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writing crowbourne s blog crowbourne s blog just another wordpress com weblog search home about biography blank jack main characters snippets works quoted my novel a millieu we do not believe in hell english we do not believe in hell polish posts comments uncategorized poetry friday reviews snippets blog book reviews over fishing september 13 2010 leave a comment reading rowan hooper s article in the japan times thanks to daniel kremers for the link about whale hunting and the stockpiling of whale meat because there s so little demand reminded me of an article i wrote for the japan times last autumn about tuna fishing in japan that was not taken up so i ve posted said article below link to rowan hooper s article http search japantimes co jp cgi bin fe20100912rh html tuna when it comes to our oceans most japan related actions inactions bans and complaints have been related to whales in many ways japan has almost become a maritime pariah state over its continued research recent activity in europe suggests the fight over aquatic life is about to spread to other species ones seen every day in japanese restaurants across the country on the 8 th of september the european commission decided to back a campaign to help protect atlantic bluefin tuna from over fishing they will seek to place the bluefin tuna on a list for protected species known as appendix i of the convention on international trade in endangered species or cites this will put it on a par with the red panda dugong and the japanese otter the ec has been able to come to a decision after the eu fisheries commissioner joe borg of malta backed down in a dispute with stavros dimas the eu environment commissioner the call for a ban actually came from an unlikely source the micro state of monaco dimas backed it while borg tried to defend the fishing industries in malta italy and spain that depend on tuna catches by setting fishing quotas at three times the recommended level in the end they have both agreed to push for a de facto ban how did we get here and why does it concern the readers of the japan times surely this is a european affair according to martin hickman in the independent bluefin tuna is down to 18 per cent of its 1970 level it is simply being over fished the international convention on the conservation of atlantic tuna iccat puts the blame on long line and farm fishing where the tuna is caught live and fattened in farms before being sold to market statistics show again and again that japan is consuming more fish than any other nation per capita a un report published by its food and agriculture organisation fao shows the world average for fish consumption to be 13kg per person a year the european and american average is 22kg meanwhile the japanese average is a whopping 66kg this is three times the second highest average no other nation on this planet comes any where close to rivalling japan for its over consumption of fish products if we look at just tuna japan catches 25 per cent of all pacific tuna and imports 90 per cent of the tuna caught in europe despite being an island nation an archipelago at that japan is a net importer of fish it has over fished its own stock and needs to import seaweed and shrimp from other east asian nations for example 86 per cent of the philippine s and 20 per cent of taiwan s shrimp end up in japan there have been mild attempts at curtailing over fishing in the pacific greenpeace has proven that despite a two month ban on fad fish aggregation devices some japanese ships are still using them with immunity they also note that it is not just the atlantic bluefin that is in trouble pacific bigear and yellowfin are already fished beyond their limits the decline in fish stock is becoming apparent even in glutinous japan hickman notes tuna at tokyo s fish market which handles approximately 800 000 tons of fish per annum is handling smaller tuna than normal meanwhile the tokyo based organisation for the promotion of responsible tuna fisheries oprt notes that last year s tuna sashimi stock was down 20 per cent at 156 000 tons the blame does not entirely lay with our greedy ways saskia richartz of greenpeace puts it down to disgraceful fisheries management it can be argued that a ban on bluefin tuna will give the species breathing space in order to rebuild its population it would also allow europe to reorganise its fisheries management being placed on the cites appendix will mean all trade in bluefin tuna meat will be prohibited this puts it on a par with tiger skins rhino horns and elephant tusks the ldp had said it would fight the listing responsibility now passes to the newly elected dpj we do not know how it will react it is now certain that europe will vote as a 27 member bloc to pass the resolution however the convention is not binding states adhere to it voluntarily what does this mean for japan firstly even if it chooses to continue its own tuna fishing which it almost certainly will in the face of international pressure to act responsibly japan will loose all of its european imports as mentioned above japan imports of 90 per cent of tuna caught in europe in 2006 europe caught 19 036 tons of bluefin tuna according to the iccat japan would have lost 17 132 tons from its markets yuichiro harada the managing director of oprt believes that japan has developed bluefin tuna farming and that farming sites may cover the demand of japanese consumers it seems unlikely that these new farms can cover such a shortfall however as he also points out the demand for fish is already falling the supply of sashimi grade tuna has fallen from 450 000 tons in 2006 to an estimated 340 000 tons this year normally this would push prices up but demand has also fallen in addition japan s economic woes means the price of premium bluefin tuna has fallen 20 per cent this year this may turn the question of what happens next into a cultural one few question the idea of whale populations being in severe decline it remains emotive in japan for cultural reasons it is possible that old fashioned thoughts on diet may keep the fishermen going after tuna there may be a return to long line fishing and an increased usage of fads but harada believes that significant competition from other premium meats will fill the void left by bluefin bluefin tuna itself is the most expensive material for sashimi and sushi but bluefin tuna must compete with other food stuffs such as beef from the usa australian cultured prawns sea bream for sashimi et cetera in short various delicious high grade food stuffs are sufficiently supplied in japan at lower prices nowadays in the old days bluefin tuna sashimi was the top food stuff but now it is only one of many delicious foods a question this raises is are these replacement renewable and stable food sources or will further action need to be taken in the future to help protect other species from similar over fishing japan s love of premium bluefin tuna may have led it to the brink but is it the tip of an iceberg when it comes to fish stocks around the world s oceans also this is not like whales or tigers the ban will not be in place ad infinitum it is a temporary measure and one the japanese government should back for two reasons firstly it will allow stock to recover and secondly it will allow the country to build tuna farms as mentioned by yuichiro harada to make japan self sufficient however as richartz says any country that that opposes the ban is clearly putting short term commercial interests above the survival of the species we cannot wait for the japanese government to act responsibly and pass good intentions down from top to bottom it is our duty as consumers to stop eating endangered species like bluefin tuna and look towards more stable food sources like poultry pork and beef sashimi and sushi connoisseurs will be dreading the iccat tuna stock report in november and the cites meeting in march we should not wait until then to start making a 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