Threats
Global appetites for fish, especially Japanese appetite for sushi, is the predominant threat to Atlantic bluefin. Bluefin aquaculture, which arose in response to declining wild stocks, has yet to achieve a sustainability, in part because it predominantly relies on harvesting and ranching juveniles rather than captive breeding.
The 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill may threaten the spawning grounds of the bluefin tuna. Later assessments using models estimated that the population loss would not be significant, ranging from .4–4% of juveniles, which is within the range of annual variations.
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