Illegal fishing has critically depleted global stocks of tuna and some species are at high risk of commercial extinction, environmental group WWF said on Monday.

WWF, formerly known as both the World Wildlife Fund and the Worldwide Fund for Nature, said that Atlantic bluefin, used in sushi and sashimi, had been massively overfished, and other tuna species including Atlantic albacore were critically endangered.

The Swiss-based group faulted regulators for failing to established quotas and allowing "far too many boats" to chase an increasingly vulnerable sea population, warning that bluefin could become so sparse it will be commercially unviable as catch within a few years.

"Many governments are routinely ignoring scientific advice, failing to implement the available conservation and management measures, turning a blind eye to illegal fishing and not prosecuting those who flout the rules," said Simon Cripps, director of WWF's global marine programme.

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[Delicious sashimi now versus enough tuna for centuries to come. It's inhumanely hard to decide. Shit, just grab the damn sashimi and fuck thinking.]