Comments on: Sarkozy takes the lead on saving the bluefin tuna http://endoftheline.com/blog/archives/673 Imagine a world without fish Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:11:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Por fin – France support trade ban on bluefin tuna at The End of the Line Blog http://endoftheline.com/blog/archives/673/comment-page-7#comment-21394 Por fin – France support trade ban on bluefin tuna at The End of the Line Blog Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:22:39 +0000 http://endoftheline.com/blog/?p=673#comment-21394 [...] back just a year, and this might all seem unthinkable. Yet President Sarkozy stood up on a podium last July and announced France was going to protect bluefin. The position in France has not exactly been as [...] [...] back just a year, and this might all seem unthinkable. Yet President Sarkozy stood up on a podium last July and announced France was going to protect bluefin. The position in France has not exactly been as [...]

]]> By: Bluefin-Eating Surrender Monkeys? at The End of the Line Blog http://endoftheline.com/blog/archives/673/comment-page-7#comment-10585 Bluefin-Eating Surrender Monkeys? at The End of the Line Blog Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:25:43 +0000 http://endoftheline.com/blog/?p=673#comment-10585 [...] two months ago, none other than President Sarkozy himself announced that France would back a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna. This was huge news, as one of the principal fishing countries for the species, no one had thought [...] [...] two months ago, none other than President Sarkozy himself announced that France would back a ban on international trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna. This was huge news, as one of the principal fishing countries for the species, no one had thought [...]

]]> By: Bluefin tuna are the new whales at The End of the Line Blog http://endoftheline.com/blog/archives/673/comment-page-2#comment-7263 Bluefin tuna are the new whales at The End of the Line Blog Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:52:58 +0000 http://endoftheline.com/blog/?p=673#comment-7263 [...] tuna is on the brink of extinction through overfishing, and the issue is now so critical that both Britain and France are supporting a resolution by Monaco to ban fishing of the species when the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) meets in Doha in [...] [...] tuna is on the brink of extinction through overfishing, and the issue is now so critical that both Britain and France are supporting a resolution by Monaco to ban fishing of the species when the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) meets in Doha in [...]

]]> By: It’s Time to Get Serious about Overfishing | EcoSalon http://endoftheline.com/blog/archives/673/comment-page-1#comment-5358 It’s Time to Get Serious about Overfishing | EcoSalon Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:01:24 +0000 http://endoftheline.com/blog/?p=673#comment-5358 [...] even more recently, France’s President Sarkosy announced his support for a ban on the sale of bluefin tuna. The British fisheries minister joined the ban, [...] [...] even more recently, France’s President Sarkosy announced his support for a ban on the sale of bluefin tuna. The British fisheries minister joined the ban, [...]

]]> By: Jorge Tonto http://endoftheline.com/blog/archives/673/comment-page-1#comment-5049 Jorge Tonto Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:43:43 +0000 http://endoftheline.com/blog/?p=673#comment-5049 Very very good news indeed. What I don't understand is how stupid the fishing industry is in the first place: limiting their catches at this moment will ensure that they will be able to stay in business indefinitely. Unlimited catching right now is incredibly short-sighted. But hats off to Sarkozy, and let's hope other nations will follow suit. Very very good news indeed. What I don’t understand is how stupid the fishing industry is in the first place: limiting their catches at this moment will ensure that they will be able to stay in business indefinitely. Unlimited catching right now is incredibly short-sighted.

But hats off to Sarkozy, and let’s hope other nations will follow suit.

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