Sea Flat and Bassmonkey your missing a valid point... ONCE on the CITES list it can NEVER BE TAKEN OFF
So if it goes on you will NEVER be fishing for it again IN THIS COUNTRY.. Not a untill it rebounds NEVER.... CITES is not temporary!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So feel how you like but being a multi generational fishing family ( and yes my father and his 8 employees do rely on it partly) I am oppossed highly to it being listed as an endagered species..... So let it go on the list like you hope cause then we IN THIS COUNTRY WILL NOT NO WOR EVER AGAIN BE ABLE TO FISH FOR IT... But those othe rcountries will just continue over fishing it and suck up what the USA HAD for a quota and more....
"Worst of all, a CITES listing will shut us down, but will do little to stop the nations doing the overfishing. While in our country a CITES listing means no more fishing, you can bet your ass that is not the case in just about any other ICCAT nation. They will continue to catch bluefin and will do so without many of the regulations in place today. At the same time, Japan and other nations already fishing in the Central Atlantic will likely increase their catches to make up for any loss landings from nations like ours. In the end, as they always do, these nations will find a way around this.
But here in the US, we are screwed. If this goes through, we will all be finding a new job or hobby next summer. And since a listing is essentially permanent, you will have to find one to keep you busy the rest of your lives, because there is no going back once this listing happens"