The Last of the Bluefin Tuna?

[rrhyne]

All fish are being caught faster than they can reproduce. I've experienced it first hand having fished offshore for 20 years. In those 20 years, I've seen stocks decline drastically across many, many species.

Cut your fish consumption to 1/5 of your current consumption now, or you are the problem.

[akamaka]

No, don't cut your consumption, that's just burying your head in the sand and lowering prices for someone else. This isn't a situation like reducing the amount of trash you throw out, where every little bit makes a difference. (throwing out less trash doesn't incentivize other people to throw out more.)

The only solution to protecting a limited shared resource is through agreement (government regulation and international treaties).

[hop]

Farmed fish are sustainable - salmon, talapia...

Actually went to Hawaii for the first time last week caught and caught few Yellowtail and skipjack tuna of the Kona coast. They fight like hell. Ate it on the boat.

[rjurney]

Some fishes are ok, right?

[antimora]

This reminded me a discussion on the public radio a few months ago.

Here is an interesting fact: "Japan imports 90% of the world’s blue-fin for use in sushi and other dishes" [1]

http://www.pri.org/science/environment/ban-bluefin-tuna-trad...

[rjurney]

And then exports some of that back to sushi restaurants the world over.

[physcab]

From the Monterey Bay SeaFood Watch application I have on my Iphone...

"Rating: Avoid - All populations of bluefin tuna are being caught faster than they can reproduce. Bluefin is being further depleted by ranching operations that collect small bluefin and raise them to full size to sell primarily to the sushi market"

Best alternatives are: Albacore (U.S Pacific), Bigeye, Skipjack (Troll), Yellowfin.

[billswift]

If you eat canned fish, try Jack Mackerel. It's cheaper and in my opinion tastes better than canned tuna or salmon.

[jmah]

More oceans should get their own domains.

[nebula]

The overall ocean ecosystem seems to be perilously closer to collapse:

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/sylvia_earle_s_ted_prize_w...

[duh]

It's too bad toro is just so god damned delicious.

[camccann]

Not to mention heavily fortified with nutritious mercury compounds!

[aik]

Interesting. It's interesting how toro used to be the piece of the tuna that was either thrown away or the fisherman kept it because no one else wanted it. Today it's nearly a delicacy. Funny how perceptions change.

[rrhyne]

Agreed Toro is amazing.