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No, and they never were. Despite a three-year, $7 million “Give Swordfish a Break” PR stunt run by the environmental group SeaWeb, swordfish from the North Atlantic Ocean were not in any serious danger. In fact, U.S. swordfish imports tripled during SeaWeb’s boycott, suggesting that U.S. fishermen were the real victims of this ill-advised campaign.
