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ENDANGERED SPECIES The fall of King Tuna The fate of one of the kings of the ocean could be sealed this month – as the Convention on the Trade in Endangered Species decides whether or not to add the Atlantic bluefin tuna to its list of endangered species. The future of the bluefin hangs in the balance, but the fate of tuna stocks in general is a mirror of countless other species. Sara Holden and Greg McNevin look at the state of our oceans through the eyes of one of its most highly valued species. 24 N E W I NT ERN A TI O N A LIS T A P RIL 2010 www.newint.org
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The fall of King Tuna www.newint.org Captive blue fin tuna inside a transport cage. The cage is being towed by a tug from fishing grounds in Libya to Tuna farms in Sicily. N E W I NT ERN A TI O N A LIS T A P RIL 2010 25

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ENDANGERED SPECIES

The fall of King Tuna The fate of one of the kings of the ocean could be sealed this month – as the Convention on the Trade in Endangered Species decides whether or not to add the Atlantic bluefin tuna to its list of endangered species. The future of the bluefin hangs in the balance, but the fate of tuna stocks in general is a mirror of countless other species. Sara Holden and Greg McNevin look at the state of our oceans through the eyes of one of its most highly valued species.

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