Consumers by the thousand join retailers and restaurants in bluefin boycott

20.11.08 - 18:53 ... source : WWF

... Will all bluefin tuna end up like this?© WWF Related links More on bluefin tuna and what you can do Dr. Sergi Tudela, head of Fisheries at WWF mediterranean, handing over the petition to ICCAT Chair Dr. Fabio Hazin© Phil Dickie Raw Tuna pieces selected to be sold for the preparation of Sushi and Sashimi. Tsukiji fish market, Tokyo, Japan.© Michel GUNTHER / WWF-Canon 20 Nov 2008 Marrakech, Morocco - Close to 16,000 citizens from 149 countries have signed up to join numerous restaurants, retailers and chefs in boycotting Mediterranean bluefin tuna – until stocks have recovered and the fishery is properly controlled and managed. WWF has presented the petition, on behalf of 15,941 concerned individuals, to top fisheries decision-makers today in Marrakech, Morrocco – where the 46 Contracting Parties of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) are meeting to decide the fu ...» Next (HTML)