Revealed: the bid to corner world's bluefin tuna market

The Independent by Martin Hickman | Jun. 3, 2009 (Special Report)
Mitsubishi freezing fish to sell later as stock numbers plummet toward extinction

A corporation within the £170bn Mitsubishi empire is importing thousands of tonnes of the fish from Europe into Tokyo's premium fish markets, despite stocks plummeting towards extinction in the Mediterranean.

Bluefin tuna frozen at -60C now could be sold in several years' time for astronomical sums if Atlantic bluefin becomes commercially extinct as forecast, a result of the near free-for-all enjoyed by the tuna fleet. Full Story »

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 by Dwight Rousu - Jun. 3, 2009

An amazing scheme is alleged: fishing bluefin to extinction in order to freeze supplies of extinct food to sell at huge profits. Mitsubishi denies the intent. The article includes other information about causes of overfishing that is threatening species extinction.

The planet needs fishing control and population control.

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