Tell NOAA: We Need a Moratorium on Bluefin Tuna Fishing

Tell NOAA: We Need a Moratorium on Bluefin Tuna Fishing

The Issue

Atlantic bluefin tuna have it rough: In recent years, a growing demand for sushi has pushed the fish's population numbers to plummet by as much as 85 percent. Despite their dwindling numbers, bluefin tuna are not listed as an endangered species, and fishermen continue to catch them at unsustainable rates.

Jane Lubchenco, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), said that if real progress isn't made at the upcoming International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, she would consider pushing for a moratorium on bluefin tuna fishing. Sign our petition asking Lubchenco to push for a moratorium now--it may be the only way to save bluefin from total extinction.

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The Issue

Atlantic bluefin tuna have it rough: In recent years, a growing demand for sushi has pushed the fish's population numbers to plummet by as much as 85 percent. Despite their dwindling numbers, bluefin tuna are not listed as an endangered species, and fishermen continue to catch them at unsustainable rates.

Jane Lubchenco, head of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), said that if real progress isn't made at the upcoming International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, she would consider pushing for a moratorium on bluefin tuna fishing. Sign our petition asking Lubchenco to push for a moratorium now--it may be the only way to save bluefin from total extinction.

The Decision Makers

Kim Amendola
Kim Amendola
Communications Specialist/NOAA
Jane Lubchenco
Jane Lubchenco
Administrator/NOAA

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Petition created on October 13, 2010