Word: bluefin
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...destroying chemicals take 15 years to migrate to that stratum, the real delay amounts to 30 years. Moreover, these chemicals can remain in the atmosphere as long as 100 years. In addition, market forces often work perversely to hasten the demise of species and resources. The increasing appetite for bluefin tuna among sushi lovers and health-conscious diners has vastly increased the market price of the fish. But instead of dampening demand, the principal effect has been to encourage further fishing, to the point that the total number of the magnificent pelagic fish in the Atlantic has dropped 94% since...
Seafood will not be limitless either. Some scientists estimate that rising demand will exceed what the oceans can produce by 20% in as little as 20 years. One sign of how badly the seas have been overfished is that populations of bluefin tuna have declined 94% since...