Atlantic bluefin tuna stocks are declining at a dangerous pace, experts and members of an international nongovernmental organization warned at a forum Tuesday in Tokyo, urging Japanese consumers to be more aware of the problem when they opt to eat sashimi and sushi.
According to organizer World Wide Fund for Nature Japan, the gathering was the first attempt to bring fishermen, government officials, NGOs and consumers together to find a way to ensure the prized resource survives.
WWF Chairman Tsunenari Tokugawa stressed that a global system is needed to ensure tuna fishing is done legally and stocks are managed properly.