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CITES can help save bluefin tuna, stem wildlife poaching crisis

Northern bluefin tuna © Gilbert Van Ryckevorsel / WWF-Canada

Currently, the Atlantic bluefin tuna is on the brink of extinction because of overfishing and illegal fishing to feed a rapidly expanding market in recent years for sushi and sashimi, mainly in Japan, but also increasingly in the United States and Europe. Overall, Atlantic bluefin [...]