marcelobanlaky

This is a great book - if you are an ichthyologist. This book will inform you of everything and anything you would want to know about Tuna. There are certain parts of this book that remind me of Herman Melville's "Moby Dick". A great story, but his laborious description of whales brought many a reader to their knees. Why would I want to read this book? Well, I have heard stories about how great this fish is, and how we are fishing it to extinction. The book does a very good job of telling this part of the story, It is hidden in the parts that would only interest an ichthyologist. The Tuna, at one time, was probably the most numerous fish in the ocean. It is facing extinction mainly due to man's appitite for sushi and sashimi. The demand for it is so great in Japan that a single tune can sell for "173,600.00. This means that a plate of tuna slices would cost around $100.00. The agency that was set up to control the overfishing for tuna has proven to be completely ineffective and has set catch limits to the point of ensuring the tuna's extinction. Tuna farming is also a problem because they capture live tuna to be put in a farm fattening, and thereby taking breeding stock out of the ocean. The question becomes, why would those dependent on this food and money source be willing to let it die. The answer comes in two forms, the first being the astronomical money that can be made, and second is the feeling, if I don't fish for tuna somebody else will. There are some good parts to this book, but I have to admit that overall I found it difficult to read. I was looking for a book that zeroed more on the plight of the tuna and what we can do to preserve it. The book has that element but it is lost in the technicallity of the book. This was definately not written for the average reader.

2022-10-21 05:41