LONDON (Kyodo) France, Britain and Germany have set themselves on a collision course with Japan after they backed moves to ban international trade in northern bluefin tuna at a forthcoming environmental conference.
The three European nations have also joined the Netherlands in supporting a proposal by Monaco to get the species put on a special list that prohibits its export.
The EU states have decided to take a stand following growing concern about the decline in stocks of bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean and Atlantic due to overfishing.