Stop the extinction of the bluefin tuna

The bluefin tuna is on the brink of extinction

With a speed of up to 80 miles an hour, he is one of the fastest fish in our oceans. The bluefin tuna, also called, Atlantic bluefin tuna lives in the Atlantic Ocean between Brazil and Newfoundland and between West Africa and Norway.

His soft-red and firm flesh is highly sought after: for sushi and sashimi, especially in Japan. This makes the up to five meters long and 250-pound bluefin tuna one of the most endangered fish species in the world. In just half a century populations declined about 85%.

His rareness makes the bluefin tuna a "valuable delicacy"

About 60% of the bluefin tuna that is caught, is exported to Japan or Thailand where particularly magnificent specimens bring in revenue of up to 300,000 €. In Japanese, but also South Korean and Chinese warehouses tens of thousands tons of bluefin tuna are stored. Being aware of the imminent extinction, these countries keep a rich reserve of the valuable delicacy. EU members, notably Greece, Cyprus, France, Italy, Malta, Portugal and Spain, capture more than 60% of the bluefin tuna per year, thus playing a major role in their systematic extermination.