EU considers bluefin tuna protection

Article reports that support is growing in Brussels for a commercial ban on bluefin tuna amid recommendations from policymakers to add the fish to a list of endangered species.

ESO: Background Information: Warning as bluefin tuna fishing season starts http://www.europeansources.info/record/warning-as-bluefin-tuna-fishing-season-starts/

EurActiv, 1.9.09: EU mulls ban on tuna as stocks near collapse http://www.euractiv.com/en/climate-environment/eu-mulls-ban-tuna-stocks-near-collapse/article-185010

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