It looks like many countries have teamed up to ban the fishing of the species, and since 80% of the catch is sold on the Japanese market, it is being interpreted as yet another attack on Japan’s cultural traditions.
Sembla que molts països han unit esforços per prohibir la pesca d'aquesta espècie, i com que el 80% del peix es ven al mercat japonès, s'interpreta com un altre atac a les tradicions culturals japoneses.