An official of the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF) yesterday urged the Philippines to support a proposed ban on the fishing and trade of the Atlantic bluefin tuna. "If we don't support the international trade ban, we might lose the bluefin tuna forever," said Jose Ingles, WWF Tuna Strategy Leader. "It will allow the population to recover and prevent these species from following the fate of the cod whose stocks has not recovered until now."

Icamina, P. M. (2010, March 19). RP asked to back ban on bluefin tuna. Malaya Business Insight, pp. B1, B6.