5 of 8 Species Endangered Tuna

Bluefin tuna in the southern waters of the Atlantic is almost nothing left.

Of the eight species of tuna are there, three of Them globally endangered species.The two other species as well so if We Do not do anything to protect these animals and continue to eat. The conclusion was expressed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in a report in the journal Science. If you count the whole family scombridae consisting of tuna, mackerel, marlin, and a kind of fish, there are 7 of 61 endangered species. "All three species of bluefin tuna are almost Extinct due to excessive fishing," said Kent Carpenter, Manager of Marine Biodiversity Unit of IUCN That wrote the report, as quoted from dailymail, July 10, 2011. Carpenter said the bluefin tuna in the southern waters of the Atlantic is almost nothing left, there is little hope for recovery. 

"If there is no change in fishing practices are currently happening That, bluefin tuna stocks in the western Atlantic is also expected Will disappear," Carpenter said. "These species do not have signs of progress after a drastic decline in the 1970s," he said. In fact, most species of tuna have a very high economic value That are top of the marine food chain. That is, Their extinction would have a negative impact on other species. In Addition, Carpenter said, tuna is also animal longevity. "With low reproductive rate, means the animal population is very Difficult to recover, and requires a longer time," he said. Last year, a proposal to include Atlantic bluefin tuna to the list of endangered species to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) ever attempted. Hopefully, if successfully registered, the trade of these animals Will be suspended. However, Efforts to Help Animals That Became favorites on the menu of Japanese cuisine was thwarted at the CITES meeting in March 2010. The reason, the majority of the countries are members of CITES WHO do not agree. The results of this latest study is expected to Become the last hope for Atlantic bluefin tuna to survive. At least the trade of animals was suspended until the fish population was re-grow. But on the other hand, if perdangangan bluefin tuna is stopped, there will of illegal fishing Certainly Because the fish are very popular man.

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