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Tuna farming in Japan raises bluefin population, but does not solve overfishing problem
photo by Stewart (source: Flickr Creative Commons)
Kinki University in Japan has developed a way to farm prized bluefin tuna, but it is far from eco-friendly according to Greenpeace.
The WWF predicts Mediterranean bluefin will be wiped out by 2012 because of overfishing to sate the appetite of gourmet diners.
–CNN
Read the CNN article on bluefin tuna ranching and check out the embedded video report.
CNN Eco Solutions – Japan’s ‘greener’ tuna
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