United Nations
#OceanAction26917
Saving Endangered Bluefin Tuna from Extinction
by China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) (Non-governmental organization (NGO))
Bluefin Tuna has become one of the most critically endangered marine species, but it is still legal to trade and consume in several countries. In order to protect this species from the enormous Chinese seafood market, China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) has made huge efforts towards stopping the trade of this endangered species. Learning from JD. com, one of the e-commerce giants in China, planned to introduce this delicacy to Chinese consumers through its online platform, CBCGDF, along with other environmental organizations, had written several open letters to this platform. After receiving the open letters, JD.com quickly responded and officially announced that they would remove all the Bluefin Tuna products from the platform. All other Chinese e-commerce platforms have also followed and removed all the Bluefin Tuna products from their platforms. After this success, CBCGDF continues to actively seek for international cooperation with experts, professors, politicians and stakeholders and has developed an initiative called "Bluefin Tuna Coalition International (BTCI)". In addition, wishing to raise the public awareness of protecting endangered Bluefin Tuna and appreciate the prompt action of JD.com, CBCGDF announced that the Bluefin Tuna Day is set up on the June 12th of every year.
Progress reports
14.4
By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics
Type of commitment
  • Science-based fisheries management plans
June 2017
Set up the
June 2017
Sent an official letter to request removing the Bluefin Tuna products off of Chinese major e-commerce platforms, which succeed
June 2017
Developed an initiative called
Other, please specify
Advocacy
Basic information
Time-frame: June 2017 - June 2020
Partners
China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF)
Ocean Basins
  • Global
Beneficiary countries
Other beneficaries
Contact information
Shuya Huang, Program manager of the office of international affairs, hsy@cbcgdf.org,
China
Other SDGs
United Nations