Saturday, July 26, 2008

The Atlantic Blue Finned Tuna

I received a newsletter today, which contained information on the Atlantic Blue Finned Tuna. These intriguing and powerful fish are about to become extinct. The 6 foot long blue finned tuna weights 500 lbs. These beautiful fish, which can swim up to 50 mph, propelled through the water by huge crescent-shaped tails. According to the newsletter the problem is over fishing.

The European Commission closed the blue finned tuna season in the Mediterranean early. A research vessel, called the Marviva Med is documenting what is occurring to these fish. View pictures of the research expatiation at Marviva Med Photos.

Blue finned tuna swim
unable to out run over exploitation
by humanity.

I will write another poem about the blue finned tuna later. I am not sure precisely how to approach a poem on this subject. I will have to do a littler more research on the tuna and consider what form to use for the poem.

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