Robert de Niro restaurant chain, Nobu, to mark endangered bluefin tuna on its...

As previously reported, Nobu in London was selling endangered bluefin tuna without labelling is as such on their menu. However, now they have made the deicison to label some dishes as being made from an endangered...

Blue whale photographed for the first time in Irish waters

A Blue Whale was photographed for the first time off of Ireland's County Kerry coast. Amaetuer whale-watcher Ivan O'Kelly didn't realize the importance of his snapshot until he sent the photograph into the Irish...

Robert De Niro's restaurant chain Nobu sells endangered tuna

World famous restaurant Nobu, partly owned by actor Robert De Niro, has been caught serving endangered bluefin tuna in their London restaurants without informing the cutomers.A number of undercover investigators...

Health food of the year - fatty fish containing Omega-3

Fish seems to be the healthiest food around. A quick Google search shows many positive research results, such as reduced risks in heart disease, eye disease, asthma, stroke, and most recently, it is found that fatty...

Tuna Price Hike

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EU bluefin tuna fishing ban for Mediterranean

Fantastic news that the EU has finally taken action to stop illegal fishing of the Northern Bluefin Tuna by closing the season early. Let's just hope the ban is respected by the fishermen. "A ban on fishing for...

Somalis storm hijacked United Arab Emirates ship

A UAE cargo ship that has been hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, has been stormed by forces from Somalia's Puntland region."The men from the semi-autonomous region defeated the pirates after "brief fighting",...

Britain's sushi craving puts Japan's fish stocks under strain

The British love their sushi. They love it so much that their mass consumption of raw fish, especially convenient take-out 'supermarket sushi' may be straining worldwide fish stocks, and could result in the wipe-out...

Big Eye Tuna Stocks Depleting Worldwide

Big eye tuna, a prime source for Japanese restaurants worldwide serving sushie and sashimi are on the verge of collapse from overfishing, a report said. A collapse would have a profound effect on fishing fleets as well as on processing and trading industries in Japan and...

RI urges CCSBT members to lift embargo on its tuna exports

"ndonesia made the request during the 14th CCBST meeting held in Canberra recently, the head of the Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry`s Statistical Data and Information Center, Saut Hutagalung, said here Thursday. The commission had clamped trade restrictions on...

Bali earns US$44.7 mln from tuna exports

"The volume of tuna exports during the January-September 2007 period reached 13,658 tons, or up by 79 percent from 7,622 tons of tuna in the same period last year, Ni Wayan Kusumawathi, an official of the Bali provincial industry and trade office said here on Thursday. The...

Bali earns US$41 mln from tuna exports

"Bali has 700 long-line fishing boats at Benoa harbor, which is located around 15 km south of Denpasar, Bali`s provincial capital. Bali exported tuna among other things to Japan, the United States, China and Taiwan. Apart from tuna, Bali also exports various kinds of aquatic...

Bluefin Tuna Threatened By Sushi Craze

A system of corralling bluefin tuna into "tuna ranches" as well as a growing tuna fishing fleet has made fish stocks dangerously close to collapse according to scientists from ICCAT. A fisheries officer from the WWF has warned the whole ecology of the Mediterranean could be...

Waiter, There’s Deer in My Sushi

The effects of increased global wealth have now touched a place close to many people’s hearts…and stomachs. The worldwide demand for sushi and sashimi has caused a shortage in tuna supplies and forced sushi chefs...

Death of a Tuna

This video shows what happens to the vigorous, majestic tuna, after they are captured. It's a little less humane than what happens in your local slaugherhouse but its compelling viewing. More information here...

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