Blue Fina Tuna going extinct?

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Bottom line Japan's appetite for sushi is outstripping the ability to maintain stocks. Estimate Mediterranean BFT will be gone in less than 3 years. Watch out Atlantic blue/yellow fins.

[Raven]

it's gonna happen when it's worth more than GOLD

[likwid]

There's talk of shutting the fishery down completely.

As much as I love BFT, I'd rather it be shut down completely than them go extinct.

[buckman]

Don't fall for it. There has been a effort to list them as endangered.

[Raven]

i think Buckman is correct....

i watched a documentary on a Japanese scientist who successfully
raised Tuna from eggs so humans can intervene there...

the problem is [in my opinion] ..that the methods for spotting,surrounding and netting them has vastly improved
to the point that it's overly efficient.

that and the DEMAND has escalated the Price so that it's the
equivalent of the drug trade.

[PRBuzz]

Of course it is all DEMAND and limited supply. Video showed the Japanese now eating sushi several times per week vs. just on special occasions or holidays. And everyone's doing it not just the upper crust of society.

[Sea Flat]

All i know is that there have virtually no juvenile BFT and that is a huge problem. They won't just magically get to be 100+ lbs. without being small first and there have been few to none caught in New England waters this year under 100 lbs.

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by Sea Flat

All i know is that there have virtually no juvenile BFT and that is a huge problem. They won't just magically get to be 100+ lbs. without being small first and there have been few to none caught in New England waters this year under 100 lbs.

I certainly won't argue that they've been scarce and that overall the fishery could be in trouble but if you were South of Rhode Island in August between 20 and 40 miles out, you'd have a seen a LOT of tuna between 20 and 80 pounds. Big schools and many miles of water that had them.

It was encouraging to see them tearing baitfish apart.

They are out there. Enough to keep things healthy, I don't know. But they're around.

[buckman]

Originally Posted by Sea Flat

All i know is that there have virtually no juvenile BFT and that is a huge problem. They won't just magically get to be 100+ lbs. without being small first and there have been few to none caught in New England waters this year under 100 lbs.

last week there were pods and pods of 20#s all over from Stellwagon to GH.

[Raven]

re :pods from stellwagon to GH

that needs documentation or film

to prevent like john said bad changes happening...

because as the sign says in my doctor's office

if it's not documented then it never happened!

[Raider Ronnie]

Originally Posted by Raven

re :pods from stellwagon to GH

that needs documentation or film

to prevent like john said bad changes happening...

because as the sign says in my doctor's office

if it's not documented then it never happened!

These smaller fish have been around all season! I've been seeing them out there since june.
Just not a lot of guys targeting them or talking about seeing them.

Surf guys should stick to commenting about surf fishing !!!

[Typhoon]

Originally Posted by Sea Flat

All i know is that there have virtually no juvenile BFT and that is a huge problem. They won't just magically get to be 100+ lbs. without being small first and there have been few to none caught in New England waters this year under 100 lbs.

You can walk on the juvenile tuna, 3 miles outside of Green Harbor... acres and acres and acres of them.

They are not going extinct.