UMthetho wokuKhuselwa kweentlobo zezilwanyana eziseMngciphekweni oFunwe kwiTuna

Ukukhutshwa kwangoku, nge-20 kaJuni ngo-2016

Qhagamshelana: Catherine Kilduff, iZiko leBiological Diversity, (202) 780-8862, [imeyile ikhuselwe] 

I-SAN FRANCISCO—I-tuna ye-Pacific bluefin ifikelele kumanqanaba asezantsi anobungozi, ngoko ke indibaniselwano yabantu kunye namaqela namhlanje acele iNkonzo yeSizwe yokuLoba eLwandle ukuba ikhusele izidalwa phantsi koMthetho weZilwanyana eziseMngciphekweni. Inani letuna yePacific bluefin lehlile ngaphezu kwama-97 ekhulwini oko kwaqaliswayo ukuloba, ubukhulu becala ngenxa yokuba amazwe aye asilela ukunciphisa ukuloba ngokwaneleyo ukuze kukhuselwe uhlobo oluthile lwentlanzi, into emnandi kwiimenyu zesushi. 

“Ngaphandle koncedo, sinokubona ityhuna yokugqibela yePacific bluefin ithengisiwe yaza yatshabalala,” utshilo uCatherine Kilduff weZiko leBiological Diversity. “Uphando olutsha lwethegi lukhanyise kwiimfihlakalo apho ityhuna i-bluefin ikhula kwaye ifuduka khona, ukuze sincede ukusindisa olu hlobo lubalulekileyo. Ukukhusela le ntlanzi ingakholelekiyo phantsi kwe-Endangered Species Act lithemba lokugqibela, kuba abaphathi bamashishini okuloba baye basilela ukuyisusa kwindlela eya ekutshabalaleni.”  

Abaceli abacela ukuba iNkonzo yezokuLoba iluhlu lwePacific bluefin ityhuna njengoko isengozini ibandakanya iZiko leBiological Diversity, i-Ocean Foundation, i-Earthjustice, iZiko loKhuseleko lokutya, abaKhuseli bezilwanyana zasendle, iGreenpeace, iMission Blue, i-Recirculating Farms Coalition, iZiko leSafina, iSandyHook SeaLife Foundation. , Iqela laseSierra, iNethiwekhi yokuBuyiselwa kweSiqithi seTurtle kunye nabaGcini beWildEarth, kunye nomthengisi wezilwanyana zaselwandle ezizinzileyo uJim Chambers.

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“Olu tshaba luhle, lusebenza ngokuphezulu lubalulekile kulungelelwaniso lwendalo elwandle,” utshilo uMark Spalding, umongameli weOcean Foundation. Ngelishwa, ezi ntlanzi azinandawo yakuzifihla kubugcisa boluntu, umgama omde, nokuloba ngeminatha emikhulu. Ayingomlo olungileyo, kwaye ke ituna yePacific bluefin iyaphulukana. ”

Ukuqinisa inkxalabo engqonge ukwehla kwabemi betyhuna ukuya kutsho ngaphantsi kwe-3 ekhulwini labantu abangalotywanga, phantse yonke ityhuna yePasifiki evunwayo namhlanje iyabanjwa ngaphambi kokuba ivelise imveliso, okushiya abambalwa ukuba bavuthwe baze basasaze le ntlanzi. Ngo-2014 iPacific Bluefin ityhuna ivelise inani lesibini kwelona nani lesibini lisezantsi leentlanzi ezisencinci ezibonwe ukusukela ngo-1952. Zimbalwa nje iindidi zabantu abadala zePacific bluefin ityhuna ezikhoyo, kwaye ezi ziza kutshabalala kungekudala ngenxa yokwaluphala. Ngaphandle kweentlanzi ezincinci ukuba zivuthwe kwisitokhwe sokuzalisa ukuze zithathe indawo yabantu abadala abalupheleyo, ikamva limfiliba kwiPacific bluefin ngaphandle kokuba kuthatyathwe amanyathelo akhawulezileyo ukumisa oku kwehla.

“Ukondla imarike yesushi enganelisekiyo yehlabathi kubangele ukuba ityhuna yePacific bluefin yehle ngeepesenti ezingama-97,” utshilo uPhil Kline, umkhankaseli omkhulu wolwandle eGreenpeace. “Njengokuba iPasifiki ibluefin ngoku ijongene nokuphela ayisiyiyo kuphela uluhlu olusemngciphekweni oluqinisekisiweyo, sekulithuba elide emva kwexesha. Ituna idinga lonke ukhuseleko esinokubanika lona.”

Ukuqala ngoMvulo, i-27 kaJuni eLa Jolla, eCalifornia, amazwe aza kuthetha-thethana ngokuncitshiswa kwetuna ye-Pacific bluefin kwixesha elizayo kwintlanganiso yeKomishoni ye-Inter-American Tropical Tuna. Zonke iimpawu zikhomba ukuba iKomishoni ikhethe ukugcina imeko ekhoyo, enganelanga ukuphelisa ukuloba ngokugqithisileyo, singasathethi ke ngokukhuthaza ukubuyiswa kumanqanaba asempilweni.

Qwalasela oku: ityhuna yeBluefin ithatha ukuya kutsho kwishumi leminyaka ukuvuthwa nokuzala, kodwa uninzi luyabanjwa luze luthengiswe njengeentsana, nto leyo ebeka esichengeni ukuzala kunye nokusebenza kolu hlobo. Kule minyaka ingama-50 idlulileyo, ubuchule bobugcisa busenze ukuba sikwazi ukubulala ngaphezu kwama-90 ekhulwini etyhuna nezinye iintlobo zezilwanyana,” utshilo uGqr. "Xa uhlobo oluthile lulotywa, sidlulela kwelinye, elingalunganga elwandle kwaye lingasilungelanga."

“Phantse inkulungwane yokuloba ngokungakhethiyo nokungasikelwanga mda ekulobeni ityhuna iPacific bluefin akukhange kuzise kuphela ityhuna ngokwayo, kodwa kubangele ukuba izilwanyana zaselwandle ezingenakubalwa, oofudo baselwandle nookrebe babanjwe baze babulawe zizixhobo zokuloba ityhuna,” utshilo. UJane Davenport, igqwetha eliphezulu labasebenzi kwi-Defenders of Wildlife.

“IPacific bluefin ityhuna yintlanzi enkulu, enegazi elishushu, edla ngokuba ziimitha ezintandathu ubude, yaye yenye yezona ntlanzi zinkulu, zikhawulezayo nezona zintle kuzo zonke emhlabeni. Ikwasemngciphekweni,” utshilo uDoug Fetterly weSierra Club. “Ngenxa yemeko emaxongo ngokuhla kwabantu ngeepesenti ezingama-97, ukuloba ngokugqithisileyo okuqhubekayo, kunye nokwanda kweempembelelo ezimbi ezibangelwa kukutshintsha kwemozulu, iQela le-Sierra Club Marine Action Team licela ukukhuselwa kolu didi lubalulekileyo ngokuludwelisa njengolusengozini. Ngaphandle kolu khuseleko, ityhuna yePacific bluefin iya kuqhubeka nokuhla kwayo ekubhangisweni.

“IPacific bluefin inokuba yintlanzi esengozini ngokungeyomfuneko emhlabeni,” utshilo uCarl Safina, umongameli owaseka iZiko leSafina. “Intshabalalo yabo engalawulekiyo lulwaphulo-mthetho oluchasene nendalo. Nakwezoqoqosho, bubudenge.”

"Ukuphela okukufutshane kwePacific bluefin kungomnye umzekelo wokungaphumeleli kwethu ukukhula - okanye kule meko, ukubamba - ukutya kwethu ngendlela ezinzileyo," utshilo uAdam Keats, igqwetha eliphezulu kwiZiko loKhuseleko lokutya. “Kufuneka sitshintshe iindlela zethu ukuba siza kusinda. Ngethemba alikafiki ixesha kwibluefin.”

“Iminqweno yabantu enganelisekiyo ikhupha iilwandle zethu,” utshilo uTaylor Jones, ummeli wezilwanyana ezisengozini kwiWildEarth Guardians. "Kufuneka sithintele incasa yethu yesushi kwaye sithathe inyathelo lokusindisa izilwanyana zasendle ezimangalisayo njengetuna yebluefin ekubhangisweni."

“Ukudwelisa ityhuna yePacific Bluefin njengohlobo olusemngciphekweni wokuphela kuya kuvumela inkitha yeentlanzi ezisakhulayo ukuba zifikelele ekuvuthweni, ngaloo ndlela zinceda ekwakhiweni ngokutsha kolu shishino lokuloba luphelelweyo. Owona mceli mngeni mkhulu, ngokuqinisekileyo, kukulawula ukuloba okungekho mthethweni nokungekho mthethweni kumanzi amazwe ngamazwe, umba ekufuneka usonjululwe kwihlabathi liphela,” utshilo uMary M. Hamilton weSandyHook SeaLife Foundation.   

“Abatya i-sushi abafuna imeko batya ityhuna enkulu ibluefin de itshabalale kwaye kufuneka siyeke ngoku, ngaphambi kokuba kube kudala,” utshilo uTodd Steiner, isazi ngebhayoloji kunye nomlawuli olawulayo weTurtle Island Restoration Network. “Ukubeka i-Pacific bluefin kuluhlu lweZilwanyana eziseMngciphekweni linyathelo lokuqala lokuphelisa ukubulawa kwabantu nokubeka esi silwanyana simangalisayo endleleni yokuchacha.”

“Ukuloba ngokugqithisileyo okungalawulekiyo okuvunyiweyo yimibutho yamazwe ngamazwe sele kuvumele ityhuna ye-Pacific bluefin ukuba yehle ukuya kuthi ga kwi-2.6 yeepesenti yenqanaba layo elingalotywanga,” utshilo uJim Chambers, ongumnini wePrime Seafood. “IBluefin yeyona nto iguquke kakhulu kuzo zonke iintlanzi kwaye ngenxa yamandla azo amakhulu kunye namandla azo zithathwa njengomngeni omkhulu ekulobeni iintlanzi ezinkulu. Kufuneka nje sisindise ezona ntlanzi zixabisekileyo emhlabeni ngaphambi kokuba sishiywe lixesha.”

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