Quote Originally Posted by finchaser View Post
The Asians will deplete the oceans of bluefin tuna supplied primarily from America do to greed.
Quote Originally Posted by plugcrazy View Post
Giant tuna fetches $177,000 at Japan fish auction

  • AP – Retailers stand about fresh tunas during their first business at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo, Tuesday, …



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The 513-pound (233-kilogram) fish was the priciest since 2001 when a 440-pound (200 kilogram) tuna sold for a record 20.2 million yen ($220,000) at Tokyo's Tsukiji market.
However, tuna consumption in Japan has declined because of a prolonged economic slump as the world's second-largest economy struggles to shake off its worst recession since World War II.
"Consumers are shying away from eating tuna ... We are very worried about the trend," the market representative said.
Apart from falling demand for tuna, wholesalers are worried about growing calls for tighter fishing rules amid declining tuna stocks.
The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas in November slashed the quota for the 2010 catch by about one-third to 13,500 tons (12,250 metric tons) — a move criticized by environmentalists as not going far enough.
I don't know if that will come to pass finchaser, but I would certainly appreciate hearing more specific numbers in support of your opinion. I do agree in principle with what you're saying. The Asians are the biggest consumers of tuna in the world. The figures above show a decline in prices from 2001. Also they talk about how demand is decreasing. In school when I studied economics, it was shown as relatively easy to decrease quantity demanded by subtle price or quality manipulations.

To decrease demand I remember is much harder, and once it occurs, it's hard to manipulate the process as this means the market is in control and not the price manipulators. The way I understood the article, demand seems to be trending downward. In any event, that seems like a good thing. I remember when giant tuna were caught out of the Mud Hole 30 years ago, and now you have to go to Mass or PEI to have a reasonable chance at one.