The Take Marlin off the Menu campaign's webpage posses the question:
If you saw lion or tiger for sale in a restaurant or grocery store would you buy it?
The obvious answer for most people would be no. Its time to start thinking of marlin in the same way. Populations of these magnificent top predators are depleted by overfishing, deserve protection, and contain high levels of toxic mercury. It's time to get them off the menu.
Fortunately, the International Game Fish Association, the National Coalition for Marine Conservation, and the Billfish Foundation have teemed up to create this new campaign:
Take Marlin off the Menu
How you can help
Lets do our part and ensure healthy marlin populations for the future!
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