Ukuvikelwa Komthetho Wezilwane Ezisengozini Kufunwe I-tuna

Ukukhishwa Ngokushesha, Juni 20, 2016

Xhumana no: Catherine Kilduff, Centre for Biological Diversity, (202) 780-8862, [i-imeyili ivikelwe] 

I-SAN FRANCISCO— I-Pacific bluefin tuna isifinyelele emazingeni aphansi ayingozi abantu, ngakho umfelandawonye wabantu namaqembu namuhla unxuse i-National Marine Fisheries Service ukuthi ivikele izilwane eziphila ngaphansi kwe-Endangered Species Act. Inani labantu basePacific bluefin tuna lehle ngamaphesenti angaphezu kwangu-97 kusukela kwaqala ukudoba, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yokuthi amazwe ahlulekile ukunciphisa ukudoba ukuze avikele izinhlobo zezilwane ezidumile, into ewubukhazikhazi kumamenyu e-sushi. 

“Ngaphandle kosizo, singabona i-Pacific bluefin tuna yokugcina ithengiswa futhi ilahlekelwa ukushabalala,” kusho uCatherine Kilduff we-Center for Biological Diversity. “Ucwaningo olusha lokumaka luye lwasikhanyisela mayelana nezimfihlakalo zalapho i-tuna ebabazekayo i-bluefin izala futhi ifuduke khona, ukuze sisize ukusindisa lolu hlobo olubalulekile. Ukuvikela le nhlanzi emangalisayo ngaphansi kwe-Endangred Species Act kuyithemba lokugcina, ngoba abaphathi bezindawo zokudoba behlulekile ukuzisusa endleleni yokushabalala.”  

Abafaka izicelo abacela ukuthi iFisheries Service ifake ohlwini lwe-Pacific bluefin tuna esengozini bahlanganisa iCentre for Biological Diversity, The Ocean Foundation, Earthjustice, Centre for Food Safety, Defenders of Wildlife, Greenpeace, Mission Blue, Recirculating Farms Coalition, The Safina Center, SandyHook SeaLife Foundation. , I-Sierra Club, i-Turtle Island Restoration Network kanye ne-WildEarth Guardian, kanye nomthengisi wezilwane zasolwandle oqhubekayo u-Jim Chambers.

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"Lesi silwane esihle esifudukayo esisebenza kahle sibalulekile ekulinganiseni kwemvelo olwandle," kusho uMark Spalding, umongameli we-The Ocean Foundation. “Ngeshwa, lezi zinhlanzi azinandawo yokucashela imikhumbi yesintu yokudoba ngamanethi amakhulu zobuchwepheshe obuphambili, amabanga amade. Akuyona impi efanelekile, ngakho-ke iPacific bluefin tuna iyahlulwa.”

Okwandisa ukukhathazeka okuzungeze inani elikhulu le-tuna lehla liye ngaphansi kwamaphesenti angu-3 abantu abangakadotshwa, cishe yonke i-Pacific bluefin tuna evunwa namuhla iyabanjwa ngaphambi kokuzala, okushiya abambalwa ukuba bavuthwe futhi basakaze lezi zinhlobo. Ngo-2014 inani le-tuna lasePacific Bluefin likhiqize inani lesibili eliphansi kakhulu lezinhlanzi ezisencane ezibonwe kusukela ngo-1952. Kunezigaba ezimbalwa nje zabantu abadala zePacific bluefin tuna ezikhona, futhi lezi zizoshabalala maduze ngenxa yokuguga. Ngaphandle kwezinhlanzi ezincane ezizovuthwa esitokweni sokuzalela ukuze zithathe indawo yabantu abadala asebekhulile, ikusasa libi ngePacific bluefin ngaphandle kwalapho kuthathwa izinyathelo ezisheshayo zokumisa lokhu kuncipha.

"Ukondla imakethe ye-sushi yomhlaba wonke enganeliseki kubangele ukuthi i-Pacific bluefin tuna yehle ngamaphesenti angama-97," kusho uPhil Kline, umkhankasi omkhulu wezilwandle eGreenpeace. “Njengoba i-Pacific bluefin manje ibhekene nokushabalala akukhona nje kuphela ukuthi uhlu olusengozini kufanele, kodwa seludlule isikhathi eside. I-tuna idinga sonke isivikelo esingabanikeza yona.”

Kusukela ngoMsombuluko, Juni 27 e-La Jolla, e-Calif., amazwe azoxoxisana ngokuncishiswa kwezinhlanzi ezidotshwayo ze-Pacific bluefin tuna emhlanganweni we-Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. Zonke izimpawu zikhomba ukuthi iKhomishana ikhethe ukugcina isimo esikhona, esingenele ukuqeda ukudoba ngokweqile, ingasaphathwa eyokugqugquzela ukululama kufinyelele emazingeni anempilo.

“Cabangela lokhu: I-tuna ye-Bluefin ithatha iminyaka efika eshumini ukuvuthwa nokuzala, kodwa eminingi iyabanjwa futhi ithengiswe njengezingane, okubeka engcupheni ukuzala kabusha nempilo yalolu hlobo. Kule minyaka engu-50 edlule, ukukhalipha kwezobuchwepheshe kusenze sakwazi ukubulala ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angu-90 e-tuna nezinye izinhlobo zezilwane,” kusho uDkt. “Lapho kudotshwa uhlobo oluthile, sidlulela kolandelayo, okuyinto engalungile olwandle futhi engasilungele thina.”

“Cishe ikhulunyaka lokudoba i-tuna ye-Pacific bluefin ngokungakhethi akugcinanga nje ngokuletha i-tuna onqenqemeni lokuqothulwa, kodwa kubangele nezilwane ezincelisayo ezingenakubalwa zasolwandle, izimfudu zasolwandle noshaka ukubanjwa futhi kubulawe izinto zokudoba i-tuna,” kusho. UJane Davenport, ummeli omkhulu wezisebenzi kwaDefenders of Wildlife.

“I-Pacific bluefin tuna iyinhlanzi ebabazekayo, enegazi elifudumele, ngokuvamile engamamitha ayisithupha ubude, futhi ingenye yezinhlanzi ezinkulu, ezishesha kakhulu nezinhle kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Nayo isengcupheni yokushabalala,” kusho uDoug Fetterly weSierra Club. “Ngenxa yesimo esibi sokwehla kwenani labantu ngamaphesenti angama-97, ukudoba ngokweqile okuqhubekayo, kanye nokwanda kwemithelela engemihle ebangelwa ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu, ithimba le-Sierra Club Marine Action Team licela ukuvikelwa kwalolu hlobo lwezilwane olubalulekile ngokulufaka ohlwini lwabasengozini yokushabalala. Ngaphandle kwalokhu kuvikelwa, i-Pacific bluefin tuna izoqhubeka nokwehla kwayo ekuqothulweni.”

"I-Pacific bluefin ingase ibe izinhlanzi ezisengozini ngokungadingekile emhlabeni," kusho uCarl Safina, umongameli owasungula i-Safina Center. “Ukucekela phansi kwabo ngendlela engafanele nokungalawuleki kuyicala elibhekene nemvelo. Ngisho nakwezomnotho, kuwubulima.”

"Ukushabalala okuseduze kwePacific bluefin kusengesinye isibonelo sokwehluleka kwethu ukukhula - noma kulokhu, ukubamba - ukudla kwethu ngendlela eqhubekayo," kusho u-Adam Keats, ummeli omkhulu eSikhungo Sokuphepha Kokudla. “Kumele siguqule izindlela zethu uma sifuna ukusinda. Ngethemba ukuthi akukephuzi kakhulu ngebluefin.”

“Izinkanuko zabantu ezinganeliseki ziqeda izilwandle zethu,” kusho uTaylor Jones, ummeli wezilwane ezisengozini eWildEarth Guardians. "Kufanele sinciphise ukunambitheka kwethu kwe-sushi futhi sithathe isinyathelo sokusindisa izilwane zasendle ezimangalisayo njenge-bluefin tuna ekuqothulweni."

“Ukufaka ohlwini i-Pacific Bluefin tuna njengohlobo olusengozini yokushabalala kuzovumela inqwaba yezinhlanzi ezisakhula ukuba zifinyelele ekuvuthweni, ngaleyo ndlela kusize ekwakheni kabusha le ndawo yokudoba eseyaphela. Inselele enkulu, vele, ukulawula ukudoba okungekho emthethweni nokungekho emthethweni emanzini omhlaba, inkinga okufanele ixazululwe emhlabeni wonke,” kusho uMary M. Hamilton weSandyHook SeaLife Foundation.   

“Abadla i-sushi abafuna isimo badla i-bluefin tuna ebabazekayo kuze kube sekufeni futhi kufanele siyeke manje, ngaphambi kokuthi kuphuze kakhulu,” kusho u-Todd Steiner, isazi sezinto eziphilayo kanye nomqondisi omkhulu we-Turtle Island Restoration Network. “Ukufaka i-Pacific bluefin ohlwini Lwezilwane Ezisengozini kuyisinyathelo sokuqala sokuqeda ukubulawa kwabantu futhi sibeke lolu hlobo olumangalisayo endleleni yokululama.”

"Ukudotshwa kwezinhlanzi ngokweqile okungalawuleki okuvunywe izinhlangano zamazwe ngamazwe sekuvumele i-Pacific bluefin tuna ukuthi yehlele kumaphesenti angu-2.6 nje kuphela wezinga elingadotshwanga," kusho uJim Chambers, umnikazi wePrime Seafood. “I-Bluefin iyinhlanzi eguquke kakhulu kunazo zonke futhi ngenxa yamandla azo amakhulu namandla ithathwa njengenselele enkulu ekudobeni kwezilwane ezinkulu. Sidinga nje ukonga izinhlanzi ezibaluleke kakhulu emhlabeni ngaphambi kokuba kuphuze kakhulu.”

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