A study finds that the tuna in your sushi could be an endangered species. In New York and Colorado the bluefin tuna, an endangered fish, is regularly put on the plate of sushi eaters. There are three species of large, fast-moving, high-energy Bluefin tuna. All three of the northern, sothern, and Pacific Bluefin tuna are highly sought by fishermen since one fish can be tens of thousands of dollars. Sadly, over-fishing has brought populations into a sharp decline. Bluefin fishing quotas have been lowered by th Conservation of Atlantic Tunas. At the March meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species the species will be considered on a complete ban on internation trade.
- Livescience Staff on November 19, 2009
