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That’s great that Japan is cutting back on their tuna stock. 23% is a good start and will hopefully encourage other nations to follow. However, the comment in the article about how more drastic cuts will have to happen is so true! But this is definitely a start and I hope that it only excels from here.
I agree. 23% to me seems to be a fairly high amount to start of with. Cutting it back almost a quarter is such a good start, hopefully they’ll keep rising the percentage!
This article illustrates the extent of the exploitation of the high seas - they're fishing "Atlantic" Blue Fin Tuna, which = Atlantic Ocean... that's quite a ways from Japan! It also illustrates the value of the fish - it's actually profitable to sail a large boat from Japan all the way to the Atlantic to fish them... blows my mind.
I agree as well. 23% is a move in the right direction and 2010 is not unreasonable. Hopefully other countries will do the same thing befor it is to late.
Hopefully this will encourage other countries to cut back on their catches. Some people may complain because prices go up, but if we want to enjoy the resources we have then there is no other choice. Its like that Seinfeld episode where George eats all the shrimp and his boss says: The ocean called, their all out of shrimp...(something along those lines). Its kind of scary to think that if nothing is done now, there will be no tuna in the future. We should appreciate our resources now not when there gone.
i'm glad to see that changes are being made... hopefully actions like this are contagious...
I think its great that they want to cut back on the amount of tuna they catch to try and preserve fish stocks for the future. I think more people should follow in their footsteps and start doing that with more of the fish they catch. If we cut back a little bit, then the fish stocks will be able to replenish easier and their will be more to go around in the future.
~Kathryn LeBlanc