Countries tussle over tuna in Paris, asking: How much fish should fishing boats fish?. It's succulent and sought-after, a prized fish with a steep price: A single bite of Atlantic bluefin tuna can sell for more than $20 in Tokyo sushi restaurants.

Economy clashed with ecology as dozens of nations met in Paris Wednesday to set catch quotas for diminished stocks of Atlantic bluefin tuna, a mainstay of gourmet sushi and sashimi in Japan.

Dozens of nations gathered in Paris to decide catch quotas for Atlantic bluefin tuna, a highly-prized luxury food consumed raw in Japan as sashimi or sushi.

Banning nets in the Mediterranean that can capture thousands of bluefin tuna at once is a "realistic scenario," the head of the multinational body managing tuna fishing in the Atlantic said.

The highly charged debate pits dug-in economic interests against mounting concern that the gleaming, fatty fish is teetering close to the edge of viability.

The highly charged debate pits dug-in economic interests against mounting concern that the gleaming, fatty fish is teetering close to the edge of viability.

The 48-member International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas meets from November 17 and 27 in the French capital, with the United States and European Union executive arm supporting cuts in catch quotas.

Marine scientists and fishermen say that popular fish species -- especially the large and valuable ones -- have been caught indiscriminately, causing numbers to plunge dramatically.

A seven-month probe by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists found that fishermen have willfully violated official quotas in order to supply the lucrative tuna market, which is dominated by Japan.

European Union fisheries commissioner Maria Damanaki said she favoured "a substantial reduction" in the global 2011 quota while backtracking on her own suggestion the previous day to more than halve the figure -- from 13,500 to 6,000 tonnes.

Fisheries ministers meeting in Luxembourg made their position known three weeks ahead of an international meeting of fishing nations on bluefin tuna, a species scientists say is endangered.

Fisheries ministers meeting in Luxembourg made their position known three weeks ahead of an international meeting of fishing nations to discuss the bluefin tuna, a species identified by scientists as endangered.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fish oil capsules are a cheap and easy way to get omega-3 fatty acids, but they don't help pregnant women steer clear of postpartum depression.

Environmental groups Friday criticised scientists' recommendations for fishing quotas of the lucrative but endangered bluefin tuna, which they warned are based on out-of-date and unreliable data.

A new model to measure fisheries shows China has overtaken Japan to lead the world in seafood consumption, researchers said.

Gulf Coast counts on tourism boost from newly announced fall fishing season for red snapper. The Gulf Coast's tourism industry is betting on red snapper to survive the winter.

China is the world's top seafood consumer, followed by Japan and the United States, a trio leading an "unsustainable" assault on global fish stocks, according to a new study which measures the impact of fishing practices.

China is the world's top seafood consumer, followed by Japan and the United States, a trio leading an "unsustainable" assault on global fish stocks, according to a new study which measures the impact of fishing practices.

US experts held a second day of hearings into whether to allow genetically modified salmon to become the first so-called "Frankenfood" animal to be served up on American dinner tables.

US experts Tuesday held a second day of hearings into whether to allow genetically modified salmon to become the first so-called "Frankenfood" animal to be served up on American dinner tables.