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    Proposed export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna defeated at UN wildlife meeting

    DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Fishing nations won a victory over environmentalists Thursday when a U.S.-backed proposal to ban export of the Atlantic bluefin tuna was overwhelmingly rejected at a U.N. wildlife meeting.Japan won over scores of poorer nations with a campaign that played on fears that a ban would devastate their economies. Tokyo also raised doubts that such a radical move was scientifically sound.In another blow to conservationists, a proposal at the meeting to ban the international sale of polar bear skins failed to pass.With stocks of Atlantic bluefin tuna down 75 percent due to the rapacious appetites of Japanese sushi lovers, the defeat of the proposal was a stunning setback for the Americans, Europeans and their conservationist allies who had hoped the 175-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species , or CITES, would protect the fish."Let's take science and throw it out the door," Susan Lieberman, director of international policy with the Pew Environment Grou...

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    1. Opposition grows from Japan and developing countries against proposed ban on bluefin tuna

      DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Opposition grew Wednesday against a proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna, with several Arab countries joining Japan in arguing it w...

    2. EU retreats from plan to save bluefin tuna after objections by Mediterranean fishing nations

      France, Spain and other Mediterranean nations forced the European Union to retreat Thursday from an ambitious plan to save the threatened and prized bluefin tuna.Aft...

    3. Fishing nations maintain tuna quotas

      The international organization of fishing countries has decided to follow the scientific recommendations and maintain strict quotas on the fishing of endangered Atla...

    4. Bluefin tuna sells for record $1.76M in Tokyo

      A bluefin tuna sold for a record $1.76 million at a Tokyo auction Saturday, nearly three times the previous high set last year.In the year's first auction at Tokyo's...

    5. Countries tussle over tuna in Paris, asking: How much fish should fishing boats fish?

      It's succulent and sought-after, a prized fish with a steep price: A single bite of Atlantic bluefin tuna can sell for more than $20 in Tokyo sushi restaurants.But t...

    6. Japanese fish dealers welcome rejection of tuna trade ban, but urge that quotas be enforced

      TOKYO (AP) — Japanese fish dealers on Friday welcomed the rejection of a proposed trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna — a prized ingredient of sushi — while urging th...

    7. Fisheries nations set to discuss bluefin tuna

      After defeating a proposal in 2010 to ban the export of an endangered fish that is a key ingredient of sushi, Japan and Asian nations argued it should be left to quo...

    8. Spain's centuries-old almadraba bluefin tuna fishing threatened by factory fleet overfishing

      The season for an ancient and spectacular tuna-fishing technique has begun off Spain's southwest coast, and fishermen fear it could soon disappear if fleets of facto...

    9. Spain's centuries-old almadraba bluefin tuna fishing threatened by factory fleet overfishing

      The season for an ancient and spectacular tuna-fishing technique has begun off Spain's southwest coast, and fishermen fear it could soon disappear if fleets of facto...

    10. Giant bluefin tuna sells for a record-high $396,000 at Tokyo fish auction

      A giant bluefin tuna fetched a record 32.49 million yen, or nearly $396,000, in Tokyo on Wednesday, in the first auction of the year at the world's largest wholesale...

    11. No U.N. Love for Endangered Bluefin Tuna

      The UN body overseeing commerce in endangered wildlife on Thursday rejected a proposal to outlaw international trade in eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tu...

    12. Giant tuna fetches record $396,000 in Tokyo

      A giant bluefin tuna fetched a record 32.49 million yen, or nearly $396,000, in the first auction of the year at the world's largest wholesale fish market in Japan.T...

    1. Proposed export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna defeated at UN wildlife trade meeting

      DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna prized in sushi has been rejected by a U.N. wildlife meeting.Thursday's decision occurred af...

    2. Proposed export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna defeated at UN wildlife trade meeting

      DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Proposed export ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna defeated at UN wildlife trade meeting.

    3. Environmental groups: World makes progress on protecting sharks; status quo for bluefin tuna

      An international conservation conference in Paris made progress Saturday on protecting sharks but didn't do anything to save the Atlantic bluefin tuna, which has bee...

    4. WWF, companies team up to help save bluefin tuna

      Conservation group WWF teamed up with supermarket chains and restaurants Wednesday to press countries to set stricter fishing regulations for Atlantic bluefin tuna d...

    5. Bluefin tuna escapes endangered species list

      The bluefin tuna has escaped being placed on the endangered species list, but the majestic fish prized by sushi lovers will be listed as a "species of concern" by th...

    6. Bluefin tuna caught off Calif. reveal radiation from Japan nuclear plant over 6,000 miles away

      Across the vast Pacific, the mighty bluefin tuna carried radioactive contamination that leaked from Japan's crippled nuclear plant to the shores of the United States...

    7. Bluefin tuna caught off Calif. reveal radiation from Japan nuclear plant over 6,000 miles away

      Across the vast Pacific, the mighty bluefin tuna carried radioactive contamination that leaked from Japan's crippled nuclear plant to the shores of the United States...

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