The populations of bluefin tuna have declined dramatically in the last few decades:
- Since the 1970s, populations of the northern bluefin tuna have declined by almost 90% while southern bluefin tuna have declined by about 85%.
- Pacific bluefin tuna is being overfished, a large number of immature juveniles are caught in Japanese waters.
- The northern bluefin breeding population will disappear by 2012 unless the current fishing frenzy stops.
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