Meanings of atlantic bluefin in English

Resistance from Asian countries, particularly Japan, to ban trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna received most attention.

Stocks of the Pacific, Southern and Atlantic bluefin tuna have fallen over the past 15 years amid overfishing.

The European Union's executive said last month that Atlantic bluefin tuna should be protected from being pushed to extinction by Japanese sushi lovers.

The WWF has warned that if fishing continues at current rates, the Atlantic bluefin will be "functionally extinct" in three years.

Japan has come under pressure to decrease its catch of Pacific and Atlantic bluefin, whose stocks have reached dangerously low levels, according to campaigners.

The result has been greeted with relief among fish traders and sushi lovers in Japan, which imports 80% of the Atlantic bluefin catch.

Stocks of Atlantic bluefin tuna, prized as a delicacy in Japan, have plunged more than 80 percent since 1970, according to CITES.

Atlantic bluefin tuna stocks have declined by more than 80 percent since 1970, according to CITES, which estimates current stocks at 3.17 million.

Stocks of Atlantic bluefin tuna, prized as a sushi delicacy in Japan, have plunged more than 80 percent since 1970, according to CITES.

A SINGLE Atlantic bluefin tuna can weigh up to 650 kilogrammes, swim at up to 70 kilometres an hour, and fetch more than €70,000.