{"id":321859,"date":"2017-08-16T03:21:44","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T02:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/bluefin-tuna-at-the-brink\/"},"modified":"2017-08-16T03:21:44","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T02:21:44","slug":"bluefin-tuna-at-the-brink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/bluefin-tuna-at-the-brink\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluefin Tuna at the Brink"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Bluefin tuna at 3%, that\u2019s it!<\/p>\n<p>Pacific bluefin tuna has unique worldwide status as one of the most awe-inspiring remarkable creatures on the planet. They grow to 12 feet and 1,500 pounds and live up to 35 years whilst swimming super-fast, crossing the entire ocean in 21 days. They are the essence of nature\u2019s wonderful creativity and beauty.<\/p>\n<p>Unequivocally, the bluefin\u2019s days are numbered, almost guaranteed to go extinct, prompting the question: Is bluefin tuna a metaphor for global warming\u2019s impact on civilization? And if so, how so? It\u2019s a fair question as the impact of the Great Acceleration (BGNG 1940s) increasingly interjects humans into the finer workings of the ecosystem, which is rapidly morphing into \u201cHumanature,\u201d an embryonic field of scientific study that is not yet acknowledged.<\/p>\n<p>Overfishing, greedy uncivilized thoughtless arrogance, bluster and audacity (sounds like the \u2018neoliberal\u2019 brand of capitalism) have chopped up, physically destroyed the stock of bluefin tuna. \u201cThe stock is down over 97 percent from pre-fishing levels, so there is no doubt the species needs to have some protection put in place,\u201d according to Duke University research scientist Andre Boustany.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Bluefins caught today are mostly juveniles, up to 98% of total catch. They have not reproduced and never will because they\u2019ll never have the opportunity. Pacific bluefin tuna reach reproductive maturity at five years and 125 pounds weight. Their predators are Japan&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dissidentvoice.org\/2017\/08\/bluefin-tuna-at-the-brink\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bluefin tuna at 3%, that\u2019s it! Pacific bluefin tuna has unique worldwide status as one of the most awe-inspiring remarkable creatures on the planet. They grow to 12 feet and 1,500 pounds and live up to 35 years whilst swimming super-fast, crossing the entire ocean in 21 days. They are the essence of nature\u2019s wonderful [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2525,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[519],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-321859","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-newswire"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2525"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321859\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}