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Giant Tuna Numbers About to Collapse

Over-exploitation, pollution and climate change have devastated many of the world's commercial fish stocks. Now, due to the increase demand for sushi, the giant tuna population is under serious risk of collapsing. Susana Sainz, a fisheries officer with campaign group WWF is convinced that the environmental impact would be catastrophic because "The bluefin is a top predator so the whole ecology of the Mediterranean would be destabilized."

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Never in human history have we seen this dramatic decline in the number of aquatic animals. The fishing industry is decimating aquatic wildlife to a point of no return unless the consumer, who drives the demand for products, makes responsible decisions and dramatic changes. We are called to be good stewards of God’s Creation and the state of our oceans shows we are not doing a good job at it.