Endangered Tuna
Located in the middle of the World Coral Triangle, Indonesia plays an important role in determining the fate of the tuna, the highly popular food fish that is slowly but irrevocably diminishing from the earth’s oceans, no thanks to years of excessive fishing. Processing plants can no longer meet fish production capacity, fishermen must sail farther out to sea for their catches yet exports are declining. Can government regulations bring back the endangered tuna? A special report by the Tempo English Edition team.
March 23, 2011
Devoured by Sushi
Yellowfin tuna is increasingly hard to find. And now, bluefin tuna is believed to be threatened with extinction. Tempo reports from Bitung, North Sulawesi.
THE wind was blowing strongly at the end of February—almost toppling Candi village, Maesa district, Bitung, North Sulawesi. It gusted so strongly that adults standing with their feet tight together in a village field were wobbling and even bending. The west wind means b
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