Source: WWF Press Release
WWF, the global conservation organization, is organizing a Symposium on the Responsible Consumption of Tuna in Tokyo – reaching out to consumers, industry, media and governmental stakeholders in Japan on the conservation issue facing this prized seafood delicacy of which Japan is the world’s largest consumer country, and inviting discussion.
News surrounding Atlantic bluefin tuna and the high-profile bid to temporarily ban international trade in this endangered species at the world’s largest wildlife trade convention (CITES) in March, 2010, was covered widely in Japan. Nevertheless, opportunities remain few for Japanese consumers to obtain clear and accurate information about the challenges facing fishermen in producing countries including
Through the symposium, Japanese consumers and the seafood industry will have the opportunity to make the link between tuna consumption habits in