OrganicAuthority.com - Organic Blog » Bluefin tuna http://www.organicauthority.com/blog Organic Authority - organic food, organic living, green living, organic thoughts. Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 Naturland Promoting Eco Fishing & Aquaculture http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/naturland-promoting-eco-fishing-and-aquaculture/ http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/naturland-promoting-eco-fishing-and-aquaculture/#comments Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:00:50 +0000 Gerald "Gerry" Pugliese http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/?p=8909 LITTLEFISH

At this year's Boston Seafood Show, which opened on March 20th, worldwide organic farming advocate Naturland is urging the fishing industry to consider more eco-friendly fishing techniques.

Hans Hohenester, chairman of the Naturland board of directors, says current fishing practices are unnatural, unsustainable, and contaminate waters with harmful chemicals and antibiotics.

That's why Naturland has impressive standards and strict procedures for ensuring organic and sustainable production.

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Sushi is in trouble. Tuna is on pace to become an endangered species. Conservationists claim Bluefin tuna stocks in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean have dropped 60% between 1997 and 2007.

So environmental advocates have been asking the European Union to impose strict limits on fishing, but after intense negotiations the EU has abandoned a plan to put stricter fishing quotas on Bluefin tuna.
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