2008-11-29, 10:25 | Link #1 |
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Sad news for Sushi lovers
There is a danger that Bluefin Tuna might become extinct within 10 years. I can't predict what will happen except that it is almost certain that we will see less tuna among the sushi sets.
http://www.time.com/time/world/artic...0.html?cnn=yes Personally, I am planning to abstain from ALL tuna for next 3 years. All tuna since it is easier to get the message across this way instead of selectively target bluefin as many people don't distinguish them much. I'm going to miss my Tuna Ramen special.
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2008-11-29, 15:50 | Link #4 | |
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The only reason they aren't revealing it is to artificially keep the price of good Toro high to satisfy the sushi lobby. Fact is, my favorite is binchou anyway
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2008-11-29, 16:59 | Link #6 | |
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( At least with salmon)
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2008-11-29, 18:21 | Link #7 | |
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I always wonder, do we, world population, actually eat that much fish or are we over-fishing alot and most of them ends up in the bins. |
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2008-11-29, 18:21 | Link #8 |
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This is rather old news but,
Full tuna cultivation draws attention The depletion and conservation of tuna resources are a global concern. At a joint conference in Kobe, the world's five tuna resource management organizations adopted an action guideline on Jan. 26 in a bid to restore the shrinking tuna community. Subsequently, it was agreed at a meeting of the International Commission for Conservation of Atlantic Tunas(ICCAT) held in Tokyo later to reduce the fishing quotas for East Atlantic bluefin tuna of Japan and other major tuna-consuming nations by 23.2% over the next four years. While the sustained use of tuna resources is being threatened, attention has been drawn to the'complete cultivation'of bluefin tuna in which Kinki University's Fisheries Laboratory succeeded for the first time in the world in 2002. Complete cultivation refers to the technology to complete the cycle of artificially hatched fish being bred, reaching adulthood and spawning eggs. Its damage on tuna resources is lighter than tuna farming, which requires the harvesting of baby fish. In an effort to put the technology into business, Kinki University has established a venture business, shipping tuna to a well-known Tokyo department store at the rate of one fish a month. It will also participate in the Japan International Seafood & Technology Expo in Osaka (Feb. 21-22) to introduce the fish to people in the fishery and restaurant industries. It also plans to sell the technology to tuna farmers in Australia, the Mediterranean and Mexico. For inquiries, please contact Fisheries Laboratory of Kinki University (Tel: 0739-42-2625) URL: http://www.za.ztv.ne.jp/vm4k4stx/index.html Shipment of the fry for cultivation of completely cultured bluefin tuna - the world's first achievement |
2008-11-29, 19:23 | Link #9 | |
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eventually the world is going to have to stop fishing for awhile for the ocean to recover itself. During the turn of the century a fishing boat can catch more fish in a hour then you can currently in a whole week. overfishing have depleted the world's fishing stock to dangerously low levels. People are going to have to deal with Farm Fish then wild fish if the world is going to have any kind of a fishing industry in a 100 year.
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2008-11-29, 20:32 | Link #11 | |
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Dried fish flakes have always been used as organic fertilizer. It has also been used for animal feed. Direct consumption by man is but a small portion of a more larger consumption system. |
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2008-11-29, 20:40 | Link #13 | |
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