More Protection Urged for Rare Toothfish at CITES

[Benign Vanilla]

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Environmentalists urged fishing nations Thursday to do
more to protect the rare Patagonian toothfish, dubbed the "white gold" of
the sea which is being driven to extinction by rampant poaching.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=585&e=2&u=/nm/20041007/sc_nm/environment_cites_toothfish_dc

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http://tinyurl.com/59d9o

BV.

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[San Diego Joe]

"Benign Vanilla" wrote:

> BANGKOK (Reuters) - Environmentalists urged fishing nations Thursday to do
> more to protect the rare Patagonian toothfish, dubbed the "white gold" of
> the sea which is being driven to extinction by rampant poaching.
>
> http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=585&e=2&u=/nm/20041007/sc_nm/e
> nvironment_cites_toothfish_dc
>
> - or -
>
> http://tinyurl.com/59d9o
>
> BV.
>
> P.S. This article will be archived at
> http://www.iheartmypond.com/NewsStories/Fish/default.asp.
>
>
More commonly known as Chilean Sea Bass. I haven't eaten this in years
(sigh, it is very good). I do mention its endangered status at every
restaurant that serves it. Usually they just shrug.


San Diego Joe
4,000 - 5,000 Gallons.
Goldfish, a RES named Colombo and an Oscar.