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The world once again failed to protect Atlantic bluefin tuna, and the United States must act now to protect them in our waters. Send your comment now!Last week, the United States voted for a proposal to prohibit the international trade of Atlantic bluefin tuna at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Doha, Qatar. Unfortunately, the CITES proposal failed. Without an international trade prohibition, protections for depleted Atlantic bluefin in U.S. waters are critical. ...
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As much as I love (to eat--very occasionally) bluefin tuna, I would hate for such an important (and delicious) species to go extinct. As such, I would be more than willing to undergo a complete (atlantic) bluefin tuna fast for 6 years.
(I also usually catch my own tuna)