Musashi wrote:
> "Warren" > wrote in message
> ...
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>>http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/22/america/fish.php
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>>you know, I've been harping on people (friends/family) to stop eating
>>species that are being over fished for quite some time, perhaps this will
>>get people to stop eating so much bluefin tuna? um... I doubt it.... I
>>always preferred hamachi and and others over tuna anyway, so this won't
>>affect me, but it's never fun when your favourite food gets bad press.
>>
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> Perhaps this will dampen the global demand and the pressure on the stocks
> of Bluefin Tuna. And Chilean Seabass. That in turn will bring the prices
> down further reducing the pressure.

If price drops, the pressure on bluefin will increase.. Lower prices makes
it more attractive for sale. People have to make a conscience effort to stop
eating the fish having population issues. I stopped eating swordfish a few
year back when restaurants started their own moratorium.

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Dan