一、填充：10 % (每題 1 分，每格限填一個英文單字。)    Bluefin tuna is well liked in Taiwan, served as a regular dish in daily life. Each year between April and June, bluefin tunas 1 ls gather off the coast of Pingtung, in southern Taiwan, for their annual migration and mating. It’s during this time thatthe tuna have the highest fat content in their bellies, which also happens to make them a delectable meal for g 2 ts. Thebuttery, marbled meat is most often used in sushi and sashimi. In fact, bluefin tuna fishing has been playing an important role inPingtung’s economy for years, to the point that the town of Donggang launches an annual festival dedicated to the fish’s harvestseason. This festival attracts foodies and curious onlookers, and also raises money for charities that benefit underprivileged childrenand the poor. Visitors to the festival can see hundreds of enormous bluefin tuna laid out for auction at the Donggang Fish Market,some of 3 are twice the size of a person. After that, people can sample the fish and other seafood d 4 ies, and takein street performances and tuna-related light displays.   These years, bluefin tuna has become popular in a number of countries, including Japan, where it is offered as part of theirs 5 e diet. But its popularity has a do 6 , namely, overfishing to the extent that all three bluefin tuna species are listedas endangered. Despite the fact that the fish are teetering on the b 7 of extinction, most efforts to protect bluefin tuna havefailed at the hands of the fishing industries in Japan, the US, New Zealand, and several Mediterranean countries. They have found itdifficult to pass up the big paychecks that come from selling bluefin tuna meat on the open market. Taiwan has i 8 ed catchlimits on the fish to ensure that it doesn’t disappear off its coasts. Still, tuna in other parts of the world, such as the Atlantic Ocean, aredisappearing. Figures show that between 1957 and 2007, the Atlantic bluefin tuna population declined by about 75 percent because ofoverfishing. Scientists have now found that Pacific bluefin tuna are experiencing a similar drop in numbers. That’s likely becausefishermen catch the fish as they try to breed, which prevents them from having a large number of o 9 g.   Japan is now attempting to c 10 e Pacific bluefin tuna on an industrial scale, the first such move to farm the fish. Theultimate goal is for the catching of bluefin tuna in Japanese waters to decrease, and eventually, end altogether. It’s hoped that moderntechnology will help the bluefin tuna bounce back in the wild so that we don’t lose this majestic creature.
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