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Frozen tunas, Tsukiji fish market, Japan
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Display of frozen Tunas to be auctioned at the Tsukiji fish market , Tokyo, Japan. March 2006. Bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean is at risk of commercial and biological extinction. As stated by scientists and ecologists, the prized Atlantic bluefin tuna is on the verge of collapse. Fuelled by high global demand for sushi and the unsustainable expansion in tuna farms, the Mediterranean fishery sees huge illegal, unregulated and unreported activity - especially by EU fleets. The regional fisheries management organisation ICCAT (International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas) has the mandate to agree long-term recovery measures for the fishery. Hope for the survival of bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean hangs on the ICCAT plenary meeting in Croatia, from 17-26 November 2006.