Saturday, August 12, 2006

[world] japan kills rare tuna market

Tuna are fast swimmers (they have been measured at 77 km/h (48 mph) but they’re not fast enough for the Japanese.

Richard McLoughlin, managing director, Australian Fisheries Management Authority, has found that Japanese fishers and suppliers from other countries caught up to three times the Japanese quota each year for the past 20 years, and hid it.

"Essentially the Japanese have stolen $2 billion ... read more here and comment.

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