"A U.S.-backed proposal to ban the export of Atlantic bluefin tuna prized in sushi was rejected Thursday by a UN wildlife meeting, with scores of developing nations joining Japan in opposing a measure they feared would devastate fishing economies."
Needless to say, this would have had a big effect on the PEI tuna fishery. Pretty much all of the tuna caught is exported to Japan, with a little going to US markets in Boston and NYC.
Tiny Monaco led the effort to ban exports. Japan, as you can imagine, led the effort to overthrow the proposed ban.
Also rejected was a proposal to restrict the sale of Polar bear skins and parts.
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What I don't understand is why they couldn't ban large seiners (sp?) that catch tuna in huge nets in the atlantic and leave the pole and line caught tuna PEI'ers catch alone, it's not the same scale of fishing at all!
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