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Fishing nations force EU retreat on bluefin tuna (AP)

FILE - This Feb. 5, 2010 file photo shows a bluefin tuna caught in the Indian Ocean at the Rungis wholesale market, south of Paris. It's succulent and sought-after, a pricey fish prized for sushi. The Atlantic bluefin tuna is also a victim of overfishing, and environmentalists say the world has a chance to save it by cutting fishing quotas dramatically at a conference in Paris that started Wednesday Nov.17, 2010. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)AP - France, Spain and other Mediterranean nations forced the European Union to retreat Thursday from an ambitious plan to save the threatened and prized bluefin tuna.


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