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    UN group rejects restrictions on tuna, polar bear trade
    In the contest between commerce and conservation, a global conference this week aimed at protecting imperiled wildlife seems to be giving commerce the upper hand.
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    Japanese fish dealers welcome tuna ban rejection
    TOKYO—Japanese fish dealers on Friday welcomed the rejection of a proposed trade ban on Atlantic bluefin tuna -- a prized ingredient of sushi -- while urging that existing quotas be more strictly enforced to protect the species from overfishing.
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    Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Proposal Not Adopted After Intense Debate
    WASHINGTON, D.C. – The proposal to list Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) under Appendix I of CITES was not adopted today by the Parties.  The proposal, sponsored by the Principality of Monaco, and strongly supported by the United States, garnered intense debate by the Parties due to the importance of this migratory fish species for commercial purposes.  The final tally was 20 in support, 68 against and 30 abstentions.
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    Group: Beluga sturgeon now critically endangered

    GENEVA—What will the wealthy do without their caviar?

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    U.N. Rejects Export Ban on Atlantic Bluefin Tuna
    PARIS — Efforts to ban international trade in bluefin tuna and polar bears were rejected Thursday by a United Nations conference on endangered species, as delegates in Doha, Qatar refused to back the U.S.-backed measures.
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