw fish in sushi and they don't taste funny. *shrug*
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put a ban temporary.Undecided
I will wait and see what happens. I love the blue fin tuna, but they are other fish in the sea. Salmon is great !No, I love blue fin tuna sushi and sashimi too much to stop eating it!
I don't care if they go endangered.Priority:
1. My taste
2. Me
3. Human Race
4. Animals
5. Enviorment
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I hate sushi anyway.Yes, long live the blue fin tuna. I will stop eating this fish.
I did this a long time back. they've been in trouble for quite a while now. :-(Undecided
doesnt matter now. with it on the low population side some of us commoners won't be able to afford it anyways because it will be expensive to get. like polar bear steaks. only the richies can eat it now.Undecided
I don't eat raw fish dude.Yes, long live the blue fin tuna. I will stop eating this fish.
Whatever, I don't eat this crap anyway.Yes, long live the blue fin tuna. I will stop eating this fish.
Ya..I can live w/o eating blue-fin's.I think the easiest way is to put a ban on fishing for blue-fin for a few years...
Yes, long live the blue fin tuna. I will stop eating this fish.
I'll stop eating the stuff if that's going to make some kind of difference. The problem is... that this country doesn't dictate the actions of the rest of the world. Whether or not Asian nations realize the severity of this situation and stop buying and demanding this fish is going to ultimately dictate whether the population of this fish is able to recover.Undecided
I don't eat sushi. My fish is fresh out of the stream that runs through my backyard.I guess those scientists that said we should eat more fish and said there were plenty of fish in the ocean to feed the world were wrong.HHMM
Yes, long live the blue fin tuna. I will stop eating this fish.
Of course I will stop, only hoping that their numbers rise so I can eat their yummy raw flesh again in the future.Undecided
I don't eat at sushi restaraunts. :)Undecided
I much prefer the southern yellow fin tuna, a much "meatier" texture, and personally, a better flavour. It is being farmed in Australian waters, yet the debate continues on the sustainability of such practices.http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scie...
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How long do we have till they are gone? We don't really need to think about future generations do we?Yes, long live the blue fin tuna. I will stop eating this fish.
Never had it and I'm not planning anytime soon. we should help nature.... not destroy it!!!!!!!!!!Yes, long live the blue fin tuna. I will stop eating this fish.
I don't eat fish anyway, and when I do, it's not tuna.No, I love blue fin tuna sushi and sashimi too much to stop eating it!
what and missout on eating raw fish never.Yes, long live the blue fin tuna. I will stop eating this fish.
Sorry this is not politically correct but I just can't eat the stuff, So I say save the fish. Pass the raw fish please, No thank youYes, long live the blue fin tuna. I will stop eating this fish.
I can't eat it even if I wanted to.I try not to eat meat of any kind when possible.
Yes, long live the blue fin tuna. I will stop eating this fish.
I'll stop ordering the Blue fin tuna if you buy me something else instead... =)Yes, long live the blue fin tuna. I will stop eating this fish.
Dang -- I'm sorry about it, though. And really -- it's not us; it's the Japanese and the way they overfish that is the main problem here.Yes, long live the blue fin tuna. I will stop eating this fish.
i've never eaten it before so i doubt i'll start eating it now!Yes, long live the blue fin tuna. I will stop eating this fish.
There are alternatives, like Atlantic Yellowfin Tuna:http://www.montereybayaquariu...
Yellowfin Tuna
Yellowfin tuna is found throughout many of the world’s oceans. Not all fisheries use environmentally friendly fishing methods however, and some populations are in poor shape.
Consumer Note
Yellowfin, a staple of the tuna canning industry, most often appears in the market as canned light tuna. It’s also known as ahi when sold fresh and frozen, and is commonly found on sushi menus.
Health Alert
Environmental Defense Fund has issued a consumption advisory for longline-caught yellowfin tuna due to elevated levels of mercury. (No consumption advisories are listed for troll/pole-caught yellowfin as these gear methods catch younger tuna with lower mercury levels.)
Summary
Although yellowfin matures and reproduces quickly, it is being overfished in many parts of the world.
Most yellowfin destined for the can is caught by purse seine fleets. Purse seines, even when “dolphin-safe,” can take a heavy bycatch of unwanted fishes and other animals (including young tunas, sharks, and other pelagic fishes). This includes methods of purse-seining that attract fish using ‘fish aggregating devices’ (FADs). When possible, it is best to buy yellowfin caught with troll or pole-... There are alternatives, like Atlantic Yellowfin Tuna:
http://www.montereybayaquariu...
Yellowfin Tuna
Yellowfin tuna is found throughout many of the world’s oceans. Not all fisheries use environmentally friendly fishing methods however, and some populations are in poor shape.
Consumer Note
Yellowfin, a staple of the tuna canning industry, most often appears in the market as canned light tuna. It’s also known as ahi when sold fresh and frozen, and is commonly found on sushi menus.
Health Alert
Environmental Defense Fund has issued a consumption advisory for longline-caught yellowfin tuna due to elevated levels of mercury. (No consumption advisories are listed for troll/pole-caught yellowfin as these gear methods catch younger tuna with lower mercury levels.)
Summary
Although yellowfin matures and reproduces quickly, it is being overfished in many parts of the world.
Most yellowfin destined for the can is caught by purse seine fleets. Purse seines, even when “dolphin-safe,” can take a heavy bycatch of unwanted fishes and other animals (including young tunas, sharks, and other pelagic fishes). This includes methods of purse-seining that attract fish using ‘fish aggregating devices’ (FADs). When possible, it is best to buy yellowfin caught with troll or pole-and-line (a form of hook-and-line) because there is little bycatch.
When tuna is caught by longlining, much other marine life is caught too, including threatened and endangered sea turtles, seabirds and sharks. Since there are no integrated international laws to reduce bycatch, international longline fleets are contributing heavily to the long-term decline of some of these threatened or endangered species—we recommend that consumers avoid yellowfin caught by international longliners. Due to strict bycatch regulations in the U.S. and a healthy population in the Atlantic, longline-caught yellowfin from the U.S. Atlantic fleet is the only exception. (more)
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I've only ever had tuna sushi once... I usually stick to california rolls, and now salmon and cream cheese. I only tried sushi for the first time this year if I'm not mistaken.Undecided
mmm... I don't eat sushi..sometimes only tuna...
Yes, long live the blue fin tuna. I will stop eating this fish.
Yep. Facts are facts. They are over-fished. It's a beautiful fish. Don't want to see it go.No, I love blue fin tuna sushi and sashimi too much to stop eating it!
hey Asians... eat more seaweed and less tuna! and they say Americans are greedy!any idea how many different types of asians are out there?!?!
Japanese isn't even the majority number of asians...
Chinese along isn't the entire group of asians either..