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Tuna in a Tokyo market. Japan is the world's main importer of the fish (Photo: andrewfjohnson)

EU proposes bluefin tuna ban

After months of protracted wrangling, the European Commission has called on EU member states to back a ban on the international trade in bluefin tuna.

"Since there is a high risk that Atlantic bluefin tuna will soon be gone forever, we have no other choice than to act now and propose a ban on international trade," said the EU's new environment commissioner, Janez Potocnik, in Brussels on Monday (22 February).

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Tuna in a Tokyo market. Japan is the world's main importer of the fish (Photo: andrewfjohnson)

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