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I'll Have the Bluefin Tuna, Please. Sorry, the Ocean Just Ran Out

The European Union has just ordered its members to stop reeling in bluefin tuna for the rest of year. Here's how the New York Times is interpreting this: That may seem like a positive step toward saving the species, but it comes because the union’s fishing fleets have already caught their quota for the year — a quota that scientists say is twice as large as it should be.The most immediate practical impact outside the fishing industry falls on restaurant chefs faced with a sudden hole in their menus. The longer-term question is how to manage the world’s ever-deepening bluefin addiction. Do we have a bluefin tuna addiction? And are chefs worried about this?... More