Advocates Hope Science Can Save a Big Tuna

By Juliet Eilperin

Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, December 24, 2007; Page A06

For centuries, humans have mythologized the bluefin tuna, an elite, warmblooded fish that can traverse the Atlantic basin in less than a month and a half and grow to weigh three-quarters of a ton. Romans put bluefin on their coins; Salvador Dali painted them.

Now, researchers are using hard science to prevent the fish from going extinct.

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